Hospital choices, hospital prices, and financial incentives to physicians?

American Economic Review

Volumn 104, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3814-3840

  Ho, Kate ^a   Pakes, Ariel ^b  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; CALIFORNIA; CAPITATION FEE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; CALIFORNIA; CAPITATION FEE; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84916920216     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: 19447981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.104.12.3841     Document Type: Article

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