{"product_id":"9781461498162","title":"Developments in Health Economics and Public Policy: A Dose of Competition","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDevelopments in Health Economics and Public Policy: A Dose of Competition\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eHyman, David\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImproving Healthcare: A Dose of Competition systematically examines the American health care system from a competition-oriented perspective. The volume surveys the performance of each major sector of the health care system, and identifies impediments to more effective competition. Improving Healthcare\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eexamines such issues as competition v. regulation, public and private sector approaches to health care financing, cross-subsidies, licensure, provider market concentration, financial and clinical integration, payment for performance, quality, pharmacy benefit managers, direct-to-consumer advertising of pharmaceuticals, certificates of need, mandates, unionization, the significance of organizational status (nonprofit v. for-profit), and the role of antitrust and consumer protection in health care. It offers concrete recommendations to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of the American health care marketplace. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2014-11-22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781461498162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/b135898\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 431\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49471192989836,"sku":"9781461498162","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781461498162.jpg?v=1777982748","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781461498162","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}