Does health plan generosity enhance hospital market power?

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 44, Issue , 2015, Pages 54-62

  Baker, Laurence C ^a   Bundorf, M Kate ^a   Kessler, Daniel P ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health economics

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MARKET CONDITIONS; PRICE DYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; EMPLOYER; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; WORKER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; INSURANCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ECONOMIC COMPETITION; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC;

EID: 84942252184     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2015.08.007     Document Type: Article

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