VOLUME 2(1) • 2015
INCREASED MEDICAL MALPRACTICE EXPENDITURES AS A MAIN DETERMINANT OF GROWTH IN HEALTH CARE SPENDING
ABSTRACT. In the present paper, I focus on the function of the malpractice system in U.S. health care, the effect of medical malpractice litigation on the status and attainability of health care, and the reaction of physicians to medical malpractice reforms. The findings of this study have implicati..
THE WRONG HOUSE: WHY “OBAMACARE” VIOLATES THE U.S. CONSTITUTION’S ORIGINATION CLAUSE
ABSTRACT. The Affordable Care Act violates the Constitution’s Origination Clause: Article One, Section 7. What began as House Bill 3590 was not a “bill for Raising Revenue” because it solely covered non-taxes: spending items such as credits and recapture exclusions. Further, the Senate amendment add..
STRATEGIES TO REDUCE POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBING IN ASSISTED LIVING AND NURSING HOMES AND INFORM OTHER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS
ABSTRACT. Objective: This paper describes and examines the implementation of a quality improvement (QI) program to reduce potentially inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in residential care/assisted living (RC/AL) and nursing homes (NHs) in the context of organizational performance. Methods: A QI p..
THE IMPACT OF HEALTH REFORM ON EMPLOYMENT AND WORK SCHEDULES
ABSTRACT. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) imposes several types of incentives that will affect work schedules. This paper uses tax measurement methods, policy simulation methods, and sensitivity analysis. The tax measurement methods show that historically large new incentives include (1) an explicit p..