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Hospital cost shifting revisited: new evidence from the balanced budget act of 1997

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  • Vivian Wu, 2010. "Hospital cost shifting revisited: new evidence from the balanced budget act of 1997," International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Springer, vol. 10(1), pages 61-83, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:ijhcfe:v:10:y:2010:i:1:p:61-83
    DOI: 10.1007/s10754-009-9071-5
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    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • L33 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Comparison of Public and Private Enterprise and Nonprofit Institutions; Privatization; Contracting Out
    • H44 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Publicly Provided Goods: Mixed Markets

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