Expert decision-makers often deviate from evidence-based guidelines. If experts lack awareness of guidelines, dissemination may improve outcomes. If experts who are aware of guidelines continue to deviate, promoting stricter adherence has ambiguous effects on outcomes, depending on whether...

Expert decisions often deviate from evidence-based guidelines. If experts are unaware of guidelines, dissemination may improve outcomes. If experts are aware of guidelines but continue to deviate, promoting stricter adherence has ambiguous effects on outcomes depending on whether experts have...

We study public vs. private provision of health care for veterans aged 65 and older who may receive care provided by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and in private hospitals financed by Medicare. Utilizing the ambulance design of Doyle et al. (2015), we find that the VA reduces 28-day...