title: The Growing Difference Between Public And Private Payment Rates For Inpatient Hospital Care.
authors.affiliation: Thomas M. Selden (Thomas.Selden@ahrq.hhs.gov) is director of the Division of Research and Modeling, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in Rockville, Maryland.
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Selden
authors.affiliation: Zeynal Karaca is a senior economist in the Division of Markets and Economic Research, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, at AHRQ.
authors.forename: Zeynal
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Karaca
authors.affiliation: Patricia Keenan is a senior researcher in the Office of the Director at AHRQ.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Keenan
authors.affiliation: Chapin White is a senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation in Arlington, Virginia.
authors.forename: Chapin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: White
authors.affiliation: Richard Kronick is director of AHRQ.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kronick
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000639:trends*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D017149:Private Sector; D017150:Public Sector; D014481:United States
keywords: Health Spending; Hospitals; Medicaid; Medicare