Dissertations:
Essays on Health Economics
Christine Pal Chee
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- Title:
- Essays on Health Economics
- Author(s):
- Chee, Christine Pal
- Thesis Advisor(s):
- Almond, Douglas V.
- Date:
- 2012
- Type:
- Dissertations
- Department:
- Economics
- Permanent URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:13120
- Notes:
- Ph.D., Columbia University.
- Abstract:
- This dissertation explores the behavior of health care providers and consumers, with a focus on understanding how changes in health policies affect the efficiency and quality of care of health care systems. Chapter 1 evaluates the impact of a change in Medicare reimbursements for nursing wages on hospital production decisions. Chapter 2 evaluates the impact of Medicare coverage policies on the utilization of cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography. Chapter 3 evaluates the impact of receiving treatment with antiretroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS on the demand for substance use.
- Subject(s):
-
Economics
Public policy
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