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Hospital mergers and acquisitions: does market consolidation harm patients?

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  1. Tamara Hayford, 2011. "The Impact of Hospital Mergers on Treatment Intensity and Health Outcomes: Working Paper 2011-05," Working Papers 42753, Congressional Budget Office.
  2. Laurent Gobillon & Carine Milcent, 2013. "Spatial disparities in hospital performance," Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press, vol. 13(6), pages 1013-1040, November.
  3. Jonathan Gruber & Samuel A. Kleiner, 2012. "Do Strikes Kill? Evidence from New York State," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association, vol. 4(1), pages 127-157, February.
  4. Vanessa Cirulli & Giorgia Marini & Marco A. Marini & Odd Rune Straume, 2023. "Do hospital mergers reduce waiting times? Theory and evidence from the english NHS," NIPE Working Papers 07/2023, NIPE - Universidade do Minho.
  5. Gaynor, Martin & Laudicella, Mauro & Propper, Carol, 2012. "Can governments do it better? Merger mania and hospital outcomes in the English NHS," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 31(3), pages 528-543.
  6. Zack Cooper & Stephen Gibbons & Simon Jones & Alistair McGuire, 2011. "Does Hospital Competition Save Lives? Evidence From The English NHS Patient Choice Reforms," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 121(554), pages 228-260, August.
  7. Burgess, Simon & Propper, Carol & Wilson, Deborah, 2005. "Extending Choice In English Health Care: The implications of the economic evidence," CEPR Discussion Papers 5328, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  8. Maysam Rabbani, 2021. "Non-profit hospital mergers: the effect on healthcare costs and utilization," International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Springer, vol. 21(4), pages 427-455, December.
  9. repec:zbw:rwirep:0105 is not listed on IDEAS
  10. repec:zbw:rwirep:0074 is not listed on IDEAS
  11. Fleitas, Sebastián, 2018. "Who benefits when inertia is reduced? Competition, quality and returns to skill in health care markets," Research Department working papers 1161, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica.
  12. Christoph Schwierz & Boris Augurzky & Axel Focke & Jürgen Wasem, 2012. "Demand, selection and patient outcomes in German acute care hospitals," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 21(3), pages 209-221, March.
  13. Kui Du, 2015. "Research Note—Parenting New Acquisitions: Acquirers’ Digital Resource Redeployment and Targets’ Performance Improvement in the U.S. Hospital Industry," Information Systems Research, INFORMS, vol. 26(4), pages 829-844, December.
  14. Carol Propper & Simon Burgess & Denise Gossage, 2008. "Competition and Quality: Evidence from the NHS Internal Market 1991–9," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 118(525), pages 138-170, January.
  15. Martin Gaynor, "undated". "What Do We Know About Competition and Quality in Health Care Markets?," GSIA Working Papers 2006-E62, Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business.
  16. Zhou, Mei & Zhao, Shaoyang & Fu, Mingwei, 2021. "Supply-induced demand for medical services under price regulation: Evidence from hospital expansion in China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 68(C).
  17. Martin Gaynor & Deborah Haas-Wilson, 1999. "Change, Consolidation, and Competition in Health Care Markets," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 13(1), pages 141-164, Winter.
  18. Cory S. Capps & Dennis W. Carlton & Guy David, 2020. "Antitrust Treatment Of Nonprofits: Should Hospitals Receive Special Care?," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 58(3), pages 1183-1199, July.
  19. Spang, Heather Radach & Arnould, Richard J. & Bazzoli, Gloria J., 2009. "The effect of non-rural hospital mergers and acquisitions: An examination of cost and price outcomes," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 49(2), pages 323-342, May.
  20. Paolo Berta & Gianmaria Martini & Francesco Moscone & Giorgio Vittadini, 2016. "The association between asymmetric information, hospital competition and quality of healthcare: evidence from Italy," Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society, vol. 179(4), pages 907-926, October.
