example, U.S. antitrust agencies lost several hospital merger challenges when evidence showed that a nontrivial fraction of … estimate a random coefficients logit model of hospital demand and use the estimates to predict the increase in price that … even in suburban areas with high outflows of consumers, some hospital mergers could lead to significant price increases …

needy populations, nonprofit hospital mergers should be evaluated differently than mergers of for-profit hospitals. However …

hospital-insurer bargaining over premiums and reimbursements, household demand for insurance, and individual demand for … with the remaining insurers. We also document substantial heterogeneity in hospital price adjustments upon the removal of …

, hospital services, and physician services. We will discuss the potential implications of the restructuring of the health care …

financial health affect different aspects of hospital operation. In our study, we analyze this issue focusing on hospital access … account both hospital's current and past financial health as well as their expected financial outlook (i.e., whether there is …

This paper uses a difference-in-difference approach to examine the impact of California's hospital closures occurring … pulmonary disease (COPD) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Outcomes of admissions in hospital service areas (HSAs) with and … Medicare as well as non-Medicare patients. Results suggest that when treatment groups are not differentiated by hospital …

The emergency department (ED) is a complex node of healthcare delivery that is facing market and regulatory pressure …, we exploit heterogeneity in patient severity and hospital crowding, and find strongly suggestive evidence that it is the …