Dissertation Title："Unaffordable Care: Health Care Access and Economic Burden in the Asia Pacific and U.S."
Out-of-pocket payments are an important source of health care financing in many countries. However, when care is unaffordable, patients either pay...
Dissertation Title："With or Without: Empirical Analyses of Disparities in Health Care Access and Quality"
The existence of unfair differences or disparities in access to and quality of health care is well known. However, the nature of disparities at...
Dissertation Title: "Evaluating the Effects of Two Successive Policies Regarding Obstetrical Lengths of Stay"
This dissertation evaluates effects of two policies affecting a large health maintenance organization (HMO) population: an "early discharge"...
Dissertation Title: "The Impact of Physician Factors on Health Care Quality"
Health care of suboptimal quality has been reported for many medical conditions. Physician factors, such as practice style and expertise, may explain variations in quality. This...