[PDF][PDF] The price effects of a large merger of health insurers: A case study of UnitedHealth-Sierra

JR Guardado, DW Emmons, CK Kane - Health Management, Policy …, 2013 - ama-assn.org
In this paper, we examine the association between market concentration and prices in the
health insurance industry. Specifically, we conduct a case study of a large merger between …

[PDF][PDF] Competitive markets in health care: the next revolution

K Dayaratna - Heritage Foundation Backgrounder (2833), 2013 - static.heritage.org
This literature review of academic research suggests that competitive markets in health care
can offer patients greater quality, more options, and lower costs. The Federal Employees …

The pricing and quality effects of network structure choice: Evidence from American airlines' international route cancellations

J Chen - Journal of Air Transport Management, 2024 - Elsevier
American Airlines (AA) terminated two non-stop services from Chicago to Beijing and
Shanghai, respectively, in October 2018. Using the DB1B database, I study the pricing and …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of Health Insurance Concentration Market on Insurance Coverage in Colombia.

RS Acosta - Journal of competitiveness, 2014 - researchgate.net
This study seeks to contribute to the limited knowledge on the health insurance market in
Colombia. Using a database constructed for this purpose, we describe the structure of the …

The effects of competition on prescription payments in retail pharmacy markets

J Chen - Southern Economic Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Using pharmacy claims from New Hampshire between 2009 and 2011, I study the extent to
which pharmacy competition affects prescription payments. I measure pharmacy competition …

Mergers in Medicare Part D: Assessing market power, cost efficiencies, and bargaining power

A Chorniy, D Miller, T Tang - International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2020 - Elsevier
We empirically examine horizontal mergers amongst Part D insurers with the aim of
assessing how market power, cost efficiencies, and bargaining power affect premiums and …

Does COVID-19 decrease price dispersion? Recent evidence from the airline industry

J Chen - Research in Economics, 2024 - Elsevier
COVID-19 has caused substantial disruptions to the airline industry. This paper analyzes the
impact of the pandemic on price dispersion in airfares. The sample includes ticket …

The impact of market power and economies of scale on large group health insurer profitability

PH Born, L Hughen, ET Sirmans - Journal of Insurance Issues, 2020 - JSTOR
Following the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, financial reports by commercial
health insurers include more detailed information on a Supplemental Health Care Exhibit …

Is transparency a 'free lunch'? Evidence from the Italian local health authorities

PL Ferrara, C Guccio, C Scaglioni - Italian Economic Journal, 2024 - Springer
The healthcare is often considered one of the sectors most prone to corruption, and
transparency policies have been proposed in several countries to fight bribery and …

[PDF][PDF] Тенденции развития рынка страховой медицины в США

ИА Шпак - 2019 - fa.ru
Актуальность темы исследования. Социальные и экономические процессы всегда
характеризуются высокой сопряженностью. Поэтому тенденции развития социальной …