Table A1.

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Scopus
Before 2008
Search in title, abstract, and key Block 1: (private ‐within 2 words‐ hospital) AND efficiency OR “health care quality” OR “quality of health care” OR (health care ‐within 3 words‐ access*) OR “hospital admission” OR “patient admission” OR afford* OR “health care ‐within 3 words‐ delivery” OR “health care utilization” OR “health care availability” AND NOT “job satisfaction” OR Block 2: hospital AND privatization AND efficiency OR “health care quality” OR “quality of health care” OR (health care ‐within 3 words‐ access*) OR “hospital admission” OR “patient admission” OR afford* OR “health care ‐within 3 words‐ delivery” OR “health care utilization” OR “health care availability” AND NOT “job satisfaction” OR Block 3: (“public private*” ‐within 3 words‐ hospital) AND efficiency OR “health care quality” OR “quality of health care” OR (health care ‐within 3 words‐ access*) OR “hospital admission” OR “patient admission” OR afford* OR “health care ‐within 3 words‐ delivery” OR “health care utilization” OR “health care availability” AND NOT “job satisfaction” OR Block 4 “hospital ownership” AND efficiency OR “health care quality” OR “quality of health care” OR (health care ‐within 3 words‐ access*) OR “hospital admission” OR “patient admission” OR afford* OR “health care ‐within 3 words‐ delivery” OR “health care utilization” OR “health care availability” AND NOT “job satisfaction” Block 5 “for profit hospital” AND efficiency OR “health care quality” OR “quality of health care” OR (health care ‐within 3 words‐ access*) OR “hospital admission” OR “patient admission” OR afford* OR “health care ‐within 3 words‐ delivery” OR “health care utilization” OR “health care availability” AND NOT “job satisfaction” And no keywords “Medicare” OR “US” OR “United States” Limit to Journal, Article, English
After 2008
Search in title, abstract, and key Block 1: (private ‐within 2 words‐ hospital) AND efficiency OR “health care quality” OR “quality of health care” OR (health care ‐within 3 words‐ access*) OR “hospital admission” OR “patient admission” OR afford* OR “health care ‐within 3 words‐ delivery” OR “health care utilization” OR “health care availability” AND NOT “job satisfaction” OR Block 2: hospital AND privatization AND efficiency OR “health care quality” OR “quality of health care” OR (health care ‐within 3 words‐ access*) OR “hospital admission” OR “patient admission” OR afford* OR “health care ‐within 3 words‐ delivery” OR “health care utilization” OR “health care availability” AND NOT “job satisfaction” OR Block 3: “public private*” ‐within 3 words‐ hospital) AND efficiency OR “health care quality” OR “quality of health care” OR (health care ‐within 3 words‐ access*) OR “hospital admission” OR “patient admission” OR afford* OR “health care ‐within 3 words‐ delivery” OR “health care utilization” OR “health care availability” AND NOT “job satisfaction” OR Block 4 “hospital ownership” AND efficiency OR “health care quality” OR “quality of health care” OR (health care ‐within 3 words access*) OR “hospital admission” OR “patient admission” OR afford* OR “health care ‐within 3 words‐ delivery” OR “health care utilization” OR “health care availability” AND NOT “job satisfaction” Block 5 “for profit hospital” AND efficiency OR “health care quality” OR “quality of health care” OR (health care ‐within 3 words‐ access*) OR “hospital admission” OR “patient admission” OR afford* OR “health care ‐within 3 words‐ delivery” OR “health care utilization” OR “health care availability” AND NOT “job satisfaction”
And no keywords “Medicare”
Limit to Journal, Article, English
Search string: EconLit & SocINDEX
Search terms (AB “private w/2 hospital” OR AB (privatization AND hospital) OR AB “hospital ownership” OR AB “for profit hospitals” OR AB “public private w/3 hospital” OR AB “PPP w/3 hospital”) OR (SU (“private w/2 hospital” OR (privatization AND hospital) OR “hospital ownership” OR “for profit hospitals” OR “public private w/3 hospital” OR AB “PPP w/3 hospital”)	Search Options Published Date: 20000101‐20151231 Source types Academic Journals and English
Search string: Web of Science
TS = “private hospital” OR TS = (privatization AND hospital) OR TS = “hospital ownership” OR TS = “for profit hospital” OR TS = “non profit hospital” OR TS = (“public private” AND hospital) OR TS = (PPP AND hospital) AND LANGUAGE: (English) AND DOCUMENT TYPES: (Article)	Indexes = SCI‐EXPANDED, SSCI, A&HCI, ESCI Timespan = 2000‐2017