Session Chairs:

Suhui Li, The George Washington University

Papers:

"New Evidence from State-Level Panel Data on Factors Affecting the Level and Growth of Healthcare Spending in the U.S."
James A. Thornton, Eastern Michigan University (Contact Author)
Svetlana N. Beilfuss, Eastern Michigan University

"The Effect of Housing and Financial Wealth on Healthcare Spending"
Nayan K. Joshi, Wayne State University (Contact Author)

"Measuring Labor Productivity in Health Care: A Test of Baumol's Cost Disease"
Christopher Mann, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)

"Are List Prices Irrelevant? A Study of Pennsylvania Hospital Charges Reports"
Suhui Li, The George Washington University (Contact Author)
Mengcen Qian, Lehigh University
Mary E. Deily, Lehigh University

Discussants:

Christopher Mann, The University of Alabama
Alice Crisp, Florida State University
Nayan K. Joshi, Wayne State University
Vladimir Fleurimond, Georgia State University

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Session Chairs:

Yi Lu, Barry University

Papers:

"Factors Associated with Market Entry and Exit of Primary Care Clinics in California"
Suhui Li, The George Washington University (Contact Author)
Avi Dor, The George Washington University
Jesse Pines, The George Washington University
Mark Zocchi, The George Washington University
Renee Hsia, University of California, San Francisco

"Competition and Quality Choice in Hospital Markets"
Kevin Pflum, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)
Matthew Lewis, Clemson University

"Nowhere to Go: Psychiatric Bed Reductions and Ambulance Diversions"
Matthew D. Lang, Xavier University (Contact Author)

"The Regulatory Impact of the CMS CoP on Patient Selection of Transplant Centers: A Revealed Preference Approach to Measuring Congestion"
Marietou Ouayogode, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
Kurt Schnier, University of California, Merced

Discussants:

Marietou Ouayogode, Georgia State University
Suhui Li, The George Washington University
Kevin Pflum, The University of Alabama
John V. Nye, George Mason University

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Session Chairs:

Alice Crisp, Florida State University

Papers:

"Impact of Medical Malpractice Liability on Family Medicine Physician Supply"
Alice Crisp, Florida State University (Contact Author)

"Registered Nurse Vacancies and the Use of Contractors in Perinatal Hospices"
Melanie Cozad, Furman University (Contact Author)
Lisa Lindley, The University of Tennessee
Sandra Mixer, The University of Tennessee

"How Does Tort Reform Affect Physicians’ Ordering of Diagnostic Imaging Services?"
Suhui Li, The George Washington University (Contact Author)
Avi Dor, The George Washington University

Discussants:

Suhui Li, The George Washington University
Christopher Brunt, Georgia Southern University
Deliana Kostova, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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