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Close-up of an insurance plan in the United States.

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.
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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...
Doctors and medical staff looking at documents.

The Impact of Physician Training on Health Costs and Outcomes in the United States

Joseph Doyle
Steven Ewer
Todd Wagner
Researchers studied the impact of physician training on the cost and quality of care in a large hospital that randomly allocated patients to teams of physicians from residency programs affiliated with one of two different medical schools. Costs for patients treated by physicians affiliated with the...
Subsidized malaria diagnostic test being administered by health worker wearing gloves in Africa

Balancing Health Benefits and Risks of ACT Subsidies in Kenya

Jessica Cohen
Pascaline Dupas
Simone Schaner
Researchers distributed vouchers for antimalarial drugs and malaria rapid diagnostic tests, redeemable at four local drug shops in Western Kenya. Taking some subsidy money away from antimalarial drugs and putting it towards subsidizing and promoting rapid diagnostic testing could improve targeting.
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Health Care Hotspotting in the United States

Joel Cantor
Joseph Doyle
Amy Finkelstein
Jesse Gubb
Margaret Koller
Sarah Taubman
Aaron Truchil
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...
Female African American doctor speaks to patient

Reducing Administrative Burden for Postpartum Individuals Accessing Primary Care in the United States

Mark Clapp
Jessica Cohen
Ishani Ganguli
Kaitlyn James
Pichliya Liang
Alaka Ray
Researchers evaluated the impact of auto-scheduling appointments with targeted messages and nudge reminders on primary care engagement within four months after delivery for postpartum individuals with diabetes, hypertension, mental illness, or obesity in the United States. Individuals who received...
Young girl tries on pair of red glasses at store in the United States.

Providing Vision Screening and Free Eyeglasses in Elementary Schools in the United States

Paul Glewwe
Jongwook Lee
Kristine West
Researchers evaluated the impact on educational outcomes of providing enhanced vision services to low-income elementary school children. Providing vision screening and free eyeglasses significantly increased achievement in two of the three districts studied, while screening without the provision of...
Women sit in a row outside, talking to each other for J-PAL Africa Evaluation Summary

Using Microcredit and Family Planning Services to Increase Contraceptive Use in Ethiopia

Jaikishan Desai
Alessandro Tarozzi
In Ethiopia, researchers tested whether linking microcredit and family planning services could increase contraceptive use more than either program in isolation. Neither the linked program nor the isolated programs had any detectable impact on contraceptive awareness, use, or intention to use.