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This is a research information bleg.

Martin Gaynor linked to a very interesting study from 1998.

 

It was an examination of Medicare data and how prices varied or not varied between ownership structures.

For a set of Medicare medical shock events, there was no statistically significant difference on costs for patients for six months at either private, for profit hospitals and non-profit hospitals.

This was very interesting to me as I have the same thoughts on insurance company ownership and surplus distribution structures.

My biggest problem with using this study to confirm my priors is that the data is old and the US hospital landscape has changed dramatically.

Does anyone know if there are similar types of studies with much more recent data?

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    Eric U.

    my cynical take on this subject is that the so-called “non-profits” are just spending money on executive compensation, hookers and blow. The NFL is a non-profit

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    Doctor Science

    A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies comparing mortality rates of private for-profit and private not-for-profit hospitals says “private for-profit hospitals were associated with a statistically significant increase in the risk of death”. Their follow-up study says

    private for-profit hospitals employed less highly skilled health professionals, and there is a demonstrable association between health professionals’ skill level and patient mortality. Therefore, even if the private for-profit hospitals do not pressure their health professionals to balance their clinical judgement against the return to shareholders, the lower skill level provides one explanation for the largely consistent higher mortality rates in private for-profit hospitals.

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    elm

    I hate to break it to you, Richard, but you’re the best-informed and most sane person here.

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    jl

    California yanked the non-profit status of the Blues recently, or whatever it is named now. The state concluded that its behavior was indistinguishable from a for-profit enterprise. Probably some public analysis on that decision.

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    jl

    @jl: Edit button disappeared. I meant to type:

    ” California yanked the non-profit status of ONE of the Blues recently, “

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