Consolidating the social health insurance schemes in China: towards an equitable and efficient health system
Q Meng, H Fang, X Liu, B Yuan, J Xu - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Fragmentation in social health insurance schemes is an important factor for inequitable
access to health care and financial protection for people covered by different health …
access to health care and financial protection for people covered by different health …
The relationship of health insurance and mortality: is lack of insurance deadly?
S Woolhandler, DU Himmelstein - Annals of Internal Medicine, 2017 - acpjournals.org
About 28 million Americans are currently uninsured, and millions more could lose coverage
under policy reforms proposed in Congress. At the same time, a growing number of policy …
under policy reforms proposed in Congress. At the same time, a growing number of policy …
The mortality and medical costs of air pollution: Evidence from changes in wind direction
We estimate the causal effects of acute fine particulate matter exposure on mortality, health
care use, and medical costs among the US elderly using Medicare data. We instrument for …
care use, and medical costs among the US elderly using Medicare data. We instrument for …
Early childhood investments substantially boost adult health
High-quality early childhood programs have been shown to have substantial benefits in
reducing crime, raising earnings, and promoting education. Much less is known about their …
reducing crime, raising earnings, and promoting education. Much less is known about their …
The Oregon health insurance experiment: evidence from the first year
In 2008, a group of uninsured low-income adults in Oregon was selected by lottery to be
given the chance to apply for Medicaid. This lottery provides an opportunity to gauge the …
given the chance to apply for Medicaid. This lottery provides an opportunity to gauge the …
Health insurance and mortality: Experimental evidence from taxpayer outreach
We evaluate a randomized outreach study in which the IRS sent informational letters to 3.9
million households that paid a tax penalty for lacking health insurance coverage under the …
million households that paid a tax penalty for lacking health insurance coverage under the …
The long-term effects of early life Medicaid coverage
In this study, we evaluate how an expansion of Medicaid coverage for pregnant women and
infants affected the adult outcomes of individuals who gained access to coverage in utero …
infants affected the adult outcomes of individuals who gained access to coverage in utero …
The effect of child health insurance access on schooling: Evidence from public insurance expansions
Although a sizable literature analyzes the effects of public health insurance programs on
short-run health outcomes, little prior work has examined their long-term effects. We …
short-run health outcomes, little prior work has examined their long-term effects. We …
Defining and targeting health care access barriers
JE Carrillo, VA Carrillo, HR Perez… - Journal of health care …, 2011 - muse.jhu.edu
The impact of social and economic determinants of health status and the existence of racial
and ethnic health care access disparities have been well-documented. This paper describes …
and ethnic health care access disparities have been well-documented. This paper describes …
Behavioral hazard in health insurance
K Baicker, S Mullainathan… - The Quarterly Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
A fundamental implication of standard moral hazard models is overuse of low-value medical
care because copays are lower than costs. In these models, the demand curve alone can be …
care because copays are lower than costs. In these models, the demand curve alone can be …