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The Effect of Community Uninsurance Rates on Access to Health Care among the Insured
by Isabella Antonio Abstract While the direct effects of being uninsured have been studied extensively, there is significantly less research on how a high community uninsured rate can impact health care access for insured individuals. Using data from SMART BRFSS, I examine the effect of community uninsured rates on access to health care for insured […]
Investing in Rural Healthcare: Impact of Private Equity Acquisition on Financial and Utilization Outcomes of Rural Hospitals
by Amanda He Abstract Private equity investment in the healthcare sector has risen considerably in recent decades, yet the impact of private equity ownership in rural hospital markets is largely unknown. Existing research points to a correlation between private equity acquisition and increased hospital incomes and charges. Rural hospitals, however, are structurally and operationally different […]
Competition and Innovation: Evidence from Third-Party Reprocessing in the Medical Device Industry
By Varun Prasad Healthcare is projected to soon become the industry with the largest amount of spending on research and development in the world. While competition has the potential to catalyze the development of new healthcare technologies and drive down costs, increases in competition have also been thought to hinder innovation as a result […]
Trauma Center Efficacy: Certification Status and its Effect on Traffic Fatalities at Varying Radii
By Robert Van Dusen The goal of the paper is to better inform policy makers on the optimal placement of trauma center facilities. Below, I examine the effect of Californian trauma centers vs. standard emergency departments on traffic fatalities for 2002 to 2008. Hospital addresses are geocoded and compared to the geographic coordinates of fatal […]
The Dynamics of Health Care Demand During an Illness Episode
By David Benson Previous studies assume consumers make medical care choices over large (e.g. yearly) time steps. However, most health expenses occur in the weeks immediately following a shock to health. It is unknown whether demand during an illness episode diers from normal long-run demand. How do consumers make the sequential, dynamic choices to consume […]
Assessing Abortion The Impact of Legalized Abortion on the Welfare of American Women
by Katherine N. Fisher Abstract By examining data on educational attainment, workforce participation, and marriage market bargaining power, this paper assesses the impact of legalized abortion on women’s welfare. Access to abortion is found to increase education levels and employment rates. However, such access may also increase rates of sexually transmitted disease and disadvantage women […]
Comparative Cost Outcomes Analysis between Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Versus Drug Eluding Coronary Artery Stenting
by Shivum Agarwal Abstract With the recent advent of the drug eluding stent as a possible alternative for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, the economics of cardiac healthcare have shifted dramatically. Many doctors are now electing to send their patients to an invasive cardiologist for cardiac catheterization rather than for open heart surgery. However, […]
