Changes in Premiums of Cancelled Nongroup Plans Under the Affordable Care Act
Subscribers migrated to Affordable Care Act—compliant plans with modestly higher costs, but had higher levels of insurance coverage and stronger consumer protections.
Variation in Hospital Inpatient Prices Across Small Geographic Areas
Greater geographic variation was found among private than public payers in the inpatient price per discharge for most hospital services.
Effect of Market Competition on Hospital Performance for Heart Failure
This study empirically examines whether market competition is a potential driver of hospital performance on the key evidence-based Joint Commission heart-failure quality indicators.
