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medical arms race: a standalone construct

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Health economics

the hypothesis that hospitals in competitive markets compete for physicians and patients through costly services and equipment, raising costs rather than lowering them.

In health economics, medical arms race refers to the hypothesis that hospitals in competitive markets compete for physicians and patients through costly services and equipment, raising costs rather than lowering them. This meaning comes from Robinson (1985) in Journal of Health Economics.[1]

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  1. Robinson, J. C., & Luft, H. S. (1985). The impact of hospital market structure on patient volume, average length of stay, and the cost of care. Journal of Health Economics, 4(4), 333-356. https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-6296(85)90012-8

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