Importance Little is known about emergency department (ED) use among people with
diabetes and whether the pattern of ED use varies across geographic areas and population …

Voluntary health insurance (VHI) and out-of-pocket payments (OOP) supplement medical
services provided by public health schemes. While most literature on this topic deals with …

In this paper, we examine the impact of macroeconomic, as well public and private health
insurance financing (PHI) factors on out of pocket (OOP) healthcare expenditures, by using …

Objective To examine the impacts of job insecurity during the recession of 2007–2009 on
health care utilization among a panel of US employees. Data Sources/Study Setting Linked …

One key component in the health capital investment model in (Grossman, M. Journal of
Political Economy, 80: 223–255, 1972) is time spent on improving health. However, few …

Abstract The Great Recession has been associated with racial/ethnic disparities in economic
loss, alcohol-related problems and mental health in the US. In this study, we examine its …

Objective: Recessions are associated with increased prevalence of mental and substance
use disorders, but their effect on use of behavioral health services is less clear. This study …

The impact of economic recessions on child health is complex and varied. Here we examine
associations between county-level unemployment and pediatric hospitalizations in fourteen …

We examine how inputs for health production, in particular, medical care and health‐
enhancing time, are combined to improve health. The estimated elasticity of substitution from …

As populations age dramatically in developed economies, understanding the dynamics of
employment in long-term care will help to ensure an adequate workforce and increase …