This paper studies the impact of hospital competition on waiting times. We use a Salop-type model, with hospitals that … differ in (geographical) location and, potentially, waiting time, and two types of patients; high-benefit patients who choose … between neighbouring hospitals (competitive segment), and low-benefit patients who decide whether or not to demand treatment …

Patient mobility is a key issue in the EU who recently passed a new law on patients’ right to EU-wide provider choice …) and too few (many) patients are treated in the high-skill (low-skill) region. The effects of patient mobility depend on …

This study investigates hospitals’ dynamic incentives to select patients when hospitals are remunerated according to a … framework. Patients differ in severity within a DRG. Providers are to some extent altruistic. For low altruism, a downward … adjustment depends on relation between patients’ severity and benefit. In a steady state, DRG prices are unlikely to give optimal …

We analyse the effect of competition on quality in hospital markets with regulated prices, considering both the effect …