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The trade-offs between health and the …

WEBBy April 18, 35 days later, the landscape had changed dramatically, as shown in Figure 2. New York had nearly 240,000 COVID cases, or 122 cases per 10,000 people, and …

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How the COVID-19 Stimulus Packages Compensate …

WEBBy Marcus Dillender. April 28, 2020. The health care industry accounts for about 11 percent of U.S. jobs. Tasked with the responsibility for treating patients with COVID-19, the …

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Introduction [to The Economics of Health]

WEB1 1 Introduction Donald J. Meyer Western Michigan University Securing good health is vitally important for each of us individually, as well as for our society as a whole.

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"The Economics of Health" by Donald J. Meyer Editor

WEBDonald J. Meyer leads a group of notable health economists who explore critical issues—and their economic impacts—facing the nation's healthcare system today. …

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English skills are key for immigrants getting health …

WEBImmigrants to the United States have much lower health insurance coverage than natives. According to research by the Upjohn Institute’s Marcus Dillender, differences in English …

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The Impact of Nurse Turnover on Quality of Care and …

WEBthan 85, with much of the variation coming from the elderly in nursing homes (Stevens et al. 2015). While not directly explored, the results from these two papers suggests that …

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Education heads off earning loss from health shocks

WEBEducation can help workers lessen earnings losses from unforeseen health events, according to a new Upjohn Institute working paper using data from Chile.

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Health Insurance Availability and Entrepreneurship

WEBDespite a strong interest in entrepreneurship, economists have devoted little attention to the role of health insurance availability. I investigate the impact of a unique policy …

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"Pathways to Careers in Health Care" by Christopher T.

WEBThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2010 effected major changes in the financing and delivery of …

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Study finds up to 7.7 million lost jobs with employer …

WEBIn March 2019, 69 percent of the 152 million workers ages 16 and older had ESI, meaning that 175 million workers and their dependents had coverage.The COVID-19 pandemic …

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Medicaid and the Labor Supply of Single Mothers: Implications for

WEBThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act expands Medicaid and introduces health insurance subsidies, thereby changing work incentives for single mothers. To undertake …

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Don’t assume workers' comp will cover COVID-19 illness

WEBH. Allan Hunt examines state workers' compensation laws and concludes that workers won't necessarily be covered for illness presumably related to COVID-19. The old programs …

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Labor Market and Program Participation Impacts of Health and

WEBHow do workers, particularly those approaching retirement, respond to health and productivity shocks? We use air pollution events driven by the smoke plumes of forest …

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New York Times column spotlights Tim Bartik incentive research

WEBWages, Health Insurance & Benefits. International Labor Comparisons. Promise Programs

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"Climate Change and Occupational Health: Are There Limits to Our …

WEBThis study considers the relationship between temperature and occupational health. The results indicate that both high and low temperatures increase injury rates and that high …

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Piecemeal Programs of Health Insurance for the Uninsured

WEBIn total, $1,751M of health care spending has to be reorganized to in crease spending for the uninsured by $393M, or $4.5 reorganized for each $1 of incremental spending. In a …

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Susan Houseman among the speakers at the "Restoring American …

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"Long-Term Care in the United States: History, Financing, and …

WEBThis book is a concise survey of the development of U.S. long-term care and its financing, with comparisons with other rich countries. It also includes a brief comparative account …

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W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

WEBW. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

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Work coauthored by Brad Hershbein is the subject of a New York …

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Upjohn Institute Working Papers

WEBArrow (1963) hypothesized that demand-side moral hazard induced by health insurance leads to supply-side expansions in healthcare markets. Capturing these effects …

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How Many Americans Have Lost Jobs with Employer Health …

WEBBy June 2020, as many as 7.7 million workers had lost jobs with employer-sponsored insurance because of the COVID-19 pandemic. These health plans covered 6.9 million …

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