Public vs. private provision of charity care? Evidence from the expiration of Hill-Burton requirements in Florida

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 189-199

  Almond, Douglas ^a,b   Currie, Janet ^a,b   Simeonova, Emilia ^c,d  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Charity care; Hill Burton; Infant health; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PRIVATE SECTOR; SOCIAL POLICY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCOMPENSATED CARE; UNITED STATES;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951683351     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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