Kemp, Ron; Severijnen, Astrid - Mededingingsautoriteit (NMa), Government of the Netherlands - 2010
This study analyses price effects of two mergers in the Dutch healthcare industry. We investigate whether the merging hospitals raised their prices for hip surgery after the merger and, if so, how patients react to this higher price. For the Ziekenhuis Hilversum – Ziekenhuis Gooi-Noord merger,...