Managed care and monopoly power : the antitrust challenge /

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Annotation As millions of Americans are aware, health care costs continue to increase rapidly. Much of this increase is due to the development of new life-sustaining drugs and procedures, but part of it is due to the increased monopoly power of physicians, insurance companies, and hospitals, as the...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haas-Wilson, Deborah
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, ©2003.
Temas:
Medical care > United States.
Medical economics > United States.
Managed care plans (Medical care) > United States.
Monopolies.
Antitrust Laws
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated > legislation & jurisprudence
Health Care Sector > legislation & jurisprudence
Économie de la santé > États-Unis.
Soins intégrés de santé > États-Unis.
Monopoles.
monopolies.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Government & Business.
Managed care plans (Medical care)
Medical care
Medical economics
Monopolies
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The transformation of the health care system
  • The current treatment: a strong dose of competition
  • Antitrust policy in health care markets
  • Market definition in health care antitrust cases involving consolidation
  • Entry barriers in health care markets
  • The effects of horizontal consolidation among hospitals, physicians, or insurers
  • The effects of vertical consolidation in health care markets.

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