Has competition lowered hospital prices?

Inquiry

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-85

  Zwanziger, Jack ^a   Mooney, Cathleen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MARKET; PROFIT; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HOSPITAL CHARGE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HOSPITAL CHARGES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEW YORK;

EID: 22444440424     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_42.1.73     Document Type: Article

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