Hospital integration and vertical consolidation: An analysis of acquisitions in New York State

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 58-80

  Huckman, Robert S ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Business stealing; Cardiac care; Consolidation; Hospital integration; Welfare

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL SECTOR; MARKET CONDITIONS; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; INTEGRATION; MARKETING; UNITED STATES;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HEALTH FACILITY MERGER; HUMANS; NEW YORK;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 29244484443     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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