trace out the effects of greater managed care penetration on hospital utilization and spending throughout the health care … system. We find that when more seniors enroll in Medicare managed care, hospital costs decline for all seniors and for …

managed care enrollment significantly reduces hospital cost growth. While some of this effect is offset by increased spending … on physicians, we generally find a significant reduction in total spending as well. In analyzing the sources of hospital …

managed care enrollment significantly reduces hospital cost growth. While some of this effect is offset by increased spending … on physicians, we generally find a significant reduction in total spending as well. In analyzing the sources of hospital …

trace out the effects of greater managed care penetration on hospital utilization and spending throughout the health care … system. We find that when more seniors enroll in Medicare managed care, hospital costs decline for all seniors and for …