Hospital integration and vertical consolidation
Subtitle: an analysis of acquisitions in New York State
By: Robert S. Huckman.
Contributors: National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series ;; working paper 11379; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) ;; working paper no. 11379.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Hospitals -- United States -- Administration.; Vertical integration -- United States.
Description: "While prior studies tend to view hospital integration through the lens of horizontal consolidation, I provide an analysis of its vertical aspects.  I examine the effect of hospital acquisitions in New York State on the distribution of market share for major cardiac procedures across providers in target markets.  I find evidence of benefits to acquirers via business stealing, with the resulting redistribution of volume across providers having small effects, if any, on total welfare with respect to cardiac care.  The results of this analysis--along with similar assessments for other services--can be incorporated into future studies of hospital consolidation"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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