Has Competition Lowered Hospital Prices?

On Jan. 1, 1997, New York ended its regulation of hospital prices with the intent of using competitive markets to control prices and increase efficiency. This paper uses data that come from annual reports filed by all health maintenance organizations (HMOs) operating in New York and include payments...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jack Zwanziger, Cathleen Mooney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2005-02-01
Series:Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5034/inquiryjrnl_42.1.73