Over the last five decades, broad changes in the US health care system have dramatically influenced growth in health care expenditures. These structural changes have also influenced the trajectory of the health economics research. This paper reviews some of the seminal health economics papers...

Over the past five decades, broad changes in the US health care system have dramatically influenced growth in health care expenditures. This review identifies the salient factors driving the growth of medical expenditures and how they influenced the trajectory of health economics research. We...

Medical care often includes provider collaboration. However, the behavior of and desire for clinical teams is partly determined by regulations. We explore such issues in the context of anesthesia care whereby physician-trained anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs)...

Over the last five decades, broad changes in the US health care system have dramatically influenced growth in health care expenditures. These structural changes have also influenced the trajectory of the health economics research. This paper reviews some of the seminal health economics papers...