Hospital Network Competition and Adverse Selection: Evidence from the Massachusetts Health Insurance Exchange
Health insurers increasingly compete on their networks of medical providers.
Research
Are Vaccination Mandates Government Overreach?
Many may judge that, in the cases of existing compulsory immunization programs and other health-related regulations, the benefits of government intervention outweigh the costs.
Association of Major Depressive Symptoms With Endorsement of COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Among US Adults
Importance: Misinformation about COVID-19 vaccination may contribute substantially to vaccine hesitancy and resistance.
Preparing Doctors in Training for Health Activist Roles: A Cross-Institutional Community Organizing Workshop for Incoming Medical Residents
Introduction: Physicians are increasingly being called on to address inequities created by social and structural determinants of health, yet few receive training in specific leadership skills that all
The COVID States Project #78: American mask use and CDC guidance
Late Friday, the CDC updated its guidance regarding mask types for Americans, saying that people now "can choose" to wear higher quality respirators such as N95 or KN95 masks, if they wish.
The COVID States Project #77: Healthcare workers' perception of COVID-19 misinformation
How significant a problem is misinformation for the delivery of healthcare services?
Urban resilience
Will COVID-19 end the urban renaissance that many cities have experienced since the 1980s?
The Spread and Consequences of COVID-19 for Cities: An Introduction
Disease is an old companion to urban life. The golden age of Periclean Athens was arguably ended by the plague that struck that polis in 430 B.C.E.; the Bubonic plague hit Constantinople in 541 C.E.
Reducing Barriers to Engaged Fatherhood: Three Principles for Promoting Gender Equity in Parenting
The purpose of this concluding chapter is to offer scholars, policy makers, and organizational leaders a preliminary framework for diagnosing barriers to engaged fatherhood and for generating policies
JUE Insight: How much does COVID-19 increase with mobility? Evidence from New York and four other U.S. cities
How effective are restrictions on mobility in limiting COVID-19 spread? Using zip code data across five U.S.
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