The impact of HMO and hospital competition on hospital costs

Journal of Health Care Finance

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 60-74

  Younis, Mustafa Z ^a   Rivers, Patrick A ^b   Fottler, Myron D ^c  

^a JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

HMO competition; Hospital competition; Hospital cost per adjusted admission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750742782     PISSN: 10786767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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