Economics correspondent Paul Solmanan is exploring the impact on communities in Massachusetts after a private equity firm bought struggling hospitals. In his second report, he looks at how private ...

The MPhil/PhD Health Policy and Health Economics at LSE covers the choice, design, analysis, and evaluation of health and social care policies, institutions and practice in low-, middle- and ...

Dr. Jerome Adams, former U.S. surgeon general during the first Trump administration, recently offered some communication ...

The new professorship is expected to develop a strong international research programme in the economic evaluation of health care programmes. The successful candidate will conduct both methodological ...

Hospitals and health systems have long recognized that health outcomes are shaped by more than just medical care. Economic stability, employment opportunities and access to financial resources all ...

Economic indicators can provide insight into overall economic health. They help policymakers, such as government employees and Federal Reserve board members, determine a course of action for the ...

Indiana health officials received notice this week that the federal government is clawing back funds sent to state and local ...

The adage “health is wealth” underscores the intrinsic link between the well-being of a nation’s citizens and its overall economic prosperity. A healthier population tends to be more productive, ...

Clean air has become one of America’s best investments, returning $10 for every $1 spent on regulations, by one estimate.

We document that the long-run economic benefits of a low-cost early-life health intervention transmit to later generations, but only for children of exposed mothers. We provide novel evidence that the ...