Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
healthcare policy, airline pricing models, healthcare providers, ACA, Affordable Care Act
College
Marriott School of Management
Department
Management
Abstract
As America’s healthcare industry becomes increasingly regulated under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the economic effects of regulation are still in question. One of the most puzzling questions is the price at which hospitals and clinics will charge for treatment. Because hospitals’ costs and prices are usually proprietary knowledge, we suspect that hospitals are participating in first-degree price discrimination* to maximize profits. In addition, we seek to explain how the ACA’s partial reimbursement rates cause greater financial stress on hospitals by forcing them to cost shift**.
Recommended Citation
Leavitt, Westin and Hansen, Dr. Mark
(2014)
"America’s Transition to New Healthcare Policy: Applying Airline Pricing Models to Healthcare Providers,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014:
Iss.
1, Article 993.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/993