Has price competition changed hospital revenues and expenses in New York?

Inquiry

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 183-192

  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; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; PROSPECTIVE PRICING; COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL COST; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL COSTS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; NEW YORK;

EID: 27144435927     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_42.2.183     Document Type: Article

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