Research
Toward a 21st Century Health Care System: Recommendations for Health Care Reform
The coverage, cost, and quality problems of the U.S. health care system are evident.
Plan Unsaddles U.S. Business from Health Care Cost Burdens
You've heard the naysayers complaining that President Barack Obama's $634 billion down payment on health care reform costs too much. We're in a global economic crisis, they say.
Comment: Health and Well-Being in Udaipur and South Africa
Book Abstract: Ten papers, originally presented at a conference held in Carefree, Arizona, in May 2005, examine emerging issues in the economics of aging.
What Is and Is Not Wrong with Enhancement
Book abstract: To what extent should we use technology to try to make better human beings?
Why Do Europeans Smoke More than Americans?
Book Abstract: Ten papers, originally presented at a conference held in Carefree, Arizona, in May 2005, examine emerging issues in the economics of aging.
The Effects of the Coverage Gap on Drug Spending: A Closer Look at Medicare Part D
We calculated prescription drug usage in two groups of Medicare beneficiaries: employer group with no coverage gap, and individual Part D group with no coverage or some generic drug coverage in the co
Health at Older Ages: The Causes and Consequences of Declining Disability among the Elderly
Fifteen papers, originally presented at a National Bureau of Economic Research conference held in October 2004, examine the improvements over time in the functional abilities of older people,
Elapsed Time in Emergency Medical Services for Patients With Cardiac Complaints
Background— In patients with a major cardiac event, the first priority is to minimize time to treatment.
Cooper's Analysis Is Incorrect
In his papers, Richard Cooper finds positive associations between health care quality and both specialist and generalist physicians, but he misinterprets his results.
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