Increasing consolidation in healthcare markets: What are the antitrust policy implications?

Health Services Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5 II, 1998, Pages 1403-1419

  Haas Wilson, Deborah ^a   Gaynor, Martin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Antitrust policy; Entry barriers; Healthcare competition; Hospitals; Managed care organizations; Mergers; Physicians

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MARKETING; REVIEW; SOCIAL WELFARE;

ANTITRUST LAWS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH FACILITY MERGER; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032445659     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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