Managed care and monopoly power : the antitrust challenge / Deborah Haas-Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haas-Wilson, Deborah.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical care--United States.

Medical care.

Medical economics--United States.

Medical economics.

Managed care plans (Medical care)--United States.

Managed care plans (Medical care).

Monopolies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As millions of Americans are aware, health care costs continue to increase rapidly. Much of this increase in health care costs 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 health care sector undergoes reorganization and consolidation. There are two tools to limit the growth of monopoly power: government regulation and antitrust policy. In this timely book, Deborah Haas-Wilson argues that enforcement of the antitrust laws is the tool of choice in most cases. Focusing on the economic concepts necessary to the enforcement of the antitrust laws in health care markets, Haas-Wilson provides a useful roadmap for guiding the future of these markets.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Contents

Introduction

1. The Transformation of the Health Care System

2. The Current Treatment: A Strong Dose of Competition

3. Antitrust Policy in Health Care Markets

4. Market Definition in Health Care Antitrust Cases Involving Consolidation

5. Entry Barriers in Health Care Markets

6.The Effects of Horizontal Consolidation among Hospitals, Physicians, or Insurers

7. The Effects of Vertical Consolidation in Health Care Markets

Conclusion

Notes

Index of Organizations

Subject Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-231) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780674038110

0674038118

OCLC:

433534902