The for-profit hospital is in the minority numerically in all developed countries. Although the
for-profits' market share has been quite stable for decades, for-profit chains have grown in …

This paper reviews recent studies on the links between competition, innovation and
productivity growth in the long run. From a long-run perspective, one can see that gains from …

We study the consequences of hospital competition for Medicare beneficiaries' heart attack
care from 1985 to 1994. We examine how relatively exogenous determinants of hospital …

This paper investigates the effects of market-wide changes in health insurance by examining
the single largest change in health insurance coverage in American history: the introduction …

Reimbursement incentives influence both the intensity of services and who is treated when
patients differ in severity of illness. The social optimum is compared to the private Cournot …

The goal of this paper is to identify key issues concerning the nature of competition in health
care markets and its impacts on quality and social welfare and to identify pertinent findings …

This article exploits policy change by the UK government to identify the impact of competition
on quality. It uses differences in competition over time and space to examine the impact of …

This paper quantifies the effect of state privacy regulation on the diffusion of electronic
medical records (EMRs). EMRs allow medical providers to store and exchange patient …

In theory, free entry can lead to social inefficiency. When new products are substitutes for
existing products, the business stolen from incumbents places a wedge between private and …

This much-needed text offers an authoritative introduction to strategic marketing in health
care and presents a wealth of ideas for gaining the competitive edge in the health care …