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Insurance and monopoly power in a mixed private/public hospital system [electronic resource] discuss...

Insurance and monopoly power in a mixed private/public hospital system [electronic resource] discuss...

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Insurance and monopoly power in a mixed private/public hospital system [electronic resource] discussion paper / Donald J. Wright.

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Insurance and monopoly power in a mixed private/public hospital system [electronic resource] discussion paper / Donald J. Wright.

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[Broadway, N.S.W.] : Centre for Health Economics Research, University of Technology, Sydney, 2004.

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2004.

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74VMBwqemoyM

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991002251369702626

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[Broadway, N.S.W.] : Centre for Health Economics Research, University of Technology, Sydney, 2004.

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New South Wales

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2004.

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"Consumers, when ill, often have the choice of being treated for free in a public hospital or at a positive price in a private hospital. To compensate for the positive price, private hospitals offer a higher quality treatment. Private hospitals and doctors also have a degree of monopoly power in their pricing. In this setting, it is shown that the...

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Insurance and monopoly power in a mixed private/public hospital system [electronic resource] discussion paper / Donald J. Wright.

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Discussion paper / Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation ; 55.

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"December 2004".

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