Vivian Y Wu

Summary

Affiliation: University of Southern California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The price effect of hospital closures
    Vivian Y Wu
    School of Policy, Planning, and Development, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90098, USA
    Inquiry 45:280-92. 2008
  2. ncbi Managed care's price bargaining with hospitals
    Vivian Y Wu
    University of Southern California and RAND Corporation, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States
    J Health Econ 28:350-60. 2009
  3. ncbi Hospital cost shifting revisited: new evidence from the balanced budget act of 1997
    Vivian Y Wu
    School of Policy, Planning, and Development, University of Southern California and RAND, 650 Childs Way, RGL 305, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
    Int J Health Care Finance Econ 10:61-83. 2010

Detail Information

Publications3

  1. ncbi The price effect of hospital closures
    Vivian Y Wu
    School of Policy, Planning, and Development, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90098, USA
    Inquiry 45:280-92. 2008
    ..The overall estimate suggests a 4%, one-time, permanent price increase due to closure, a strong price effect that has been overlooked in the literature...
  2. ncbi Managed care's price bargaining with hospitals
    Vivian Y Wu
    University of Southern California and RAND Corporation, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States
    J Health Econ 28:350-60. 2009
    ..Second, health plans that are more successful at channeling patients can extract greater discounts. Patient channeling can add to the volume discount that plans negotiate...
  3. ncbi Hospital cost shifting revisited: new evidence from the balanced budget act of 1997
    Vivian Y Wu
    School of Policy, Planning, and Development, University of Southern California and RAND, 650 Childs Way, RGL 305, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
    Int J Health Care Finance Econ 10:61-83. 2010
    ..In contrast, hospitals with greater reliance on Medicare were more financially distressed, as these hospitals saw large BBA cuts but were limited in their abilities to cost shift...