We present an overlapping-generations (OLG) macroeconomic model that applies a behavioral interpretation of preferences for goods that generate health risks. In this paper proneness to poor health is viewed as a cognitive miscalculation by economic agents between their expected health state over...

This brief summarizes evidence on the benefits and cost-effectiveness of preventive health services, noting that health reform brings significant new opportunities to improve access to preventive care.

The study analyses the combined influence of obesity and lifestyle behaviors on health care utilization and health care costs. Therefore I analyze the interaction of obesity, nutrition and physical activity based on a community level dataset from a German city. In addition to the expected convex...

There is a paucity of economic evidence relating to interventions for peripheral nerve disorders and the aim of this study was to illustrate the application of economic evaluation in this area by making a comparison of the cost-effectiveness of intravenous immunoglobulin and prednisolone...

This report presents findings from a study on outreach and Medicaid enrollment best practices to meet Missouri’s insurance expansions under the Affordable Care Act. The study found that mobilizing a broad network of local partners is key; new messages and partners will be needed to reach a...

Analyzes the effect of shrinking managed care benefits on enrollees by examining trends in estimated out-of-pocket costs. Those in poor health not only paid more than those in good health; they also experienced the highest growth in out-of-pocket costs—62 percent—in the three-year...