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

Article Abstract:

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.

Services information, Services, Voluntary health agencies, Report

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Nursing home closures, changes in ownership, and competition

Article Abstract:

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

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?

Article Abstract:

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

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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