The for-profit hospital is in the minority numerically in all developed countries. Although the for-profits' market … contrast, for-profit chains have made few inroads in other countries. The literature on hospital ownership addresses three … fundamental questions. First, why do private not-for-profit organizations dominate the hospital industry? Second, how do private …

We consider an economy where most of the health care is publicly provided,and where there is waiting time for several … cost, the self-selection induced redistribution may implythat it is socially optimal to provide health care publicly and at … for public health treatment. Moreover, we studythe interaction between this quality decision and the optimal tax …

studies how the system of health care provision affects the allocation of patients to physicians when physicians differ in … altruism. We show that allowing for private provision of health care, parallel to (free) treatment in a National Health Service …

We investigate whether people enrolled into voluntary health insurance (VHI) substitute public consumption with private … income (doubly insured) individuals to low income (not doubly insured) ones operated by the Italian National Health Service …

a trade-off between efficiency and quality in the delivery of US hospital care …

National Health System (SUS). We emphasize the for-profit and not-for-profit orientations of the hospitals rather than focusing … results of ownership-induced differences in hospital mortality rates within the SUS …