How do hospitals respond to price changes?

American Economic Review

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1525-1547

  Dafny, Leemore S ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMICS; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, VOLUNTARY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645752116     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282805775014236     Document Type: Review

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