Competition and monopoly in medical care

H. E. Frech

Competition in health care has grown rapidly in recent years, both in fact and in theory. Actual competition has grown with reforms in private health insurance and a weakening of professional power. Monopolistic elements in health care, though still important, have receded. As a topic for study and research, competition has grown even faster. The study of competition is itself a growth area. The literature is large, diverse, but poorly connected. A critical survey and synthesis are missing. This book is designed to fill that need, to explain what we know mostly from research literature, about how competition and monopoly function in the health care sector. The role of competition in this market is controversial and debatable. This book is meant to contribute to that debate indirectly by raising the level of scientific understanding underlying the policy discussions. The book is not...

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