Correlation of Antimicrobial Prescription Rate and Socioeconomic Status- Background: Excessive antimicrobial agent usage plays a key role in antimicrobial resistance. Objective: To examine whether socioeconomic …
Inefficiency and fragmentation in the delivery of services are issues that plague health care in the United States. The Institute of Medicine estimates that as …
This dissertation examines the effects of health care policy on access to health care and health outcomes, use of medical technology, and educational attainment. The …
This dissertation explores different topics on health economics. The first chapter quantifies the supply response of primary care physicians to a reimbursement bonus, the Physician …
Abstract of Impact of Risk Adjustment for Socioeconomic Status on Medicare Advantage Plan Quality Rankings, by Shayla NM Durfey, Degree ScM, Brown University, May 2020. …
Although Medicare home health is a growing industry that costs the federal government over $18 billion annually, little is known about inequities in home health …
This dissertation examines the influence of Medicare's reimbursement structure on the observed behavior of healthcare providers. Specifically, it studies how hospitals respond to Medicare's disjointed …
As policymakers develop strategies for managing health care quality and spending, Medicare beneficiaries who are dually enrolled in Medicaid merit close attention. Designing effective policies …
Rural Americans are disproportionately older, impoverished and burdened by chronic conditions compared to their urban counterparts. In order to bolster access to health care, the …
Preventable hospitalizations have garnered a significant amount of attention among researchers and policymakers. Although most hospitalizations are medically necessary, the large amount of geographic variation …
In the Medicare Advantage program, which now enrollees over 34% of Medicare beneficiaries, private plans are paid on a capitated basis to address the needs …
This dissertation comprises three chapters studying how the healthcare system and health policies work. Chapter 1 examines the effects of primary care physicians' (PCP) retirement …
