Thomas Rice
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3930309 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Thomas Rice |
| NOMBRES | Thomas |
| APELLIDO | Rice |
| FIRMA | RICE T |
| AFILIACIONES | UCLA Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4367-0202 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 29 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 56 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 29 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1983 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
The second Trump presidency
BACKGROUND: President Trump came into office with an agenda to rein in government programs and regulations. The Trump administration has focused on making government smaller and nearly eliminating humanitarian foreign health aid, while eschewing conclusions drawn by the mainstream scientific community, particularly regarding vaccination policy. REFORM CONTENT: Specific actions have included cuts to both health personnel and budgets, efforts to re…
The progressivity of health care revenue financing in 29 countries
Is health financing fair? Evidence from 29 countries on the progressivity of health care revenue collection
Private equity expansion and impacts in united states healthcare
Over the past two decades, private equity (PE) firms-private investors that use large pools of money to buy into and restructure companies-have become increasingly involved in U.S. healthcare ownership and management. PE's goal of acquiring quick financial gains is typically accomplished by assigning debt to the facilities and practices it buys, cutting labor costs, changing services to the most lucrative, upcoding diagnostic codes to raise price…
What are the policy options for regulating private equity involvement in health care? A review of policies implemented or considered in seven high-income countries
Over the past two decades, private equity investment in health care has increased substantially. Proponents argue that private equity can optimize and improve health services, while critics warn that the business model of these firms is not aligned with the social values of care delivery and has harmful consequences for health systems and patients. It remains unclear to what extent - and how - subnational, national and supranational governments h…
Can revenue collection for public funding in health care be progressive? An assessment of 29 Countries
We develop qualitative tools to assess the progressivity of public revenue collection. • The study includes 29 high-income countries. • Three sources of revenue are examined: income, social insurance, and consumption taxes. • One key finding was that countries with more progressive income tax system used more income-based tax brackets and exhibited larger differences in marginal tax rates between the brackets. • Another key finding was that the m…
Mitigating the regressivity of private mechanisms of financing healthcare
Progressive financing of health care can help advance the equity and financial protection goals of health systems. All countries' health systems are financed in part through private mechanisms, including out-of-pocket payments and voluntary health insurance. Yet little is known about how these financing schemes are structured, and the extent to which policies in place mitigate regressivity. This study identifies the potential policies to mitigate…
Why we should keep quiet at the zoo
Zoos are typically public attractions that do not explicitly, or through a more implicit culture, expect quietness from their guests. This paper will explore whether quietness is something we should aim for when we are visiting zoos. Primarily through analogy with other public spaces which share some of the key characteristics of zoos (libraries and schools, cinemas, theatres and galleries, war memorials, and hospitals and gardens), we suggest th…
Improving the equity of U.S. health care financing
Health reforms in the United States
Do health systems cover the mouth? Comparing dental care coverage for older adults in eight jurisdictions
Oral health is an important component of general health, yet there is limited financial protection for the costs of oral health care in many countries. This study compares public dental care coverage in a selection of jurisdictions: Australia (New South Wales), Canada (Alberta), England, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and the United States. Drawing on the WHO Universal Coverage Cube, we compare breadth (who is covered), depth (share of total cos…
Do Medicare Beneficiaries Living With HIV/Aids Choose Prescription Drug Plans That Minimize Their Total Spending
This article examines whether California Medicare beneficiaries with HIV/AIDS choose Part D prescription drug plans that minimize their expenses. Among beneficiaries without low-income supplementation, we estimate the excess cost, and the insurance policy and beneficiary characteristics responsible, when the lowest cost plan is not chosen. We use a cost calculator developed for this study, and 2010 drug use data on 1453 California Medicare benefi…
The association between graduated driver licensing laws and travel behaviors among adolescents
If these associations are causal, GDL laws reduced driving kilometers by about 20 % for 16 and 17 year olds, and reduced the number of driving trips by 16 % among 16 year olds. GDL laws showed little relationship with trips by other methods
Substance Use and HIV Risk Behavior among Men Who Have Sex with Men
The economics of choice
The English health-care system is moving towards increasing consumers' choice. Following economic thinking, it is assumed that such a policy will improve quality, enhance patient satisfaction and reduce health disparities. Indeed, the English health-care system has already built the necessary infrastructure to increase patients' choice. Before expanding the range of choices further, however, it is important that policy makers be aware of the limi…
Rice and Anderson Respond
The Effectiveness of Child Restraint Systems for Children Aged 3 Years or Younger During Motor Vehicle Collisions
Objectives. We estimated the effectiveness of child restraints in preventing death during motor vehicle collisions among children 3 years or younger. Methods. We conducted a matched cohort study using Fatality Analysis Reporting System data from 1996 to 2005. We estimated death risk ratios using conditional Poisson regression, bootstrapping, multiple imputation, and a sensitivity analysis of misclassification bias. We examined possible effect mod…
