Hospitals' negotiating leverage with health plans: How and why has it changed?

Health Services Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1 II, 2003, Pages 419-446

  Devers, Kelly J ^a   Casalino, Lawrence P ^a   Rudell, Liza S ^a   Stoddard, Jeffrey J ^a   Brewster, Linda R ^a   Lake, Timothy K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Costs; Health plans; Hospitals; Managed care; Markets

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MANAGED CARE; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CONTRACT SERVICES; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; NEGOTIATING; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK SHARING, FINANCIAL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0037314450     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.00123     Document Type: Article

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