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Health Economics Initiative BFI

WebThe Health Economics Initiative regularly initiates a call for proposals to the full Chicago Economics community for innovative research ideas. We are excited to support cutting …

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Achieving Universal Health Insurance Coverage In the United

WebProviding a basic bundle of publicly funded services, while allowing individuals to purchase additional coverage, could expand US health coverage in a …

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Tearing Down Healthcare to Rebuild it for Everyone: A Panel on …

WebMost observers are convinced that America’s healthcare system needs reform. This episode of The Pie features a discussion among MIT health economist Amy …

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The Health Wedge and Labor Market Inequality BFI

WebThe Health Wedge and Labor Market Inequality. The pervasiveness of employer-provided healthcare in the United States contributes to labor market inequality; …

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Health Economics Initiative 2024 Annual Conference BFI

WebOn May 2-3, 2024, the Becker Friedman Institute’s Health Economics Initiative’s annual conference will bring together faculty, research professionals, and …

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Creating a More Efficient Health Insurance Market in the United …

WebOver the recent decades, the US health insurance system has not performed well. Its (per capita) costs largely exceed those in all developed countries, typically by …

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Health Economics Initiative Annual Conference BFI

WebHealth Economics Initiative Annual Conference | BFI. Past Event •May 12, 2022•Rubenstein Forum | University A/B | 1201 E 60th St, Chicago, IL, 60637. Health …

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Does One Medicare Fit All

WebIf Medicare for all means extending the generous, comprehensive benefits accorded to current Medicare recipients to every citizen, that would place an enormous …

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The Great Lockdown and the Big Stimulus: Tracing the Pandemic

WebThe COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a global health and economic crisis of unprecedented severity. Six months into the pandemic, the death toll in the US is …

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Market Size and Trade in Medical Services BFI

WebMarket Size and Trade in Medical Services. Larger regions are more efficient at producing medical services. This leaves policymakers with a trade-off between …

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Does Private Equity Investment in Healthcare Benefit Patients

WebPrivate equity (PE) has played an increasing role in health care management in recent years, with total investment increasing from less than $5 billion in …

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Who Values Human Capitalists’ Human Capital

WebThe average physician earns $243,400 in wages and $350,000 in total individual income. This measure is right-skewed; the median physician earns $265,000 …

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Tearing Down Health Care to Rebuild It for Everyone BFI

WebFinkelstein was a 2023-2024 TC Liu Distinguished Visitor at BFI. Most observers are convinced that America’s healthcare system needs reform. However, …

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Rationing Medicine Through Bureaucracy: Authorization …

WebThis reduction in spending is comprised of a $112 per beneficiary-year reduction in spending on restricted drugs and a $16 per beneficiary-year increase in …

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Does Private Equity Investment in Healthcare Benefit Patients

WebThe past two decades have seen a rapid increase in Private Equity (PE) investment in healthcare, a sector in which intensive government subsidy and market …

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The Mortality of the US Homeless Population BFI

WebThe Mortality of the US Homeless Population. Non-elderly people experiencing homelessness have 3.5 times higher mortality than those who are housed; …

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The Effect of Medicaid on Care and Outcomes for Chronic

WebThis paper uses the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment (OHIE) and the data the authors collected through in-person interviews, physical exams, and administrative data to …

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Who Values Human Capitalists’ Human Capital

WebResearch / BFI Working Paper • Jul 14, 2023. Who Values Human Capitalists’ Human Capital? The Earnings and Labor Supply of U.S. Physicians. Joshua Gottlieb, …

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Promoting Wellness or Waste

WebTotal DTCA of prescription drugs, while significant, has decreased from about $3 billion in 2004 to a little over $2 billion in 2012. Meanwhile, antidepressant DTCA …

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Macro Financial Modeling Winter 2015 Meeting BFI

WebEvent Recap. This research project is supported by a generous grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.. The winter 2015 meeting was hosted by the Volatility …

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Itzik adlonF and Torben Heien Nielsen

Web1Introduction Health behaviors, broadly de ned as any action, investment, or consumption choice that can a ect health and mortality risk, are a key input in the production of …

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