A new MIT study has demonstrated that when more money is spent treating emergency room patients, more lives are saved. The study has been published in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. To some this may seem obvious, however the researchers point out that this issue has been debated by economists and policy specialists extensively for many years, without really coming up with a clear answer. Joseph Doyle and team wrote: "More intensive and expensive treatment leads to better outcomes...
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