estimates of hospital ownership type consist of the impact of differential patient case mix (selection) and hospital cost …

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 …

terms of increased access to hospital care for newly eligible children, so that there is an overall 10% rise in child …

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

Maryland has simultaneously operated per case - and per service hospital payment systems since 1976 with varying levels …

hospitalization puts patients at risk of hospital acquired conditions and disrupts their lives. We use variation in the patient …'s nearest hospital's propensity to admit patients with similar observable characteristics as an instrument for the admission … we find that the marginal hospital admission increases the number of hospital days by seven days and increases charges by …

for surgical ones. We further use a 2008 policy where Medicare implemented financial penalties for certain hospital …

Medicare spending in 2014. We use the entry of LTCHs into local hospital markets and an event study design to estimate LTCHs …

This paper examines the link between legislative politics, hospital behavior, and health care spending. When trying to … the Section 508 Hospital Coalition, which spent millions of dollars lobbying Congress to extend the program. After the … vote on the MMA and before the vote to reauthorize the 508 program, members of Congress with a 508 hospital in their …