The Evolution of Health Insurer Costs in Massachusetts, 2010-12
We analyze the evolution of health insurer costs in Massachusetts between 2010-2012, paying particular attention to changes in the composition of enrollees.
Research
Paying for Antiretroviral Adherence: Is It Unethical When the Patient Is an Adolescent?
With the expansion of antiretroviral treatment programmes, many children and adolescents with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa could expect to live healthy lives.
Physician Agency and Patient Survival
We investigate the role of physician agency in determining health care supply and patient outcomes.
The Idea of Legitimate Authority in the Practice of Medicine
Legitimate authority is the normative power to govern, where a normative power is the ability to change the normative situation of others.
Price-Linked Subsidies and Health Insurance Markups
Subsidies in many health insurance programs depend on prices set by competing insurers – as prices rise, so do subsidies.
The Critical Role of Research in Advancing Romani’s Right to Health
As we finalize this special section on Romani People and the Right to Health, a landmark ruling on Roma health rights has just been handed down by the European Committee of Social Rights.
HIV/AIDS Prevention on Southern China’s Road Projects: A Case of Embedded Education
This is a case study of the Asia Development Bank (ADB)-sponsored HIV/AIDS prevention program implemented at expressway construction sites in Guangxi province from 2008 to 2015 .
Barbershops and Preventative Health: A Case of Embedded Education
This is a case study of the Colorado Black Health Collaborative (CBHC) Barbershop/Salon Health Outreach Program, a community-based initiative that targeted disproportionate rates of hypertension and o
Health Education in China's Factories: A Case of Embedded Education
This case study focuses on HERhealth, the health education program within the HERproject as it was implemented in China from 2007 onwards .
Enrollee Choices After Their Health Plans Are Terminated: Default Effects Versus Persistent Preferences
Behavioral economic research has established that defaults, one form of nudge, powerfully influence choices. In most policy contexts, all individuals receive the same nudge.
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