Lack of Competition in Health Care Market a Problem
July 18, 2008 – 11:15 amLack of real competition in the health insurance market is an issue. A few large insurance companies that control the market have been created by how doctors and hospitals charge for their services. Seriously, try it sometime. Call around and find out how much it costs to have gall bladder surgery. Good luck with that.
Or, try finding out what it costs to have a baby at the local hospital. Princeton healthcare economist Uwe Reinhardt tried to call local hospitals and got nowhere. You can’t compare cost and quality when you’re buying health services if you can’t figure out how much care costs.
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