Managed care's price bargaining with hospitals

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 350-360

  Wu, Vivian Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bargaining; Elasticity; Hospital price discounts; Managed care; Patient channeling

Indexed keywords

BARGAINING; DISCOUNT RATE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PRICE DETERMINATION;

ADULT; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NEGOTIATING; YOUNG ADULT;

MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62049086179     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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