More attention should be paid to creating conditions under which competition can actually bring health care costs down--what is the point of private health plans otherwise?

What is the proper role of competition in health care markets? On July 23, 2004, the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice jointly issued a major report, Improving Health Care: A Dose of Competition. The report, which followed nine months of hearings held during February–October 2003,...

This book provides a point of view on the debate about health care delivery in the United States, particularly in light of the debate surrounding the Patient Protection Act.

Robert B. Helms examines creating incentives for competition and lessons from the United States.