Measuring Returns to Hospital Care : Evidence from Ambulance Referral Patterns
Medicare spending exceeds 4% of GDP in the US each year, and there are concerns that moral hazard problems have led to overspending. This paper considers whether hospitals that treat patients more aggressively and receive higher payments from Medicare improve health outcomes for their patients. An i...
| Veröffentlicht in: | The journal of political economy. - 1969. - 123(2015), 1 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 170-214 |
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| Format: | Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | The journal of political economy |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |