Market share and the illusion of power. Can blue cross force hospitals to discount?

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 43-58

  Staten, Michael ^a   Dunkelberg, William ^b   Umbeck, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLUE CROSS; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; ECONOMICS; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEES AND CHARGES; INDIANA; INSURANCE, HOSPITALIZATION;

EID: 0023190411     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-6296(87)90030-0     Document Type: Article

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11. Cross-subsidies and payment for hospital care
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