We analyse - theoretically and empirically - the effect of hospital mergers on waiting times in healthcare markets … long panel of data on hospital mergers in the English NHS, where we find that the effects of a merger on waiting times … crucially rely on a legal status that can reasonably be linked to the degree of profit-orientation. Whereas hospital mergers …

Narrow hospital networks have proliferated in health systems with managed care. We investigate the causal effect of …-network insurers reduce mortality because they steer patients to higher-quality providers and reduce hospital congestion. Results imply …

Prolonged hospital stays, or hospital stays that are longer than medically necessary, are a major concern for patients … hospital patients (65 years and older) in Brazil and Mexico. We develop a continuum-of-care conceptual framework based on prior … that leads to more complex admissions; (ii) hospital inefficiency; and (iii) lack of rehabilitation, social, and long …