title: How secure is the safety net? Public hospitals learn to survive in an increasingly tight market by closing, building, replacing and sometimes converting.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Piotrowski
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D006271:Health Facility Closure; D006273:Health Facility Merger; D006275:Health Facility Planning; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000191:economics* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D011057:Politics; D011907:Rate Setting and Review / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017664:Uncompensated Care / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States