  21. Carine Milcent, 2005. "Hospital ownership, reimbursement systems and mortality rates," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 14(11), pages 1151-1168, November.
  22. Vanessa Cirulli & Giorgia Marini, 2023. "Do mergers really increase output? Evidence from English hospitals," Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 94(1), pages 159-189, March.
  23. Martin Gaynor & Kate Ho & Robert J. Town, 2015. "The Industrial Organization of Health-Care Markets," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 53(2), pages 235-284, June.
  24. Gaynor, Martin & Vogt, William B., 2000. "Antitrust and competition in health care markets," Handbook of Health Economics, in: A. J. Culyer & J. P. Newhouse (ed.), Handbook of Health Economics, edition 1, volume 1, chapter 27, pages 1405-1487, Elsevier.
  25. Schwierz, Christoph & Augurzky, Boris & Wasem, Jürgen, 2009. "Does the Quality of Hospital Treatment Vary by Days of the Week?," Ruhr Economic Papers 105, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen.
  26. Han, Johann & Kairies-Schwarz, Nadja & Vomhof, Markus, 2016. "Quality competition and hospital mergers: An experiment," Ruhr Economic Papers 609, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen.
  27. Eunhae Shin, 2019. "Hospital responses to price shocks under the prospective payment system," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 28(2), pages 245-260, February.
  28. Chia Sun, 2014. "A conceptual framework for R&D strategic alliance assessment for Taiwan’s biotechnology industry," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 48(1), pages 259-279, January.
  29. Kurt R. Brekke & Luigi Siciliani & Odd Rune Straume, 2017. "Horizontal mergers and product quality," Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 50(4), pages 1063-1103, November.
  30. Benoit Dervaux & Gary Ferrier & Herve Leleu & Vivian Valdmanis, 2004. "Comparing French and US hospital technologies: a directional input distance function approach," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(10), pages 1065-1081.
  31. G D Ferrier & V G Valdmanis, 2004. "Do mergers improve hospital productivity?," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 55(10), pages 1071-1080, October.
  32. Akosa Antwi Yaa & Gaynor Martin S & Vogt William B, 2009. "A Bargain at Twice the Price? California Hospital Prices in the New Millennium," Forum for Health Economics & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 12(1), pages 1-23, July.
  33. Sriubaite, Ieva, 2021. "Who will be the mediator? Local politics and hospital closures in Germany," Ruhr Economic Papers 897, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen.
  34. repec:hal:pseose:halshs-00879787 is not listed on IDEAS
  35. Cuellar, Alison Evans & Gertler, Paul J., 2006. "Strategic integration of hospitals and physicians," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 25(1), pages 1-28, January.
  36. Leemore Dafny, 2009. "Estimation and Identification of Merger Effects: An Application to Hospital Mergers," Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 52(3), pages 523-550, August.
  37. Gaynor, Martin & Town, Robert J., 2011. "Competition in Health Care Markets," Handbook of Health Economics, in: Mark V. Pauly & Thomas G. Mcguire & Pedro P. Barros (ed.), Handbook of Health Economics, volume 2, chapter 0, pages 499-637, Elsevier.
  38. Kurt R. Brekke & Luigi Siciliani & Odd Rune Straume, 2011. "Hospital Competition and Quality with Regulated Prices," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 113, pages 444-469, June.
  39. Avdic, Daniel & Lundborg, Petter & Vikström, Johan, 2014. "Learning-by-Doing in a Highly Skilled Profession when Stakes are High: Evidence from Advanced Cancer Surgery," Working Paper Series, Center for Labor Studies 2014:9, Uppsala University, Department of Economics.
  40. Brekke, Kurt R. & Siciliani, Luigi & Straume, Odd Rune, 2013. "Hospital Mergers: A Spatial Competition Approach," Discussion Paper Series in Economics 8/2013, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics.
