Competition in Health Insurance
Author | : American Medical Association |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Health insurance |
ISBN | : 9781603599443 |
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Author | : American Medical Association |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Health insurance |
ISBN | : 9781603599443 |
Author | : John E. Dicken |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 13 |
Release | : 2010-06 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1437921493 |
Consolidation in the private health insurance (PHI) industry may be resulting in less competitive markets and contributing to rising health insurance rates paid by consumers and employers. However, measuring the extent of changes in market competition over time or the effects of changes is challenging. Researchers have used the data available to study competition in PHI markets, typically using one of two measures of competition: HMO market concentration; or the number of HMOs in a market. This report summarizes the findings of peer-reviewed research on concentration in PHI markets and the relationship between the level of competition and other variables, such as premium prices and provider reimbursement rates. Illustrations.
Author | : Michael E. Porter |
Publisher | : Harvard Business Press |
Total Pages | : 540 |
Release | : 2006-04-24 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1422133362 |
The U.S. health care system is in crisis. At stake are the quality of care for millions of Americans and the financial well-being of individuals and employers squeezed by skyrocketing premiums—not to mention the stability of state and federal government budgets. In Redefining Health Care, internationally renowned strategy expert Michael Porter and innovation expert Elizabeth Teisberg reveal the underlying—and largely overlooked—causes of the problem, and provide a powerful prescription for change. The authors argue that competition currently takes place at the wrong level—among health plans, networks, and hospitals—rather than where it matters most, in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of specific health conditions. Participants in the system accumulate bargaining power and shift costs in a zero-sum competition, rather than creating value for patients. Based on an exhaustive study of the U.S. health care system, Redefining Health Care lays out a breakthrough framework for redefining the way competition in health care delivery takes place—and unleashing stunning improvements in quality and efficiency. With specific recommendations for hospitals, doctors, health plans, employers, and policy makers, this book shows how to move health care toward positive-sum competition that delivers lasting benefits for all.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 65 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Health insurance |
ISBN | : 9781622027491 |
Author | : Center for Health Policy Research (American Medical Association) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 41 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Health insurance |
ISBN | : 9781603591249 |
Author | : Rudy C. Douven |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Competition |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Michael F. Cannon |
Publisher | : Cato Institute |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1933995106 |
Government control has driven health care costs sky-high at the same time that it has reduced the quality of care. As America's health care system cries out for reform, should policymakers embrace even more government planning, or should they fight for more individual freedom? In this updated edition of their 2005 book, the authors tackle proposals that would let government manage even more of America's health care sector. The continuing problem of ever-rising health care costs makes this book as timely as ever.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 103 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Health insurance |
ISBN | : |
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Competition |
ISBN | : |
Author | : A.C. Enthoven |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 175 |
Release | : 2014-04-23 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 148329272X |
These lectures review the research and experience on the subject of health care economy. The author also sets down a moderately rigorous statement of the economic concepts underlying the kind of competition that he regards as the most promising way to achieve a reasonable degree of equity and efficiency in health care. The first lecture is on the public policy goals of health care financing and delivery and discusses efficiency in health care. The second presents an economic analysis of the systems for organizing and financing medical care systems in the United States. The third lecture is about ``managed competition'', and the fourth reviews American experience with efforts to convert from the traditional system to a competitive system.The book is addressed primarily to economists, health policy makers and health services researchers. It explains how market forces may be managed in pursuit of equity and efficiency in health care. It addresses systematically many of the causes of market failure and proposes a strategy (``managed competition'') for overcoming them. It should be of interest to policy makers in any country interested in incentives for more efficient health care delivery. It should also be very useful supplemental reading for courses in health care economics.