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Health Care Hotspotting in the United States

Joseph Doyle
Amy Finkelstein
Annetta Zhou
Rapidly rising health care costs in the United States have generated interest in identifying effective ways to improve the quality of care delivery and reduce waste within the health care system. In this study, researchers evaluated the impact of a care management program that provides medical and...

Improving Consumer Choices on Health Insurance Marketplaces in the United States

Keith Ericson
Jon Kingsdale
Timothy Layton
Adam Sacarny
Researchers studied the impact of providing personalized and generic information about potential savings via letters and e-mails on enrollee health plan choices.

Demand for Sanitation in Kenyan Urban Slums

Sebastian Galiani
Paul Gertler

Light up Bihar, India

Robin Burgess
Michael Greenstone
Nick Ryan
Anant Sudarshan

Improving Non-Communicable Disease Compliance in India

Daniel Bennett
Simone Schaner
In India, researchers will evaluate the impact of financial incentives, information, and reminders on treatment regimen compliance among patients of a healthcare provider in the slums of Mumbai.

Workplace Wellness Programs to Improve Employee Health Behaviors in the United States

Katherine Baicker
Zirui Song
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation of a comprehensive, multi-site workplace wellness program to evaluate the program’s impact on self-reported and clinical health outcomes, health care spending and utilization, and employment outcomes. The program did not have a measurable effect on any...

The Impact of a Workplace Wellness Program in Illinois

Damon Jones
David Molitor
Julian Reif
Researchers evaluated the effects of a large-scale workplace wellness program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on employee health behaviors, self-reported health status, productivity, and total medical expenditures. The researchers found that financial incentives increased...
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The Impacts of Mental Health Treatment on Productivity in India

Manuela Angelucci
Daniel Bennett
Researchers evaluated the impact of providing depression treatment and economic assistance on mental health and economic behavior in peri-urban communities near Bangalore, India. Treatment reduced depression severity, a benefit that persisted when paired with light-touch livelihoods assistance, but...