  41. Huckman, Robert S., 2006. "Hospital integration and vertical consolidation: An analysis of acquisitions in New York State," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 25(1), pages 58-80, January.
  42. Lisi, D.; Moscone, F.; Tosetti, E.; Vinciotti, V.;, 2017. "Hospital interdependence in a competitive institutional environment: Evidence from Italy," Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers 17/07, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York.
  43. Acuna, Jorge A. & Zayas-Castro, Jose L. & Feijoo, Felipe, 2022. "A bilevel Nash-in-Nash model for hospital mergers: A key to affordable care," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 83(C).
  44. Chia-Hsuan Wu & Ching-Cheng Chang & Po-Chi Chen & Ken-Nan Kuo, 2013. "Efficiency and productivity change in Taiwan’s hospitals: a non-radial quality-adjusted measurement," Central European Journal of Operations Research, Springer;Slovak Society for Operations Research;Hungarian Operational Research Society;Czech Society for Operations Research;Österr. Gesellschaft für Operations Research (ÖGOR);Slovenian Society Informatika - Section for Operational Research;Croatian Operational Research Society, vol. 21(2), pages 431-453, March.
  45. Laudicella, Mauro & Li Donni, Paolo & Smith, Peter C., 2013. "Hospital readmission rates: Signal of failure or success?," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 32(5), pages 909-921.
  46. Christoph Schwierz & Boris Augurzky & Axel Focke & Jürgen Wasem, 2008. "Demand, Selection and Patient Outcomes in German Acute Care Hospitals," Ruhr Economic Papers 0074, Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universität Dortmund, Universität Duisburg-Essen.
  47. Bayindir, Esra Eren & Jamalabadi, Sara & Messerle, Robert & Schneider, Udo & Schreyögg, Jonas, 2024. "Hospital competition and health outcomes: Evidence from acute myocardial infarction admissions in Germany," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 349(C).
  48. Chen, Yongmin & Gayle, Philip G., 2019. "Mergers and product quality: Evidence from the airline industry," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 62(C), pages 96-135.
  49. Capps, Cory S. & Carlton, Dennis W. & David, Guy, 2010. "Antitrust Treatment of Nonprofits: Should Hospitals Receive Special Care?," Working Papers 232, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State.
  50. Dmytro Osiichuk & Paweł Wnuczak, 2023. "Do Corporate Consolidations Affect the Competitive Positioning of Non-Financial Firms in China?," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(4), pages 21582440231, December.
  51. Melnick, Glenn & Keeler, Emmett, 2007. "The effects of multi-hospital systems on hospital prices," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 26(2), pages 400-413, March.
  52. Johann Han & Nadja Kairies‐Schwarz & Markus Vomhof, 2017. "Quality competition and hospital mergers—An experiment," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 26(S3), pages 36-51, December.
  53. repec:nip:nipewp:10/2014 is not listed on IDEAS
  54. Ambar La Forgia, 2023. "The Impact of Management on Clinical Performance: Evidence from Physician Practice Management Companies," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 69(8), pages 4646-4667, August.
  55. Jiang, Wei & Chen, Qiulin & Lou, Xuyan & Song, Lina & Chen, Zhuo, 2024. "Impact of a health system vertical integration program on patient expenditures and healthcare utilization: Evidence from county hospitals in East China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 87(C).
  56. Laurent Gobillon & Carine Milcent, 2008. "Regional disparities in mortality by heart attack: evidence from France," PSE Working Papers halshs-00586837, HAL.
  57. Abe Dunn & Adam Hale Shapiro, 2018. "Physician Competition and the Provision of Care: Evidence from Heart Attacks," American Journal of Health Economics, MIT Press, vol. 4(2), pages 226-261, Spring.
  58. Janet Currie & Mehdi Farsi & Bentley MacLeod, 2004. "Cut to the Bone? Hospital Takeovers and Nurse Employment Contracts," Working Papers 864, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section..
