Healthcare
Healthcare costs continue to rise across the system but without marked improvements in healthcare quality. This imbalance disproportionately affects the most vulnerable Americans, who depend on Medicaid for healthcare. Mercatus research focuses on how to make Medicaid more fiscally sustainable and able to deliver better care to those who need it. Mercatus is also developing ways to quantify the impact of regulations on quality, access, and cost in US healthcare.
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Virginia and Certificate-of-Need Programs 2020
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Maryland and Certificate-of-Need Programs 2020
How CON Laws Affect Healthcare Access, Quality, and Cost in Maryland
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How CON Laws Affect Healthcare Access, Quality, and Cost in Michigan
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Vermont and Certificate-of-Need Programs 2020
How CON Laws Affect Healthcare Access, Quality, and Cost in Vermont
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Tennessee and Certificate-of-Need Programs 2020
How CON Laws Affect Healthcare Access, Quality, and Cost in Tennessee
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Mississippi and Certificate-of-Need Programs 2020
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Montana and Certificate-of-Need Programs 2020
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Testimony before the Colorado General Assembly, Senate Health and Human Services Committee
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Maine’s Certificate-of-Need Program: Lessons from Research
Testimony before the Maine Joint Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance, and Financial Services
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Virginia and Certificate-of-Need Programs 2020
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Massachusetts and Certificate-of-Need Programs 2020
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Michigan and Certificate-of-Need Programs 2020
How CON Laws Affect Healthcare Access, Quality, and Cost in Michigan
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Vermont and Certificate-of-Need Programs 2020
How CON Laws Affect Healthcare Access, Quality, and Cost in Vermont
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Tennessee and Certificate-of-Need Programs 2020
How CON Laws Affect Healthcare Access, Quality, and Cost in Tennessee
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Mississippi and Certificate-of-Need Programs 2020
How CON Laws Affect Healthcare Access, Quality, and Cost in Mississippi
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Rhode Island and Certificate-of-Need Programs 2020
How CON Laws Affect Healthcare Access, Quality, and Cost in Rhode Island
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Oregon and Certificate-of-Need Programs 2020
How CON Laws Affect Healthcare Access, Quality, and Cost in Oregon
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Missouri and Certificate-of-Need Programs 2020
How CON Laws Affect Healthcare Access, Quality, and Cost in Missouri
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Montana and Certificate-of-Need Programs 2020
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Nebraska and Certificate-of-Need Programs 2020
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51 | New Jersey
Score: 2.41 (US mean: 3.20, median: 3.17), Rank: 51
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20 | New Mexico
Score: 3.27 (US mean: 3.20, median: 3.17), Rank: 20
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49 | New York
Score: 2.65 (US mean: 3.20, median: 3.17), Rank: 49
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42 | North Carolina
Score: 2.91 (US mean: 3.20, median: 3.17), Rank: 42
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22 | North Dakota
Score: 3.27 (US mean: 3.20, median: 3.17), Rank: 22
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27 | Ohio
Score: 3.17 (US mean: 3.20, median: 3.17), Rank: 27
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32 | Oklahoma
Score: 3.15 (US mean: 3.20, median: 3.17), Rank: 32
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23 | Oregon
Score: 3.25 (US mean: 3.20, median: 3.17), Rank: 23
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29 | Pennsylvania
Score: 3.16 (US mean: 3.20, median: 3.17), Rank: 29
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40 | Rhode Island
Score: 2.93 (US mean: 3.20, median: 3.17), Rank: 40
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35 | South Carolina
Score: 3.05 (US mean: 3.20, median: 3.17), Rank: 35
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14 | South Dakota
Score: 3.41 (US mean: 3.20, median: 3.17), Rank: 14
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34 | Tennessee
Score: 3.06 (US mean: 3.20, median: 3.17), Rank: 34
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19 | Texas
Score: 3.28 (US mean: 3.20, median: 3.17), Rank: 19
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6 | Utah
Score: 3.69 (US mean: 3.20, median: 3.17), Rank: 6
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45 | Vermont
Score: 2.89 (US mean: 3.20, median: 3.17), Rank: 45
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13 | Virginia
Score: 3.42 (US mean: 3.20, median: 3.17), Rank: 13
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30 | Washington
Score: 3.16 (US mean: 3.20, median: 3.17), Rank: 30
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43 | West Virginia
Score: 2.91 (US mean: 3.20, median: 3.17), Rank: 43
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9 | Wisconsin
Score: 3.60 (US mean: 3.20, median: 3.17), Rank: 9
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These State Laws Stand in the Way of Lower-Cost, Higher-Quality Healthcare in Vermont
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Three Ways States Can Revamp Healthcare
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The Din of Healthcare: Melancholia, Metamorphosis, and Miracles
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Jalapenos, Drug Prices and Economic Logic
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The Din of Healthcare: Meditations and Medications
Healthcare Economics Presents a Host of Unique Challenges without Easy Solutions
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Vaping: Should Stupid Kids Deprive You of Lifesaving Technology?
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Toward Humility in Health Care
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Another Republican Capitulation on Health Care
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Telepsychiatry—Serving the Underserved
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Machine Learning to Improve Care
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The Real Problem with the Health Care System
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Safety Versus Speed — Drug and Device Approval Options
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