Primary care physicians (PCPs) provide frontline health care to patients in the US; however,
it is unclear how their practice styles affect patient care. In this paper, we estimate the long …

Many interactions between buyers and sellers occur in the context of relationships. In
healthcare markets, the patient-primary care physician (PCP) relationship is one common …

The physician retirement rate in the United States is increasing as the population ages. I use
an event study model allowing for anticipation to evaluate the effects of primary care …

We estimate doctor value-added and provide evidence on the distribution of physician
quality in an entire country, combining rich population-wide register data with random …

Background Two general practices close every week in the UK. Given the pressure on UK
general practices, such closures are likely to persist. Yet little is known about the …

This paper investigates the consequences that patients face when their regular general
practitioner (GP) closes down her practice, typically due to retirement. We estimate the …

The patient-provider relationship is considered a cornerstone to delivering high-value
healthcare. However, in Medicaid managed care settings, disruptions to this relationship are …

Background Continuity in the general practitioner (GP)-patient relationship is associated
with better healthcare outcomes. However, few studies have examined the impact of …

We investigate whether primary care physician and patient concordance in terms of socio-
economic status (SES) reduces the SES inequality in health. We measure physicians' SES …

Recent studies on physician exits suggest that general practitioners (GPs) have an important
impact on health care utilization and costs, but the transmission channels-interpersonal dis …