Mandated sick pay: Coverage, utilization, and welfare effects
This paper evaluates how sick pay mandates operate at the job level in the United States.
Using the National Compensation Survey and difference-in-differences models, we estimate …
Using the National Compensation Survey and difference-in-differences models, we estimate …
Discontinuity in care: Practice closures among primary care providers and patient health care utilization
M Simonsen, L Skipper, N Skipper… - Journal of Health …, 2021 - Elsevier
We evaluate the consequences for patients of being matched to a new primary care provider
due to practice closures. Using an event study and population-level data of patients and …
due to practice closures. Using an event study and population-level data of patients and …
[HTML][HTML] Spillovers from gatekeeping–Peer effects in absenteeism
A Godøy, H Dale-Olsen - Journal of Public Economics, 2018 - Elsevier
We study peer effects in absenteeism among workplace colleagues. Gatekeeping is an
essential task in many insurance systems. In this study we exploit exogenous shifts of …
essential task in many insurance systems. In this study we exploit exogenous shifts of …
Patient choice, entry, and the quality of primary care: Evidence from Swedish reforms
Policies aiming to spur quality competition among health care providers are ubiquitous, but
their impact on quality is ex ante ambiguous, and credible empirical evidence is lacking in …
their impact on quality is ex ante ambiguous, and credible empirical evidence is lacking in …
Can compulsory dialogues nudge sick-listed workers back to work?
We evaluate the impacts of a compulsory dialogue meeting for long‐term sick‐listed workers
in Norway. The meeting is organised by the local social security administration after around …
in Norway. The meeting is organised by the local social security administration after around …
Choice in the presence of experts: The role of general practitioners in patients' hospital choice
W Beckert - Journal of Health Economics, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper considers the micro-econometric analysis of patients' hospital choice for elective
medical procedures when their choice set is pre-selected by a general practitioner (GP) …
medical procedures when their choice set is pre-selected by a general practitioner (GP) …
Activation against absenteeism–evidence from a sickness insurance reform in Norway
Ø Hernæs - Journal of health economics, 2018 - Elsevier
I evaluate a program aimed at strictly enforcing a requirement that people on long-term sick
leave be partly back at work unless explicitly defined as an exception. Employing the …
leave be partly back at work unless explicitly defined as an exception. Employing the …
Sick leave and medical leave in the United States: a categorization and recent trends
S Pichler, NR Ziebarth - ZEW-Centre for European Economic …, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
This article reviews the current debate about sick pay mandates and medical leave in the
United States. The United States is one of three industrialized countries that do not …
United States. The United States is one of three industrialized countries that do not …
Competition, capitation, and coding: Do public primary care providers respond to increased competition?
M Dackehag, LM Ellegård - CESifo Economic Studies, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The case for competition in health-care markets rests on economic models in which
providers seek to maximize profits. However, little is known regarding how public health …
providers seek to maximize profits. However, little is known regarding how public health …
The cost of saying no: general practitioners' gatekeeping role in sickness absence certification
Abstract Background General practitioners (GPs) have an important gatekeeping role in the
Norwegian sickness insurance system. This role includes limiting access to paid sick leave …
Norwegian sickness insurance system. This role includes limiting access to paid sick leave …