The spillover effects of Medicare managed care: Medicare Advantage and hospital utilization

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1289-1300

  Baicker, Katherine ^a   Chernew, Michael E ^b   Robbins, Jacob A ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Managed care; Medicare Advantage; Public health insurance; Spillovers

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; ECONOMICS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICARE; MEDICARE PART C; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888868133     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2013.09.005     Document Type: Article

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