Health Economics Archives

Raising the Minimum Wage Saved Lives

Atheendar Venkataramani on a study showing that state increases in minimum wage and earned income tax credits led to fewer suicides.

The American Rescue Plan includes monthly payments that could protect millions of kids from poverty — and the health risks that come with it.

The U.S. health care system has a lot of problems. Fixing even a few small ones could add up to big savings.

Rachel Werner on new research looking at which patients have struggled to take advantage of telehealth during the pandemic.

How one rural Kansas town dealt with losing its only hospital and what lessons it has for the rest of the country.

We ask the experts about Biden’s plans to increase COVID-19 testing, shore up PPE and supply chains, and institute a national mask mandate.

What do experts think of President Trump’s COVID-19 response? And what do they think a second Trump term could look like for health policy?

Larry Levitt on a study comparing health insurance retention for people who lost their jobs before and after the ACA went into effect.

Bapu Jena looks at new research examining one of the largest data sets of physician pay.

The coronavirus has dashed Colorado Democrats’ dreams of passing a highly anticipated public option bill.