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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How the repeal of Certificate-of-Need laws improves access to specialized, high-acuity medical care for the elderly
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Program expansion failed to achieve one of its central goals—improving the health of low-income adults
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An analytical framework for evaluating Social Security reforms
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How the ACA’s Medicaid expansion diverted resources from low-income children
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