is the source of harm from vertical combinations. We examine whether hospitals that are vertically integrated with … patient's expected profitability to a SNF increases the probability that a hospital self-refers that patient (i.e., to a co …-discharge Medicare spending. Additional analyses show that when integrated SNFs are divested by their parent hospitals, independent …

the quality of medical care provided by specific hospitals and physicians. These programs have sparked broad debate among … advantage of a cross-sectional time series of different hospitals to address two fundamental questions about quality reporting …. First, we examine whether report cards affect the distribution of patients across hospitals. Second, we determine whether …

quality of medical care provided by specific hospitals and physicians. These programs have sparked broad debate among … advantage of a cross-sectional time series of different hospitals to address two fundamental questions about quality reporting …. First, we examine whether report cards affect the distribution of patients across hospitals. Second, we determine whether …

quality of medical care provided by specific hospitals and physicians. These programs have sparked broad debate among … advantage of a cross-sectional time series of different hospitals to address two fundamental questions about quality reporting …. First, we examine whether report cards affect the distribution of patients across hospitals. Second, we determine whether …