Access to health care and rural worker productivity

Access to health care and worker productivity is examined using US county data with a focus on rural–urban differences. Using an embedded variable approach framework, access to health care indirectly affects worker productivity through health outcomes. The data support the central hypothesis, and th...

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Published in:Applied economic perspectives and policy 2022-06, Vol.44 (2), p.722-741
Main Author: Deller, Steven C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Health care
Health care access
health outcomes
Metropolitan areas
Productivity
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Summary:Access to health care and worker productivity is examined using US county data with a focus on rural–urban differences. Using an embedded variable approach framework, access to health care indirectly affects worker productivity through health outcomes. The data support the central hypothesis, and the access‐productivity relationship is strongest in metro areas. Results suggest that a 1% increase in the number of physicians per 100,000 persons in the region could result in an increase in earnings per worker of between $68.21 and $81.10, depending on the measure of health. The increase for metro areas, however, is nearly 10 times higher than for nonmetro areas. Related Content: Rural–Urban Differences in Health Care Access and Utilization under the Medicaid Expansion
ISSN:2040-5790
2040-5804
DOI:10.1002/aepp.13243