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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
National Journal | Seven in 10 Favor Mandated Contraception Coverage
While the justices of the Supreme Court have not yet decided whether businesses have to provide contraception coverage to employees, the American people have—and they are for it.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
NBER | Health Care in a Multipayer System: The Effects of Health Care Service Demand among Adults under 65 on Utilization and Outcomes in Medicare
Doctors and hospitals in the United States serve patients covered by many types of insurance. This overlap in the supply of health care services means that changes in the prices paid or the volume of services demanded by one group of patients may affect other patient groups.