estimates to evaluate the effects of hospital mergers. We find that MCO bargaining restrains hospital prices significantly. The … model demonstrates the potential impact of coinsurance rates, which allow MCOs to partly steer patients towards cheaper … hospitals. We show that increasing patient coinsurance tenfold would reduce prices by 16%. We find that a proposed hospital …

introduction of prescription drug coverage for older individuals via Medicare Part D. For policy makers who design such a market … Medicare Part D. We first analyze how well the hypothetical choice data predict willingness to pay and market shares at the …

implementation when patient distributions vary over time. The proposed policies delay antibiotic prescriptions for some patients …

implementation when patient distributions vary over time. The proposed policies delay antibiotic prescriptions for some patients …

help. This hypothesis is examined for the case of demand for hospital care which covers the largest part of public … insurance expenditures. The paper applies various methods for count data analysis of the frequency of hospital trips. Contrary …

neglect the competition between health care providers for patients which is crucial for medical quality. This third field of …