Regulating Hospital Prices Based On Market Concentration Is Likely To Leave High-Price Hospitals Unaffected.
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DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2021.00001
Abstract: Concern about high hospital prices for commercially insured patients has motivated several proposals to regulate these prices. Such proposals often limit regulations to highly concentrated hospital markets. Using a large sample of 2017 US commercial… read more here.
Keywords: high price; market; price; hospital prices ... See more keywords
Insurer Market Power And Hospital Prices In The US.
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DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2022.01184
Abstract: The extent to which concentration in the health insurance market affects negotiated prices paid to hospitals is of high interest to policy makers. We examined the association between insurer market share and hospital prices, using… read more here.
Keywords: insurer market; market power; hospital; hospital prices ... See more keywords
Overpriced? Are Hospital Prices Associated with the Quality of Care?
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DOI: 10.3390/healthcare8020135
Abstract: In most consumer markets, higher prices generally imply increased quality. For example, in the automobile, restaurant, hospitality, and airline industries, higher pricing generally conveys a signal of complexity and superiority of a service or product.… read more here.
Keywords: quality; hospital prices; pricing; care ... See more keywords