The effect of hospital acquisitions of physician practices on prices and spending.
J Health Econ
; 59: 139-152, 2018 05.
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| ID: mdl-29727744
ABSTRACT
During the past decade, U.S. hospitals have acquired a large number of physician practices. For example, from 2007 to 2013, hospitals acquired nearly 10% of the practices in our sample. We find that the prices for the services provided by acquired physicians increase by an average of 14.1% post-acquisition. Nearly half of this increase is attributable to the exploitation of payment rules. Price increases are larger when the acquiring hospital has a larger share of its inpatient market. We find that integration of primary care physicians increases enrollee spending by 4.9%.
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Padrões de Prática Médica
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Gastos em Saúde
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Economia Hospitalar
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Honorários Médicos
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Medicina Geral
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Instituições Associadas de Saúde
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Administração Hospitalar
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2018
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