Hospital closure and economic efficiency

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-109

  Capps, Cory ^a   Dranove, David ^b   Lindrooth, Richard C ^c  

^a Bates White LLC   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Global Health and Health Disparities   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care; Health insurance; Healthcare; Hospitals; Policy making

Indexed keywords

CLOSURE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INSURANCE SYSTEM; POLICY MAKING; WELFARE IMPACT;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST CONTROL; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PATIENT CARE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL WELFARE; URBAN AREA;

ARIZONA; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; FLORIDA; HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 77049094179     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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