Financial Ties, Market Structure, Commercial Prices, and Medical Director Compensation in Dialysis

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Xuyang Xia · Trinity College

Wu Deng · Duke University

Paul J. Eliason · National Bureau of Economic Research

Riley League · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Ryan C. McDevitt · Duke University

James W. Roberts · Duke University

Heather Wong ·

Abstract

In this economic evaluation, market concentration in the US dialysis industry increased from 2005 to 2019 and was associated with higher commercial prices for outpatient hemodialysis. Physician ownership of facilities also increased, and medical directors received higher pay in markets where large chains operate.

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Healthcare Policy and Management Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Organ Donation and Transplantation

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Published in: JAMA Health Forum

Volume 6, Issue 6, pp. e252659-e252659

DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.2659

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Financial Ties, Market Structure, Commercial Prices, and Medical Director Compensation in Dialysis

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