Rice and Anderson Respond
Elliot et al. expressed their concern of selection bias owing to the inclusion of vehicles carrying 1 child with 1 or more adults in our study of child safety seat effectiveness.1 Elliot et al. point out that an assumption of similar underlying within-vehicle death risk is required. We examined this issue during the design of the matched-cohort study. We concluded that no bias would result because, after adjustment for seating position, gender, a…
Contents Vol. 50, 2007
Bounded Rationality, Emotions and Older Adult Decision Making
Herbert Simon’s work on bounded rationality has had little impact on researchers studying older adults’ decision making. This omission is surprising, as human constraints on computation and memory are exacerbated in older adults. The study of older adults’ decision-making processes could benefit from employing a bounded rationality perspective, but any such attempt must take into account the role that emotions play in older adults’ information pr…
Does Open Enrollment Control Premiums? A Case Study from the “Medigap” Market
Does Open Enrollment Control Premiums? A Case Study from the “Medigap” Market
This article analyzes a change in "Medigap" regulations that occurred in Missouri in 1999. It allows Medicare beneficiaries in the state to switch to a different carrier each year so long as they retain the same standardized policy type, without losing their open enrollment privileges. The analysis is based on a comparison of various outcomes in Missouri and those in two comparison states, Kansas and Florida. We found little evidence that the pol…
Civic Culture and Government Performance in the American States
In a recent study, Robert D. Putnam reported a strong relationship between civic culture and government performance among the newly empowered regions of Italy. This article extends Putnam's methodology the American states. Using similar techniques, we construct indices of civic culture and government performance for the states. When correlated, the results reveal a clear link between civicness and performance. States that are more civic lend to h…
Determinants of Health Insurance Status Among Young Adults
This study evaluates the determinants of insurance coverage in the 18-24-year-old population using the National Medical Care Utilization and Expenditure Survey. Three specific issues are addressed: 1) the characteristics of the insured versus uninsured, 2) the reason given by the uninsured for not having coverage, and 3) the role of employment status and other variables in determining insurance status. An important consideration is whether age or…
The Use, Cost, and Economic Burden of Nursing-Home Care in 1985
Nursing-home expenses constitute one of the greatest financial risks for elderly Americans. This study, based largely on the 1985 National Nursing-Home Survey, examines the economic burden posed by nursing-home care during 1985. The results indicate that nursing-home expenses constitute by far the largest out-of-pocket burden of all health care services. It was found that nursing-home care expenses constituted 82.5% of the out-of-pocket expenditu…
Civic Culture and Government Performance in the American States
In a recent study, Robert D. Putnam reported a strong relationship between civic culture and government performance among the newly empowered regions of Italy. This article extends Putnam's methodology the American states. Using similar techniques, we construct indices of civic culture and government performance for the states. When correlated, the results reveal a clear link between civicness and performance. States that are more civic lend to h…
The Effectiveness of Child Restraint Systems for Children Aged 3 Years or Younger During Motor Vehicle Collisions
Objectives. We estimated the effectiveness of child restraints in preventing death during motor vehicle collisions among children 3 years or younger. Methods. We conducted a matched cohort study using Fatality Analysis Reporting System data from 1996 to 2005. We estimated death risk ratios using conditional Poisson regression, bootstrapping, multiple imputation, and a sensitivity analysis of misclassification bias. We examined possible effect mod…
Substance Use and HIV Risk Behavior among Men Who Have Sex with Men
A summary of the Colorado Clinical Psychology/Expanded Mental Health Benefits Experiment
Presentation de la mise en œuvre et du bilan d'une experience menee a bien par des psychologues du Colorado dans le but de mettre a l'epreuve l'utilite de l'accroissement de la proportion des charges remboursables concernant les patients consultant dans les services de sante mentale et l'utilite du remboursement direct des psychologues sans passer par l'entreprise du medecin
A summary of the Colorado Clinical Psychology/Expanded Mental Health Benefits Experiment
The Impact of Changing Medicare Reimbursement Rates on Physician-Induced Demand
This paper examines how changes in Medicare reimbursement rates affect the degree to which physicians induce demand for Medicare services. Demand inducement is measured by analyzing changes in the intensity and quantity of services provided and the number of ancillary services ordered. The empirical work is based on data that include copies of all Medicare claims for Colorado physicians between 1976 and 1978. During that period a change in the st…
U.S. National Health Policy
This detailed study analyzes the U.S. health care system with special emphasis placed on examining the Federal role in establishing health policy and how the diverse pieces of the system come together
The Use, Cost, and Economic Burden of Nursing-Home Care in 1985
Nursing-home expenses constitute one of the greatest financial risks for elderly Americans. This study, based largely on the 1985 National Nursing-Home Survey, examines the economic burden posed by nursing-home care during 1985. The results indicate that nursing-home expenses constitute by far the largest out-of-pocket burden of all health care services. It was found that nursing-home care expenses constituted 82.5% of the out-of-pocket expenditu…
Determinants of Health Insurance Status Among Young Adults
This study evaluates the determinants of insurance coverage in the 18-24-year-old population using the National Medical Care Utilization and Expenditure Survey. Three specific issues are addressed: 1) the characteristics of the insured versus uninsured, 2) the reason given by the uninsured for not having coverage, and 3) the role of employment status and other variables in determining insurance status. An important consideration is whether age or…
