Change, Consolidation, and Competition in Health Care Markets

Martin Gaynor and Deborah Haas-Wilson ()

Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1999, vol. 13, issue 1, 141-164

Abstract: In this paper, the authors summarize the nature of the changes in the structure of the health-care industry. They focus on the markets for health insurance, hospital services, and physician services. They discuss the potential implications of the restructuring of the health care industry for competition, efficiency, and public policy. As will become apparent, this area offers a number of intriguing questions.

JEL-codes: I11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
Note: DOI: 10.1257/jep.13.1.141
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Working Paper: Change, Consolidation, and Competition in Health Care Markets (1998)
Working Paper: Change, Consolidation, and Competition in Health Care Markets (1998)
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