We study the effect of physician workforce diversity on the demand for preventive care
among African American men. In an experiment in Oakland, California, we randomize black …

Aim: The economic burden of schizophrenia in the United States (US) was estimated at
$155.7 billion in 2013. Since 2013, the US experienced significant health care reforms and …

We use an event study approach to examine the economic consequences of hospital
admissions for adults in two datasets: survey data from the Health and Retirement Study …

Health insurance confers benefits to the previously uninsured, including improvements in
health, reductions in out-of-pocket spending, and reduced medical debt. However, because …

We describe a frame work for empirical welfare analysis that uses the causal estimates of a
policy's impact on net government spending. This framework provides guidance for which …

How much are low-income individuals willing to pay for health insurance, and what are the
implications for insurance markets? Using administrative data from Massachusetts' …

We examine the effect of the Medicaid expansions under the 2010 Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (ACA) on consumer financial outcomes using data from a major credit …

We develop frameworks for welfare analysis of Medicaid and apply them to the Oregon
Health Insurance Experiment. Across different approaches, we estimate low-income …

The health care safety net provides essential clinical care and social services for low-
income, uninsured, and underinsured populations in the United States. Despite these …

One pillar of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was its expected impact on the growing burden
of uncompensated care costs for the uninsured at hospitals. However, little is known about …