Health articles by theme

Hospitals' response to competition

• Impact on price and quality
• Anti-competitive behaviour by hospitals
• Comparing the responses of for-profit and not-for-profit hospitals

Interaction between competition and pricing

• Diagnosis Related Groups and Prospective Payment
• Cream skimming and patient dumping

Literature on response to information

• Patient information and ‘score cards’

Literature on direct patient choice

Nature and feasibility of choice