Social Security eligibility begins at age 62, and approximately one third of Americans
immediately claim at that age. We examine whether age 62 is associated with a …

This study examines how subsidized coverage affects prescription drug utilization among
low-income non-elderly adults. Using the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansions as a …

The heavy economic burden of work-related injury/illness falls not only on employers and
workers' compensation systems, but increasingly on health care systems, health and …

We study whether the work capacity of the older working population responds to improved
pain management therapy access. We use the adoption of state recreational marijuana laws …

Over the past decade, the number of studies examining the effects of health insurance has
grown rapidly, along with the breadth of outcomes considered. In light of growing research in …

This study considers the relationship between temperature and occupational health. The
results indicate that both high and low temperatures increase injury rates and that high …

Medical care represents an important component of workers' compensation benefits with the
potential to improve health and post-injury labor outcomes, but little is known about the …

We study the effect of state recreational marijuana laws (RMLs) on workers' compensation
(WC) benefit receipt among adults 40-62 years. We find that WC receipt declines in …

We exploit the discontinuity in health insurance coverage rates at the Medicare eligibility
age of 65 to investigate the impact of Medicare on health-care utilization and spending …

Leveraging unique administrative data and a sharp increase in benefit generosity in a
difference-in-differences research design, we estimate the impact of workers' compensation …