Title

The Effects Of Certificate Of Need Regulation On Hospital Costs

Keywords

Certificate of need regulation (CNR); HC per adjusted admissions; Hospital competition; Hospital costs (HC)

Abstract

This study examines the impact of Certificate of Need Regulation (CNR) on hospital costs (HC). Secondary data from multiple sources were used for the analysis. A panel representing 2,168 short-term general, nonfederal US hospitals operating during the period 1999-2003 was analyzed. Results of our analysis indicate that the existence of a CNR program was not related to HC; however, the stringency of the CNR program was positively and significantly related to HC. Implications from these results include the inability of CNR to contain HC as assumed or expected, and the possibility that CNR may actually increase HC, while reducing competition. © 2010 Aspen Publishers.

Publication Date

6-1-2010

Publication Title

Journal of Health Care Finance

Volume

36

Issue

4

Number of Pages

1-16

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

77953772752 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/77953772752

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