Unsustainable growth in healthcare expenditure demands effective cost-containment
policies. We review policy effectiveness using total payer expenditure as primary outcome …

Health financing policies are marked by confusion between policy tools and policy
objectives, especially in low and middle income countries. This paper attempts to address …

The Economics of Health and Health Care is the market-leading health economics textbook,
providing comprehensive coverage of all the key topics, and balancing economic theory …

This paper investigates the effects of market-wide changes in health insurance by examining
the single largest change in health insurance coverage in American history: the introduction …

Delivering Health Care in America, Sixth Edition is the most current and comprehensive
overview of the basic structures and operations of the US health system—from its historical …

While there is a large literature investigating the response of treatment intensity to Medicare
reimbursement differentials, there is much less work on this question for the Medicaid …

We conduct an audit study in which a pair of simulated patients with identical flu-like
complaints visits the same physician. Simulated patient A is instructed to ask a question that …

China has high rates of antibiotic abuse and antibiotic resistance but the causes are still a
matter for debate. Strong physician financial incentives to prescribe are likely to be an …

Now in its fourth edition, The Economics of Health Reconsidered presents an argument that
still holds true: despite assertions to the contrary, neither economic theory nor evidence …

Technologic innovation, in combination with weak cost-containment measures, is a major
factor in high and rising health care costs. Evidence suggests that improved health care …