Morgen S. Johansen

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    The refusal of 24 states to expand Medicaid under Obamacare will maintain their high levels of inequality in healthcare coverage.

The refusal of 24 states to expand Medicaid under Obamacare will maintain their high levels of inequality in healthcare coverage.

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The United States is the only industrialized democracy that does not have universal health care coverage, and nearly one in five Americans do not have health insurance. The Affordable Care Act (commonly known as ‘Obamacare’) aims to extend health insurance to under and uninsured Americans by having them enroll in state or national “exchanges,” or online marketplaces; and by […]

July 15th, 2014|Healthcare and public services, Ling Zhu, Morgen S. Johansen|0 Comments|
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Market competition may not reduce costs or lead to greater efficiency in hospitals

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The U.S. has the most expensive per capita health care system in the world. As such, one of the main goals of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to reduce costs for citizens. Morgen S. Johansen and Ling Zhu examine how private, non-profit, and government-run hospitals have responded to local market competition and the ACA. They find that administrators […]

January 30th, 2014|Healthcare and public services, Ling Zhu, Morgen S. Johansen|0 Comments|
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