In this paper, we explore the effects of primary care physician (PCP) practice competition on five distinct quality …

single-carrier plans, while others adopted regimes with at least two carriers. Hence, we also ask whether competition between …

The objective of this study is to estimate the effects of competition for both Medicare and HMO patients on the quality … infarction (reported by the state of California). Measures of competition are constructed for each hospital and payer type. The … competition measures are formulated to mitigate the possibility of endogeneity bias. The study finds that increases in the degree …

single-carrier plans, while others adopted regimes with at least two carriers. Hence, we also ask whether competition between …

The objective of this study is to estimate the effects of competition for both Medicare and HMO patients on the quality … infarction (reported by the state of California). Measures of competition are constructed for each hospital and payer type. The … competition measures are formulated to mitigate the possibility of endogeneity bias. The study finds that increases in the degree …