title: Selective contracting program too high a price to pay for cost savings.
abstract: An economist finds that compromised negotiation postures, payment disparities and potentially escalated government buying power may be too high a price to pay for cost reductions achieved through a "competitive" system.
authors: H W
authors: HW
authors: Zaretsky
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D003164:Competitive Bidding / Q000191:economics*; D003361:Cost Allocation; D017046:Cost Savings / Q000379:methods; D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States