Subsidies and Structure: The Lasting Impact of the Hill-Burton Program on the Hospital Industry
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Chung, Andrea Park; Gaynor, Martin; Richards-Shubik, Seth
署名单位：
Carnegie Mellon University; University of Bristol; National Bureau of Economic Research; Lehigh University
刊物名称：
REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
ISSN/ISSBN：
0034-6535
DOI：
10.1162/REST_a_00654
发表日期：
2017-12
页码：
926-943
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摘要：
We study the effect of public subsidies from the Hill-Burton program on hospital capacity, organization of the hospital industry, and utilization. We estimate that the program accounted for a net increase of over 70,000 beds nationwide and that these effects lasted well beyond twenty years. We also show that differences in the number of hospital beds per capita between high- and low-income counties, rural and urban counties, and the South and the rest of the country fell substantially. We conclude that the program largely achieved its goals, with substantial and long-lasting effects on the U.S. hospital industry.
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