Civic Culture and Government Performance in the American States
In a recent study, Robert D. Putnam reported a strong relationship between civic culture and government performance among the newly empowered regions of Italy. This article extends Putnam's methodology the American states. Using similar techniques, we construct indices of civic culture and government performance for the states. When correlated, the results reveal a clear link between civicness and performance. States that are more civic lend to h…
Does Open Enrollment Control Premiums? A Case Study from the “Medigap” Market
Does Open Enrollment Control Premiums? A Case Study from the “Medigap” Market
This article analyzes a change in "Medigap" regulations that occurred in Missouri in 1999. It allows Medicare beneficiaries in the state to switch to a different carrier each year so long as they retain the same standardized policy type, without losing their open enrollment privileges. The analysis is based on a comparison of various outcomes in Missouri and those in two comparison states, Kansas and Florida. We found little evidence that the pol…
Contents Vol. 50, 2007
Bounded Rationality, Emotions and Older Adult Decision Making
Herbert Simon’s work on bounded rationality has had little impact on researchers studying older adults’ decision making. This omission is surprising, as human constraints on computation and memory are exacerbated in older adults. The study of older adults’ decision-making processes could benefit from employing a bounded rationality perspective, but any such attempt must take into account the role that emotions play in older adults’ information pr…
Rice and Anderson Respond
The Effectiveness of Child Restraint Systems for Children Aged 3 Years or Younger During Motor Vehicle Collisions
Objectives. We estimated the effectiveness of child restraints in preventing death during motor vehicle collisions among children 3 years or younger. Methods. We conducted a matched cohort study using Fatality Analysis Reporting System data from 1996 to 2005. We estimated death risk ratios using conditional Poisson regression, bootstrapping, multiple imputation, and a sensitivity analysis of misclassification bias. We examined possible effect mod…
Rice and Anderson Respond
Elliot et al. expressed their concern of selection bias owing to the inclusion of vehicles carrying 1 child with 1 or more adults in our study of child safety seat effectiveness.1 Elliot et al. point out that an assumption of similar underlying within-vehicle death risk is required. We examined this issue during the design of the matched-cohort study. We concluded that no bias would result because, after adjustment for seating position, gender, a…
The economics of choice
The English health-care system is moving towards increasing consumers' choice. Following economic thinking, it is assumed that such a policy will improve quality, enhance patient satisfaction and reduce health disparities. Indeed, the English health-care system has already built the necessary infrastructure to increase patients' choice. Before expanding the range of choices further, however, it is important that policy makers be aware of the limi…
Substance Use and HIV Risk Behavior among Men Who Have Sex with Men
The association between graduated driver licensing laws and travel behaviors among adolescents
If these associations are causal, GDL laws reduced driving kilometers by about 20 % for 16 and 17 year olds, and reduced the number of driving trips by 16 % among 16 year olds. GDL laws showed little relationship with trips by other methods
Do Medicare Beneficiaries Living With HIV/Aids Choose Prescription Drug Plans That Minimize Their Total Spending
This article examines whether California Medicare beneficiaries with HIV/AIDS choose Part D prescription drug plans that minimize their expenses. Among beneficiaries without low-income supplementation, we estimate the excess cost, and the insurance policy and beneficiary characteristics responsible, when the lowest cost plan is not chosen. We use a cost calculator developed for this study, and 2010 drug use data on 1453 California Medicare benefi…
Do health systems cover the mouth? Comparing dental care coverage for older adults in eight jurisdictions
Oral health is an important component of general health, yet there is limited financial protection for the costs of oral health care in many countries. This study compares public dental care coverage in a selection of jurisdictions: Australia (New South Wales), Canada (Alberta), England, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and the United States. Drawing on the WHO Universal Coverage Cube, we compare breadth (who is covered), depth (share of total cos…
Health reforms in the United States
Can revenue collection for public funding in health care be progressive? An assessment of 29 Countries
We develop qualitative tools to assess the progressivity of public revenue collection. • The study includes 29 high-income countries. • Three sources of revenue are examined: income, social insurance, and consumption taxes. • One key finding was that countries with more progressive income tax system used more income-based tax brackets and exhibited larger differences in marginal tax rates between the brackets. • Another key finding was that the m…
Mitigating the regressivity of private mechanisms of financing healthcare
Progressive financing of health care can help advance the equity and financial protection goals of health systems. All countries' health systems are financed in part through private mechanisms, including out-of-pocket payments and voluntary health insurance. Yet little is known about how these financing schemes are structured, and the extent to which policies in place mitigate regressivity. This study identifies the potential policies to mitigate…
Why we should keep quiet at the zoo
Zoos are typically public attractions that do not explicitly, or through a more implicit culture, expect quietness from their guests. This paper will explore whether quietness is something we should aim for when we are visiting zoos. Primarily through analogy with other public spaces which share some of the key characteristics of zoos (libraries and schools, cinemas, theatres and galleries, war memorials, and hospitals and gardens), we suggest th…
Improving the equity of U.S. health care financing
The progressivity of health care revenue financing in 29 countries
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