Health
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CBO director meets with SIEPR scholars, students
CBO director meets with SIEPR scholars, students
November 12, 2021
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Stanford forum explores promises, pitfalls of basic income
Stanford forum explores promises, pitfalls of basic income
November 10, 2021
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Enter third-wave economics
Research by SIEPR's Susan Athey and Nicholas Bloom is cited in "The Economist": Has the pandemic has given economists a new lease of life?
October 23, 2021
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Biden’s trimmed paid leave plan lags rest of world by months
"Any amount of leave is better than none," says SIEPR's Maya Rossin-Slater, noting that improved health outcomes might not be achieved in such a short time frame.
October 22, 2021
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For doctors, taking medical advice is sometimes a hard pill to swallow
On average, doctors and their close relatives adhere to medical guidelines just over 50% of the time. The average patient complies slightly more than 54% of the time.
October 11, 2021
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Study finds medical debt is a double whammy for the poor
Neale Mahoney examines the impact of a hospital financial assistance program and finds that people saddled with unpaid medical bills are less likely to seek needed health care.
October 07, 2021
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Jonathan Levin to advise Biden
Jonathan Levin has been tapped to join the White House advisory panel on science and technology.
September 30, 2021
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Which comes first - economic decline or hospital closure?
In a new article featured in Tradeoff.org's newsletter, SIEPR's Maria Polyakova examines the relationship between health insurance policies and labor markets in health care.
September 29, 2021
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Dangerous air: As California burns, America breathes toxic smoke
Emerging research by SIEPR's Marshall Burke unveils a broad threat to human health posed by wildfires and toxic smoke: “There's no magic threshold under which we're OK." [...]
September 28, 2021
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Policy Forum: Contrasting economic policy in California and Texas
SIEPR’s fall Policy Forum went beyond the rhetoric of the rivalry between the Golden and Lone Star states to provide a closer examination and lively discussion.
September 27, 2021
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As more Californians head to Texas, how do the states really stack up?
As the debate about California-to-Texas migration pits low-cost, anti-regulation Texas against higher-income, socially liberal California, San Francisco Chronicle cites [...]
September 24, 2021
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The hidden costs of school shootings
“Fatal shootings have large and persistent impacts on the mental health of local youth,” writes Maya Rossin-Slater and fellow researchers from Stanford, Yale, and Northwestern.
September 09, 2021
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How a Stanford collaboration with local entities helped address COVID-19 health disparities
Using data science and machine learning concepts, SIEPR Senior Fellow Daniel Ho and a team of Stanford researchers identified disparities in COVID-19 testing.
August 27, 2021
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Americans burdened with medical debt — the government needs to step up
"Now is the time for governments to step up and protect their citizens from the burden of medical debt," says SIEPR Senior Fellow Neale Mahoney.
August 20, 2021
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That $56,000 drug? Blame Medicare.
Research by Mark Duggan suggests a better way to confront exorbitantly high drug prices. Learn more about why expanded Medicare drug coverage correlates to lower drug prices.
August 20, 2021
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Study dispels two myths about telemedicine
As health care delivery evolves from the pandemic, Liran Einav and colleagues find that concerns over higher costs and lower-quality care from telemedicine may well be overblown.
August 10, 2021
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How school reopening decisions influenced enrollment drop
SIEPR's Thomas S. Dee discusses new research examining the impact of school policies to go remote or in-person in 2020-21.
August 09, 2021
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A majority of Americans think children will be financially worse off than their parents, survey finds
A survey by Pew Research reveals the Covid-19 pandemic has made parents pessimistic about their children’s future [...]
July 21, 2021
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Americans’ medical debts are bigger than was known, totaling $140 Billion
Did you know medical debt is the No. 1 source of debt collections, surpassing debt from credit cards, utilities, auto loans and other sources combined? Learn more about the reality
July 20, 2021
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America's medical debt is much worse than we think
Neale Mahoney sheds new light on the troubling extent of America's medical debt and finds individuals in low-income areas and in the South are most affected.
July 20, 2021