Health Care Management Papers
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
2002
Publication Source
The RAND Journal of Economics
Volume
33
Issue
3
Start Page
433
Last Page
446
DOI
10.3386/w7966
Abstract
I exploit a change in hospital financial incentives to examine whether the behavior of private not-for-profit hospitals is systematically related to the share of nearby hospitals organized as for-profit firms. My findings demonstrate that not-for-profit hospitals in for-profit intensive areas are significantly more responsive to the change than their counterparts in areas served by few for-profit providers. Differences in financial constraints and other observable factors correlated with for-profit hospital penetration do not explain the heterogeneous response. The findings suggest that not-for-profit hospitals mimic the behavior of private for-profit providers when they actively compete with them.
Recommended Citation
Duggan, M. (2002). Hospital Market Structure and the Behavior of Not-For-Profit Hospitals: Evidence From Responses to California's Disproportionate Share Program. The RAND Journal of Economics, 33 (3), 433-446. http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w7966
Date Posted: 27 November 2017
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