Evidence of Cost Shifting in California Hospitals.

We used 1993–2001 data from private hospitals in California to investigate whether decreases in Medicare and Medicaid prices were associated with increases in prices paid for privately insured patients.We found that a 1 percent relative decrease in the average Medicare price is associated with a 0.1...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zwanziger, Jack., Bamezai, Anil.
Format: Villanova Faculty Authorship
Language:English
Published: 2006
Online Access:http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?url=https://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:174007