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The impact of ownership on health care services in HMOs

Kris Siddharthan (Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Administration, University of South Florida, Florida, USA)
Melissa Ahern (Melissa Ahern is with the Program in Health Policy and Administration, and Robert Rosenman is with the Department of Economics, both at Washington State University, Washington, USA)
Robert Rosenman (Department of Economics, both at Washington State University, Washington, USA)

Health Manpower Management

ISSN: 0955-2065

Article publication date: 1 December 1997

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Abstract

Tests the theory that owners (hospital, physician, insurance) of vertically integrated health maintenance organizations (HMOs) might substitute towards production of their own specialty goods. Uses data from various sources in the USA. Determines the impact of ownership on factors such as average physician ambulatory services per enrollee and average hospital days per enrollee. Concludes that policymakers need to encourage the development of standard publicly available quality measures to intensify competition and eliminate excess profits accruing to provider‐owners who substitute towards production of their own goods.

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Siddharthan, K., Ahern, M. and Rosenman, R. (1997), "The impact of ownership on health care services in HMOs", Health Manpower Management, Vol. 23 No. 6, pp. 216-222. https://doi.org/10.1108/09552069710187127

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