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Non-profit cost-adjusting with quality as a private good

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  • Dan Friesner
  • Robert Rosenman

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Nonprofit firms that produce multiple outputs may lower service intensity for one patient group in response to lower reimbursements for another group. This is termed 'cost-adjusting' behaviour. Cost-adjusting implies a serious welfare transfer. The results of this analysis suggest that the potential for this welfare transfer exists; however, the ability of a firm to exploit this welfare transfer depends largely on the demand conditions present in the market. An empirical analysis finds evidence that nonprofit hospitals in Washington State do practise cost-adjusting.

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  • Dan Friesner & Robert Rosenman, 2004. "Non-profit cost-adjusting with quality as a private good," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(5), pages 511-523.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:36:y:2004:i:5:p:511-523
    DOI: 10.1080/00036840410001682223
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