Does Scale of Public Hospitals Affect Bargaining Power? Evidence From Japan
Background Many of public hospitals in Japan have had a deficit for a long time. Japanese local governments have been encouraging public hospitals to use group purchasing of drugs to benefit from the economies of scale, and increase their bargaining power for obtaining discounts in drug purchasing...
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Kerman University of Medical Sciences
2017-12-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Health Policy and Management |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijhpm.com/article_3337_8fe30c2506bb9405b2bedce9206dc838.pdf |