by horizontal hospital mergers as an instrument, we show that rising prices raise the cost of labor by increasing …

reduced charge prices by 3.9% (which corresponds to savings of $1,164 per hospital stay) but also diminished negotiated prices … by 15.9% and hospital costs by 4.7%. Our estimation results show that the effects on charge prices do not last as long as … negotiated prices, while low-price hospitals increase charges; (2) hospital characteristics such as ownership, case mix, and …

whether patients discharged to hospital-based SNFs have better outcomes. In unadjusted comparisons, hospital-based SNF … solved the problem of differential selection into hospital-based and freestanding SNFs by using differential distance from … home to the nearest hospital with a SNF relative to the distance from home to the nearest hospital without a SNF as an …

whether patients discharged to hospital-based SNFs have better outcomes. In unadjusted comparisons, hospital-based SNF … solved the problem of differential selection into hospital-based and freestanding SNFs by using differential distance from … home to the nearest hospital with a SNF relative to the distance from home to the nearest hospital without a SNF as an …

design to examine effects of the expansion on health insurance coverage, hospital use, and patient health. We then link these … changes to effects on hospital finances. We show that a substantial share of the federally-funded Medicaid expansion … hospital revenue and profitability, with larger gains for government hospitals. On the benefits side, we do not detect …

We examine whether obtaining prescription drug insurance through the Medicare Part D program affected hospital … Medicare Part D was associated with an 8% decrease in the number of hospital admissions, a 7% decrease in Medicare expenditures …