Sustainability is momentous for the appropriate functioning of health care systems. In fact,
health and sustainability are two strictly related values, which could not be separately …

More than two decades ago, a well‐known study on heart attack treatments provided
evidence suggesting that, when appropriately adjusted for quality, medical care prices were …

Telehealth—ie, health services or activities conducted via phone, Internet, and other
technologies—has emerged as a new way for consumers to meet their health care needs …

We study the impact of health insurance expansion on medical spending, longevity and
welfare in an OLG economy in which individuals purchase health care to lower mortality and …

Understandings of innovation usually encompass multiple overlapping aspects, putting
innovation terminology at risk of vagueness and overuse. However, innovation concepts are …

The primary aim of the research is to estimate the relationship between healthcare indicators
and economic indices in the selected OECD countries. The goal was met in three main …

We study medical progress within a two-sector economy of overlapping generations subject
to endogenous mortality. Individuals demand health care with a view to lowering mortality …

Why political inequality is to blame for economic and social injustice Political equality is the
most basic tenet of democracy. Yet in America and other democratic nations, those with …

An engaging account of innovation in healthcare and why the results fall short for patients
and society. The evolution of the cell phones we carry in our pockets demonstrates that …

Improvements in medical treatment have contributed to rising health spending. Yet there is
relatively little evidence on whether the spending increase is “worth it” in the sense of …