This article examines the trade-offs of monitoring for wasteful public spending. By penalizing
unnecessary spending, monitoring improves the quality of public expenditure and …

Provider payments are the key determinant of insurance generosity within many health
insurance programs covering low-income populations. This paper analyzes the effects of a …

This paper examines the extent to which government programs should monitor for wasteful
expenditure when outsourcing to third parties, taking into account the costs and savings …

ABSTRACT A recent literature finds that hospitals “upcode” when doing so increases
revenues, suggesting that incomplete information creates substantial distortions. However …

Policies to reduce health care payments can lead to health care access issues if providers
reduce their supply in response to reimbursement rate reductions. We examine the impact of …

This paper analyzes the interplay between congressional politics, the actions of the
executive branch, and hospitals' regulated Medicare payments. We focus on the 2003 …

Firms often exploit loopholes in government contracts to boost revenues. The welfare
consequences of this behavior depend on how firms use the marginal windfall dollar, yet …

Prices are a significant driver of high health care spending in the US, but how to reduce
prices remains an open question. I examine one widely-touted solution–setting prices via …

This paper analyzes the interplay between congressional politics, the actions of the
executive branch, and hospitals' regulated Medicare payments. We focus on the 2003 …

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