The conventional wisdom in health economics is that idiosyncratic features of
the healthcare sector leave little scope for market forces to…
Two of the best known randomized trials in health economics are described in detail in this chapter, the RAND Health Insurance Experiment…
Prior analyses of Medicare health plans have examined either utilization of services or quality of care, but not both jointly. Our…
In March 2015, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first biosimilar in the United States, ushering in the age of…
In this article, the author responds to the articles within the issue that commented on his book "Bioethical Prescriptions." Topics…
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines prevent infection with the most cancer-causing HPV types. However, many age-eligible girls do not…
Background–Cardiovascular disease is often studied through patient self-report and administrative data. However, these 2 sources provide…
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 gave the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory authority over…
Medicare insures about half of the people in the United States diagnosed with schizophrenia. More than 90 percent of these beneficiaries…