The Medicare hospice program is intended to provide palliative care to terminal patients, but
patients with long stays in hospice are highly profitable, motivating concerns about overuse …

How do referral networks and medical conditions determine where patients get care? We
study this question in the US Hospice Industry, where for-profit hospice programs enroll …

The Medicare hospice program is intended to provide palliative care to terminal patients, but
patients with long stays in hospice are highly profitable, motivating concerns about overuse …

Americans rely on medical products, such as prescription drugs, to prevent or treat acute
and chronic diseases. However, persistent high prices and shortages threaten access to …

The services provided by behavioral health treatment facilities are essential in addressing
the ongoing behavioral health crisis in the United States. These facilities offer various levels …

This study investigates whether reliance on monetary donations alters nonprofit firms'
behaviors. Specifically, in the hospice industry, a shorter patients' length of stay (LOS) …

This study makes a review on literature of the healthcare quality of public and private
hospital to figure out the trend of the study on impact from public and private ownership on …

This dissertation consists of three essays on the economics of facilities caring elderly
population. Chapter 1 investigates the financial incentive in the nonprofit sector driven by …