Research Insights

Published on: June 18, 2025. Updated on: June 26, 2025.

The Corporatization of Hospitals: The Impact on Health Care Costs and Quality

A study by Elena Andreyeva, PhD, Atul Gupta, PhD, Catherine Ishitani, PhD Candidate, Malgorzata Sylwestrzak, and Benjamin Ukert, PhD, evaluated how independent hospitals entering health system ownership impact health care costs and delivery.

Health Care Management / Affordability / Cost & Quality / Provider Consolidation

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Research Insights

Published on: September 06, 2022.

The Impact of Private Equity Acquisition on Health Care Spending and Utilization

Cost & Quality / Health Care Coverage

Research Insights

Published on: August 11, 2022. Updated on: August 11, 2022.

Does Having Health Insurance Coverage Reduce Mortality?

Health Care Coverage

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Published on: July 27, 2022.

Geographic Variation in Private Equity Penetration Across Physician Specialties

Cost & Quality / Health Care Coverage / Private Equity / Provider Consolidation

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Published on: March 31, 2022.

Does Medicaid Expansion Impact Postpartum Coverage, Outpatient Visits, and Racial Disparities?

Cost & Quality / Maternal and Child Health

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Published on: January 21, 2022.

Do Medical Device Firm Payments To Physicians Affect Hospital Purchasing Decisions?

Cost & Quality

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Published on: March 18, 2021.

Labor Market Power: Another Consideration In Hospital Merger Reviews?

Provider Consolidation

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Published on: March 01, 2021.

Is Health Care Shoppable?

Cost & Quality

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Published on: February 23, 2021.

High Deductibles May Encourage Smarter Patient Decisions About Low-Value Care Use

Cost & Quality

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Published on: December 02, 2020.

Improving Payment Accuracy In Health Insurance Marketplaces

Cost & Quality

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Published on: November 19, 2020.

Better Prediction of Rising Health Spending to Improve Cost Containment

Cost & Quality

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Published on: September 17, 2020. Updated on: October 30, 2020.

More Evidence That Vertical Integration Increases Market Power and Pricing

Cost & Quality / Provider Consolidation

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Published on: January 31, 2020. Updated on: October 30, 2020.

Shorter Initial Prescriptions for Opioids: What are the Health and Economic Benefits?

Cost & Quality / Prescription Drugs / Substance Use

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