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- 2010
- Chapter
The Paranoid Style in the Study of American Politics
By: David Moss and Mary Oey
What drives policy making in a democracy? The conventional view is that political actors, like economic actors, pursue their self interest, and that special interest groups dominate the policy making process by satisfying policy makers' need for money and other forms... View Details
Keywords: Policy; Government Legislation; Media; Interests; Power and Influence; Public Opinion; United States
Moss, David, and Mary Oey. "The Paranoid Style in the Study of American Politics." In Government and Markets: Toward a New Theory of Regulation, edited by Edward J. Balleisen and David A. Moss. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
- 2008
- Other Unpublished Work
The Paranoid Style in the Study of American Politics
By: David Moss and Mary Oey
The conventional view is that political actors, like economic actors, pursue their self interest, and that special interest groups dominate the policy making process by satisfying policy makers' need for money and other forms of political support. Indeed, many... View Details
Keywords: Policy; Government Legislation; Media; Interests; Power and Influence; Public Opinion; United States
- 29 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019
forthcoming Journal of International Economics Corporate Debt, Firm Size and Financial Fragility in Emerging Markets By: Alfaro, Laura, Gonzalo Asis, Anusha Chari, and Ugo Panizza Abstract— The post-Global Financial Crisis period shows a surge in corporate leverage in... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made
choice without government interference. If elected, I will do everything possible to guarantee that there will be no real reduction in Social Security or Medicare spending. If elected, I will do everything possible to protect our natural... View Details
- January 2, 2020
- Article
Changes in Quality of Care After Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions
By: Nancy Dean Beaulieu, Leemore S. Dafny, B. E. Landon, Jesse Dalton, Ifedayo Kuye and J. Michael McWilliams
Background: The hospital industry has consolidated substantially during the past two decades and at an accelerated pace since 2010. Multiple studies have shown that hospital mergers have led to higher prices for commercially insured patients, but research about effects... View Details
Beaulieu, Nancy Dean, Leemore S. Dafny, B. E. Landon, Jesse Dalton, Ifedayo Kuye, and J. Michael McWilliams. "Changes in Quality of Care After Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions." New England Journal of Medicine 382, no. 1 (January 2, 2020): 51–59.
- 12 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
In a Landscape of 'Me Too' Drug Development, What Spurs Radical Innovation?
novel” To gauge the impact of receiving what economists call a “cashflow shock,” researchers looked at the introduction of Medicare Part D, which expanded coverage for patients over the age of 65. That would result in more drug sales,... View Details
- 14 Feb 2023
- HBS Case
Is Sweden Still 'Sweden'? A Liberal Utopia Grapples with an Identity Crisis
“because they feel they get a lot” for it. As of 2022, for example, Swedish health insurance and other benefits account for 30 percent of government spending, compared to 10 percent for Social Security and Medicare in the US. The future... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 31 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
Can a ‘Basic Bundle’ of Health Insurance Cure Coverage Gaps and Spur Innovation?
Medicare for All plan similarly argued that every citizen should have access to the same level of health care. The researchers advocate for this kind of top-up coverage because it provides a safeguard against the basic plan becoming too... View Details
- 02 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
A Rare Find in Health Care: A Simple Solution to Racial Inequity
Kakani and Columbia University professor Adam Sacarny, focuses on another explanation: differences in hospital quality. Hospital care improves, but gaps persist The researchers analyzed about 20 years of Medicare data, reflecting the... View Details
- 05 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
How The 2016 Presidential Candidates Misled Us With Truthful Statements
Medicare to negotiate lower prices with drug companies and allow Americans to buy drugs at more affordable prices. The facts: Some of the information in the claim was true. The prices of brand-name drugs have more than doubled during that... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations
fund them. New research from Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School professor Leemore Dafny suggests that many pharmaceutical companies may find it highly profitable to fund these programs—particularly for expensive drugs. The companies fund patients’... View Details
- 11 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices
the prices of more than 100 medications by 32 percent, on average, in June and early July. The Senate has been debating a bipartisan proposal to limit seniors’ out-of-pocket costs and curb price increases, while House leaders finalize a bill that would let View Details
- 07 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Electronic Health Records Were Supposed to Cut Medical Costs. They Haven't.
advocates a bundled payment system, where there is one negotiated price for a specific condition, covering everything from the patient's copay to any medication needed during the procedure. Medicare and large private employers General... View Details
- 16 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018
on average, more valuable—they are more clinically effective; have higher patent citations; lead to more revenue and to higher stock market value. Using variation in the expansion of Medicare prescription drug coverage, we show that firms... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 7, 2016
Lee, and Thomas W. Feeley Abstract—The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), passed in 2010, contained a number of provisions with potential to directly or indirectly affect cancer care. Value for patients was widely discussed throughout the bill, and the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Do We Tax?
Medicare were initiated, they kicked in at an age when work had become difficult for most people. They were intended, in fact, to prevent poverty among the elderly. These days, 65 doesn't seem nearly so old. Productive work at that age is... View Details
- 20 Jul 2020
- Op-Ed
It's Time for a Bipartisan Health Plan for Employers and Employees
under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Medicaid.) Some contend that the Public Option’s low-cost premiums are falsely achieved by shifting Medicare’s costs to private insurers, but Medicare’s massive scale—61.2 million enrollees—delivers genuine efficiencies. View Details
- 07 Mar 2000
- Research & Ideas
Putting Health Care Consumers in the Driver’s Seat
the inefficiencies of the Medicare system. One insurance executive said that there are currently 111,000 pages of Medicare regulations on the books. A cardiologist at the session described, with frustration,... View Details
- 12 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Regulators Ease Up on Companies Generating Political Benefits
SEC that plays favorites in this way, Heese found. In another study, Heese looked at regulation by Medicare of hospital fraud. It's an all-too-common practice for hospitals to claim patient ailments more serious than they actually were,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 27 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments
approximately $8 trillion. As the ratio of retired people receiving benefits to working people paying into the system increases, there will be an ever-increasing deficit confronting the government. Even more problematic is the fact the View Details
Keywords: by Staff