Inequity in long-term care use and unmet need: two sides of the same coin [0.03%]
长期照护的使用不平等和未得到满足的需求：同一问题的两个方面
Pilar García-Gómez,Cristina Hernández-Quevedo,Dolores Jiménez-Rubio et al.
Pilar García-Gómez et al.
We investigate the determinants of several LTC services and unmet need using data from a representative sample of the non-institutionalised disabled population in Spain in 2008. We measure the level of horizontal inequity and compare result...
Micro-marketing healthier choices: effects of personalized ordering suggestions on restaurant purchases [0.03%]
微营销与健康选择：个性化订购建议对餐厅消费的影响
Kelly Bedard,Peter Kuhn
Kelly Bedard
We study the effects of the Nutricate receipt, which makes personalized recommendations to switch from unhealthy to healthier items at a restaurant chain. We find that the receipts shifted the mix of items purchased toward the healthier alt...
Ryan Bosworth,Trudy Ann Cameron,J R DeShazo
Ryan Bosworth
As the US pursues health care reform, it is important to understand the patterns in demand for, and opposition to, public provision of medical treatments. Using data from a nationally representative survey, we develop and estimate a utility...
The behavioralist as nutritionist: leveraging behavioral economics to improve child food choice and consumption [0.03%]
行为学视角下的营养学：利用行为经济学改善儿童食品选择和摄入量
John A List,Anya Savikhin Samek
John A List
We leverage behavioral economics to explore new approaches to tackling child food choice and consumption. Using a field experiment with >1500 children, we report several key insights. We find that incentives have large influences: in the co...
The effect of state dependent mandate laws on the labor supply decisions of young adults [0.03%]
关于法定监护人规定对年轻人劳动供给决策影响的研究
Briggs Depew
Briggs Depew
Prior to the Affordable Care Act, the majority of states in the U.S. had already implemented state laws that extended the age that young adults could enroll as dependents on their parent's employer-based health insurance plans. Because of t...
Abe Dunn,Adam Hale Shapiro
Abe Dunn
This study examines the impact of major health insurance reform on payments made in the health care sector. We study the prices of services paid to physicians in the privately insured market during the Massachusetts health care reform. The ...
Wanchuan Lin,Frank Sloan
Wanchuan Lin
This study analyzes effects of changes in risk perceptions of smoking's health harms on actual and attempted quits and quitting intentions of male smokers in China. Our survey of 5000+ male smokers was conducted two years after their neighb...
Active and retired public employees' health insurance: potential data sources [0.03%]
在职和退休公职人员的健康保险：潜在的数据来源
Melinda Sandler Morrill
Melinda Sandler Morrill
Employer-provided health insurance for public sector workers is a significant public policy issue. Underfunding and the growing costs of benefits may hinder the fiscal solvency of state and local governments. Findings from the private secto...
The fiscal stress arising from state and local retiree health obligations [0.03%]
州和地方退休人员健康义务带来的财政压力
Byron Lutz,Louise Sheiner
Byron Lutz
A major factor weighing down the long-term finances of state and local governments is the obligation to fund retiree benefits. While state and local government pension obligations have been analyzed in great detail, much less attention has ...
The effects of retiree health insurance plan characteristics on retirees' choice and employers' costs [0.03%]
关于退休人员健康保险计划特征对退休人员选择和雇主成本的影响研究
Robert L Clark,Melinda Sandler Morrill,David Vanderweide
Robert L Clark
To moderate the rate of growth of retiree health insurance costs, employers can modify plans and move retirees into less expensive plans. We examine policy modifications implemented by the North Carolina State Health Plan. We investigate wh...