limitations after index admission, show trivial differences by hospital ownership type. Between private sector hospital types (for …

To develop new evidence on the effects of hospital ownership and other aspects of hospital market composition on health ….4 percent lower levels of hospital expenditures, but virtually the same patient health outcomes. We conclude that for …

payment for skilled nursing facilities (SNF PPS) in geographic areas with high versus low levels of hospital/SNF integration …

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 …

whether patients discharged to hospital-based SNFs have better outcomes. In unadjusted comparisons, hospital-based SNF … solved the problem of differential selection into hospital-based and freestanding SNFs by using differential distance from … home to the nearest hospital with a SNF relative to the distance from home to the nearest hospital without a SNF as an …

population. We find support for both sides of this debate. Markets experiencing entry by a cardiac specialty hospital have lower … spending for cardiac care without significantly worse clinical outcomes. In markets with a specialty hospital, however …

characteristics. The findings are best explained by differences in the objectives adopted by hospital types rather than differences in … capital constraints faced by them. Preliminary evidence suggests that hospital behavior depends on the ownership form of …

hospital ownership in the urban context. We examine differences in the provision of profitable and unprofitable medical … services in rural areas across nonprofit, for-profit, and government hospitals. We also consider the effect of hospital … ownership mix within rural hospital markets. We find that rural nonprofit hospitals are more likely than for-profit hospitals to …