Hospital Network Competition and Adverse Selection: Evidence from the Massachusetts Health Insurance Exchange.

Health insurers increasingly compete on their networks of medical providers. Using data from Massachusetts's insurance exchange, I find substantial adverse selection against plans covering the most prestigious and expensive "star" hospitals. I highlight a theoretically distinct selection channel: co...

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Published in:	American Economic Review Vol. 112; no. 2; pp. 578 - 616
Main Author:	Shepard, Mark
Format:	Article
Published:	American Economic Association Feb2022
Subjects:	Massachusetts Health insurance exchanges Insurance exchanges Hospital utilization
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost