Is Competition the Answer,

Abstract

Proposals for more price competition in medical services delivery have arisen on both sides of the Atlantic. Perhaps the most visible pro-competition spokesman in the United States is Alain Enthoven (1978, 1980), but other names are also prominently associated with the concept (McClure 1978, Havighurst 1980, President's Commission 1980, Greenberg 1981). Recently legislation to promote competition has been introduced in the United States Congress. Periodically, individuals in other parts of the world also unfurl the banner of competition (Lees 1961, Stahl, in press). The remarks that follow are limited to the American context for brevity; some of them would have to be altered in other institutional contexts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA118806

Entities

People

  • Joseph P. Newhouse

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Competition
  • Congress
  • Consumers
  • Corporations
  • Economics
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Health Maintenance Organizations
  • Health Services
  • Health Surveys
  • Hospitals
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Motivation
  • Regulations
  • United States
  • United States Government

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