Human Capital Spillovers and Health: Does Living Around College Graduates Lengthen Life?
Equally educated people are healthier if they live in more educated places.
Research
Biopharma Venture Capital And The Inflation Reduction Act
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 is the most significant reform to US prescription drug pricing in two decades and the first expected to result in a net reduction in Medicare drug costs.
Substandard housing and the risk of COVID-19 infection and disease severity: A retrospective cohort study
In this study we examine associations between substandard housing and the risk of COVID-19 infection and severity during the first year of the pandemic by linking individual-level housing and clinical
Steady-State Social Distancing and Vaccination
This paper analyzes an economic-epidemiological model of infectious disease where it is possible to become infected more than once and individual agents make endogenous choices of social distancing an
Cognitive Symptoms of Post–COVID-19 Condition and Daily Functioning
Conclusions and Relevance The findings of this survey study of US adults suggest that cognitive symptoms are common among individuals with post–COVID-19 condition and associated with greater self-rep
Comparison of prior authorization across insurers: cross sectional evidence from Medicare Advantage
Objective To measure and compare the scope of US insurers’ policies for prior authorization (PA), a process by which insurers assess the necessity of planned medical care, and to quantify differences
Investing in Long-Term Health
The growth in spending on health care has slowed over the last decade, easing fears that Medicare would devour the federal budget, create crippling federal deficits, and cause precipitous jumps in tax
Benzodiazepine Initiation and the Risk of Falls or Fall-Related Injuries in Older Adults Following Acute Ischemic Stroke
Background Benzodiazepine use in older adults following acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is common, yet short-term safety concerning falls or fall-related injuries remains unexplored. Methods We emulated
Associations Between Annual Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy Loss and Prescription Drug Spending and Use
Question: How frequently do beneficiaries lose Medicare Part D low-income subsidies (LIS), and is this associated with drug affordability and use? Findings: In this cohort study from 2007 to 2018, ap
Experimental Evidence on the Effectiveness of Nonexperts for Improving Vaccine Demand
We experimentally vary signals and senders to identify which combination will increase vaccine demand among a disadvantaged population in the United States—Black and White men without a college educat
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