Why do health insurers deny care—and what are the economic consequences? On The Pie, UChicago’s @maggieshi.bsky.social, @gottliebecon.bsky.social, and Zarek Brot-Goldberg about the hidden costs of denials, pre-auths, and hospital oversight. 🎧: bfi.uchicago.edu/insights/the... #EconSky #HealthEcon

A Medicare reform cut billing fragmentation as planned, but it brought only modest gains in administrative efficiency and no clear impact on patient outcomes or hospital costs. Research by Riley League and @maggieshi.bsky.social (Harris Policy). ow.ly/KXe450Wn7L2 #HealthcarePolicy #MedicareReform

Come work with Kosali Simon & me @nber.org! We're hiring a Research Scientist to support exciting new work on Alzheimer's disease and dementia in Medicare. If you have a quant PhD, experience with claims data, and knowledge of R, it could be a great match! More info: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....