Ownership form and consumer welfare: evidence from the nursing home industry

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National estimates showed that 27% of nursing homes in the United States are organized on a not-for-profit basis, while 7% accounts for public nursing homes, and 66% are private for-profit facilities. The effects of ownership status on the quality of care rendered by the nursing facility are discussed.

Author: Santerre, Rexford E., Vernon, John A.
Publisher: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of the Rochester Area, Inc.
Publication Name: Inquiry
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0046-9580
Year: 2007
Services information, Services, Voluntary health agencies, Report

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Nursing home closures, changes in ownership, and competition

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A study examining the relationship of business competitions among nursing homes, and their intentions to either closing or changing their ownerships, is presented.

Author: Castle, Nicholas G.
Publisher: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of the Rochester Area, Inc.
Publication Name: Inquiry
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0046-9580
Year: 2005
Strategy & planning, Acquisitions & mergers, Plant shutdown, Market share, Analysis, Planning, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Company acquisition/merger, Company market share, Company business planning, Monopolistic competition, Facility closures

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Hospital-based and freestanding skilled nursing facilities: any cause for differential Medicare payments?

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The potential need for differential Medicare payments for freestanding and hospital-based nursing homes, which was terminated in 1998, is examined.

Author: Liu, Korbin, Black, Kirsten J.
Publisher: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of the Rochester Area, Inc.
Publication Name: Inquiry
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0046-9580
Year: 2003
Legal issues & crime, Financial management, Residential care, Company legal issue, Cases, Finance, Health care industry, Investigations, Medicare, Company financing, Prospective payment systems (Medical care), Hospital closures

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Subjects list: United States, Management, Nursing homes, Company business management
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