The Impact of Hospital Consolidation: An Examination of Consolidating Hospitals and Their Rivals
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description: Results from the multivariate analysis showed that for-profit hospitals had significantly higher costs and prices before consolidation and significantly lower costs and prices after consolidation. However, these post-consolidation price savings were mitigated by market concentration. Therefore, in highly concentrated markets, there was evidence that market power effects dominated efficiency effects. Conversely, rival hospital costs and prices changes in the third study did not vary significantly from match market hospitals.
abstract: Results from the multivariate analysis showed that for-profit hospitals had significantly higher costs and prices before consolidation and significantly lower costs and prices after consolidation. However, these post-consolidation price savings were mitigated by market concentration. Therefore, in highly concentrated markets, there was evidence that market power effects dominated efficiency effects. Conversely, rival hospital costs and prices changes in the third study did not vary significantly from match market hospitals.
author: Spang, Heather Radach
language: eng
keywords: Health Sciences, Health Care Management
date published: 2001
date modified: 2026-07-22T22:26:25Z
provider: University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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