  59. Janet Currie & Mehdi Farsi & W. Bentley Macleod, 2005. "Cut to the Bone? Hospital Takeovers and Nurse Employment Contracts," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 58(3), pages 471-493, April.
  60. Mehdi Farsi & Geert Ridder, 2006. "Estimating the out‐of‐hospital mortality rate using patient discharge data," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 15(9), pages 983-995, September.
  61. Christoph Schwierz & Boris Augurzky & Jürgen Wasem, 2009. "Does the Quality of Hospital Treatment Vary by Days of the Week?," Ruhr Economic Papers 0105, Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universität Dortmund, Universität Duisburg-Essen.
  62. Daniel Rijken & Vincent (V.A.C.) van den Berg, 2017. "The Impact of Airline Mergers on Quality: Why Do Different Mergers Have Such Different Effects?," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 17-079/VIII, Tinbergen Institute.
  63. Marcia A. Docherty, 2014. "Change Leadership During Hospital Mergers: A Case Study of the Formation of Alberta Health Services," South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases, , vol. 3(1), pages 77-87, June.
  64. Andrew Sfekas, 2019. "Quality Competition and Intra-System Substitution in the Hospital Industry," American Journal of Health Economics, MIT Press, vol. 5(1), pages 65-96, Winter.
  65. Rabbani, Maysam, 2021. "Mergers with Future Rivals Can Boost Prices, Intensify Market Concentration, and Bar Entry," MPRA Paper 112864, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 26 Apr 2022.
  66. Somnath Das, 2019. "Effect of Merger on Market Price and Product Quality: American and US Airways," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 55(3), pages 339-374, November.
  67. Damien Bricard & Zeynep Or, 2018. "Does an Early Primary Care Follow-up after Discharge Reduce Readmissions for Heart Failure Patients?," Working Papers DT73, IRDES institut for research and information in health economics, revised Mar 2018.
  68. Gautam Gowrisankaran & Robert Town, 2002. "Competition, Payer, and Hospital Quality," NBER Working Papers 9206, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  69. Siciliani, Luigi & Stanciole, Anderson & Jacobs, Rowena, 2009. "Do waiting times reduce hospital costs?," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 28(4), pages 771-780, July.
  70. Schmitt, Matt, 2017. "Do hospital mergers reduce costs?," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 52(C), pages 74-94.
  71. Kurt R. Brekke & Luigi Siciliani & Odd Rune Straume, 2017. "Hospital Mergers with Regulated Prices," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 119(3), pages 597-627, July.
  72. Martin S. Gaynor & Samuel A. Kleiner & William B. Vogt, 2013. "A Structural Approach to Market Definition With an Application to the Hospital Industry," Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 61(2), pages 243-289, June.
  73. Damien Bricard & Zeynep Or, 2019. "Impact of early primary care follow-up after discharge on hospital readmissions," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 20(4), pages 611-623, June.
  74. Stuart V. Craig & Matthew Grennan & Ashley Swanson, 2021. "Mergers and marginal costs: New evidence on hospital buyer power," RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Corporation, vol. 52(1), pages 151-178, March.
  75. Brian S. Armour & M. Melinda Pitts, 2007. "Does disability explain state-level differences in the quality of Medicare beneficiary hospital inpatient care?," FRB Atlanta Working Paper 2007-18, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
  76. Nazmi Sari, 2002. "Do competition and managed care improve quality?," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 11(7), pages 571-584, October.
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  80. Susan Feng Lu & Konstantinos Serfes & Gerard Wedig & Bingxiao Wu, 2021. "Does Competition Improve Service Quality? The Case of Nursing Homes Where Public and Private Payers Coexist," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 67(10), pages 6493-6512, October.
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  82. Ya-Ming Liu & Jean Kinsey, 2005. "The effect of competition on the practice of outpatient services for diabetes patients at different levels of hospitals in Taiwan," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 37(12), pages 1411-1422.
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