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Who Values Human Capitalists' Human Capital? The Earnings and Labor Supply of U.S. Physicians

Gottlieb, Joshua D.; Polyakova, Maria; Rinz, Kevin; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

physicians' earnings and estimate the influence of healthcare policies on these earnings, physicians' labor supply, and … allocation of talent. Combining the administrative registry of U.S.~physicians with tax data, Medicare billing records, and … survey responses, we find that physicians' annual earnings average $350,000 and comprise 8.6% of national healthcare spending …

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Rising geographic disparities in US mortality

Couillard, Benjamin K.; Foote, Christopher L.; Gandhi, … - 2021 - This version: September 2021

The 21st century has been a period of rising inequality in both income and health. In this study, we find that geographic inequality in mortality for midlife Americans increased by about 70 percent from 1992 to 2016. This was not simply because states such as New York or California benefited...

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Licensing Health Care Professionals : Has the United States Outlived the Need for Medical Licensure?

Dolin, Gregory - 2011

With an expanding market for what is now known as "complimentary and alternative" medicine (CAM), states are increasingly facing the issue of who can and who should be allowed to practice medicine. Of necessity, this question also concerns whom patients may see to treat their ailments. This...

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The Effects of Switching Electronic Health Record Developer on Specialty Referrals

Xue, Bingjin; Meyerhoefer, Chad D. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2025

out-of-network referrals from primary care physicians (PCPs) to specialists. We estimate a difference-in-differences model …, exploiting changes in EHR developer adoption by physicians' affiliated hospitals. After a change in the PCP's EHR developer …

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Lessons for Health Care Policy in the United States : Comparing Health Care Systems

Aspalter, Christian - 2012

This paper compares health care systems. It looks beyond normal academic, political, or journalistic rhetoric, by exactly sticking to facts, i.e. empirical data (in particular data provided by the WHO) and comprehensive case study analyses. The paper finds that a number of myths and common...

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Vaccination Policy, Delayed Care, and Health Expenditures

Aslim, Erkmen Giray; Fu, Wei; Liu, Chia-Lun; Tekin, Erdal - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected the United States healthcare system, resulting in major disruptions in the delivery of essential care and causing crippling financial losses that threaten the viability of millions of medical practices. There is little empirical evidence on the types...

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From Healthcare to Hiring : Impacts of Social and Public Policy on Disabled Veterans in the United States

Stoflet, Benjamin - 2023

Part I of this paper considers the historical foundations, motivations, and evolution of veterans’ disability and employment legislation in the United States. Utilizing disability and employment as its framework, Part II then defines, describes, and critiques contemporary policies for disabled...

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Technology Regulation Reconsidered : The Effects of Certificate of Need Policies on the Quantity and Quality of Diagnostic Imaging

Horwitz, Jill R.; Nichols, Austin; Colla, Carrie Hoverman; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

Estimates of the impact of Certificate of Need laws on medical care have been inconsistent, possibly because not all CON laws apply to all services. Using an original dataset identifying imaging-related CON laws, we estimate the effects of CON on CT and MRI, using regression discontinuities at...

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The Effect of Government Control Over Health Care Expenditures on Health Care System Efficiency in the U.S. and Other OECD Countries, 1972-2009

Deppen, Ray - 2015

This paper focuses on the question: Does public or private control of health care lead to greater healthcare system efficiency? The data analysis demonstrates a curvilinear relationship between government control over health care and health care system inefficiency and that, as a result, a...

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Socio-Economic Disparities in US Healthcare Spending : The Role of Public vs Private Insurance

Capatina, Elena - 2018

In the US healthcare system, patients of different socio-economic status (SES) often receive disparate treatment for similar conditions. Prior work documents this phenomenon for particular treatments/conditions, but we take a system-wide view and examine socioeconomic disparities in spending for...

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