The Economics of Health and Health Care is the market-leading health economics textbook,
providing comprehensive coverage of all the key topics, and balancing economic theory …

Importance Health systems play a central role in the delivery of health care, but relatively
little is known about these organizations and their performance. Objective To (1) identify and …

Introduction Vertical integration models involve integrating services from different levels of
care (eg, primary care, acute care, post‐acute care). Therefore, one of their main objectives …

Suicide among physicians is a longstanding problem, with risk factors exacerbated by the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In this article, we explore suicidal thoughts …

Vertical integration of health systems—the common ownership of different aspects of the
health care system—continues to occur at increasing rates in the United States. This …

Private equity is an increasing presence in US healthcare, with unclear consequences.
Leveraging unique data sources and difference-in-differences designs, we examine the …

We measure organizational concentration—the distribution of a patient's health care across
organizations—to examine how firm boundaries affect health care efficiency. First, when …

Background Understanding how physicians respond to payment methods is crucial for
designing effective incentives and enhancing the insurance system. Previous theoretical …

The prices paid in 2019 by Blue Cross Blue Shield health plans in hospital outpatient
departments were double those paid in physician offices for biologics, chemotherapies, and …

Background The share of oncology practices owned by hospitals (ie, vertically integrated)
nearly doubled from 2007 to 2017. We examined how integration between hospitals and …