TY - GEN AU - Melnick,G A AU - Zwanziger,J TI - Hospital behavior under competition and cost-containment policies. The California experience, 1980 to 1985 SN - 0098-7484 PY - 1988///1207 KW - California KW - Contract Services KW - economics KW - Cost Control KW - legislation & jurisprudence KW - Economic Competition KW - Economics, Hospital KW - trends KW - Length of Stay KW - Medicare KW - Patient Discharge KW - Prospective Payment System KW - Research Design KW - United States N1 - Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ER -