Hospital Behavior Under Competition and Cost-Containment Policies: The California Experience, 1980 to 1985

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 260, Issue 18, 1988, Pages 2669-2675

  Melnick, Glenn A ^a   Zwanziger, Jack ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HOSPITAL COST; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CONTRACT SERVICES; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; RESEARCH DESIGN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0023812101     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1988.03410180077033     Document Type: Article

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