56 Research Items Found
April 24, 2017
Higher costs for complex cancer surgery may be an indicator for worse, rather than better, quality of care, according to …
December 17, 2016
About 1 million Texans gained health care coverage due to the Affordable Care Act, according to new research by health …
November 09, 2016
In this study, the authors examine the impact of consolidation among U.S. dialysis providers on: 1) the ability of patients …
September 19, 2016
Previous studies of tobacco policies aimed at reducing hospitalizations may have overestimated the benefits of bans on public smoking and …
September 13, 2016
Insurers and physicians can partner to deliver care more efficiently and save costs, according to a study that examined Cigna’s …
Christopher F. Kulesza, Ph.D., is a research analyst for the Center for Health and Biosciences, where he carries out research in child and community health policy. His current research project focuses on the influences of built and social neighborhood environments …
Marah Short is the associate director of the Center for Health and Biosciences at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Her research primarily examines the ways in which economic incentives and government policies influence the quality and cost of …
