examine whether hospital policy can stimulate hospital TFP growth. We exploit variation across German federal states in the … period 1993 to 2013. State governments decide on hospital capacity planning (number of hospitals, departments and beds …), ownership, medical students, and hospital investment funding. We show that TFP growth in German hospital care reflects quality …

Hospital prices are almost completely irrational. They bear no relationship to the cost of providing the services, they … are opaque, and the prices vary wildly among hospitals and payers. The craziness of hospital pricing was laid bare when … the federal government released data on hospital charges in May 2013. In response to public shock and outrage, hospitals …

hospital (median US$1153.93/Rs. 118,589) was significantly higher than Mayo hospital (median US$427.93/Rs. 43,978), p<0.001; r … hospital's patients as compared to Jinnah hospital.Conclusion: This study indicates that OOP direct medical cost burden was … found considerably less in Mayo hospital as compared to Jinnah hospital. The OOP expenditures on chemotherapy were …

increasing prices. We test this prediction based on a reform of hospital financing in Germany. Uniquely, this reform changed the …

increasing prices. We test this prediction based on a reform of hospital financing in Germany. Uniquely, this reform changed the … erbringen. Wir testen diese Vorhersage auf Grundlage einer Reform der Krankenhausfinanzierung in Deutschland. Das Besondere an …