How Has Hospital Consolidation Affected the Price and Quality of Hospital Care?
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2006-02
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Abstract
Provides an overview of the wave of hospital consolidation in the 1990s and reviews the literature on its effects on the prices, costs, and quality of inpatient care. Analyzes the studies' findings and discusses implications for policy makers.
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Health, Health, Healthcare Access/Reform, Public Affairs
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http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/no9researchreport.pdf