This paper studies the effect of hospital ownership on treatment rates allowing for spatial correlation among hospitals …. Competition among hospitals and knowledge spillovers generate significant externalities which we try to capture using the spatial … hospital ownership on treatment rates that depends upon the market structure where the hospital is located and which varies by …

We examine the evolving structure of the U.S. hospital industry since 1970, focusing on how ownership form influences … hospital chain significantly decreases the probability of exit for for-profits, but not not-for-profits …