Managed care discounting
Subtitle: evidence from the marketscan database
By: Avi Dor, Siran M. Koroukian, Michael Grossman.
Contributors: Koroukian, Siran M.; Grossman, Michael.; National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series ;; working paper 10437; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) ;; working paper no. 10437.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Managed care plans (Medical care); Health maintenance organizations; Angioplasty
Description: "The paper examines price discounting by health maintenance organizations and preferred provider organizations in markets for hospital services.  Our empirical analysis focuses on transaction prices for angioplasty, which is a relatively common procedure, with well defined 'product' characteristics.  After controlling for patient and procedure heterogeneity and market power we find that on average prices for PPOs are 8% lower than fee-for-service plans, followed by point-of-service HMOs who capture a 24% discount.  Our results are in general agreement with earlier work that shows that managed care discounts are 'real', after accounting for process of care"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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