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New evidence on stemming low-value prescribing

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Health care policymakers and practitioners are increasingly pointing to overprescribing as a critical issue in the U.S. health care delivery system. Much of the attention has centered on opioids, as years of high prescribing along with other factors have culminated in a crisis. But the picture is...

A reason to be skeptical of workplace wellness programs’ impact

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Does your workplace provide incentives to attend the gym? Offer support to quit smoking? Mandate completing a health assessment? It seems that everywhere you turn, businesses are investing resources into trying to improve the health of their workers.

J-PAL North America’s US Health Care Delivery Initiative: Six reflections after six years

When I launched the US Health Care Delivery Initiative (HCDI) in 2013, my goal was to bring more rigorous evidence to bear on how to make the US health care system more efficient, effective, and equitable.

Inside an evaluation: The Creating Moves to Opportunity partnership in Seattle and King County

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  • Jonathan Bigelow
  • Stefanie DeLuca
  • Andria Lazaga
  • Sarah Oppenheimer
  • Kristen Watkins

J-PAL Africa launches the Digital Identification and Finance Research Initiative (DigiFI Africa)

J-PAL Africa, based at the University of Cape Town, recently launched the Digital Identification and Finance Research Initiative (DigiFI Africa). Supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, this USD$7 million research fund is designed to study the impact of innovative government and private...