One of the reasons why regulators are hesitant about permitting price competition in healthcare markets is that it may … admissions to Dutch hospitals, we find no evidence that increased exposure to price competition reduces quality measured by …

research has come to no consensus on the relationship between hospital market competition and quality. This article extends … relationship between hospital competition and quality investment. Specifically, we look at how the quality of competitors, measured … measures of hospital-quality investment. We find the quality of competitors leads, in some cases, to an increase in quality …