Diagnosing Hospital System Bargaining Power in Managed Care Networks

We investigate the impact of hospital system membership on negotiations between hospitals and managed care organizations (MCOs). Previous research finds that system hospitals secure higher reimbursements by exploiting local market concentration. By leveraging system membership in the bargaining game...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. - American Economic Association. - 7(2015), 1, Seite 243-274
1. Verfasser:	Lewis, Matthew S. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Pflum, Kevin E.
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2015
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
Schlagworte:	Social sciences Economics Health sciences Business