Impact of a health system vertical integration program on patient expenditures and healthcare utilization: Evidence from county hospitals in East China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2024.102250
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Keywords
County hospitals; Hospital vertical integration; China; Different-in-differences;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
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