Hoerger T J
Department of Economics and Business Administration, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235.
J Health Econ. 1991 Oct;10(3):259-89. doi: 10.1016/0167-6296(91)90030-q.
This paper proposes two tests of the hypothesis that not-for-profit hospitals (NFPs) behave differently than for-profit hospitals. The profit variability test states that the profits of an NFP will be less variable over time than profits of a for-profit hospital if the NFP maximizes utility subject to a profit constraint. The second test examines whether NFP profits respond less to change in exogenous factors, such as Medicare reimbursement rates, than profits of for-profit hospitals. Both tests, performed on panel data from 1983 to 1988, support the hypothesis that NFPs behave differently than for-profit hospitals.
本文提出了两项针对非营利性医院（NFPs）与营利性医院行为不同这一假设的检验。利润变异性检验表明，如果非营利性医院在利润约束下实现效用最大化，那么其利润随时间的变化将比营利性医院的利润更稳定。第二项检验考察了非营利性医院的利润对外生因素变化（如医疗保险报销率）的反应是否比营利性医院的利润更小。这两项检验均基于1983年至1988年的面板数据进行，支持了非营利性医院与营利性医院行为不同这一假设。
