Commentary Examines Distortions in U.S. Health Care Market
"What Is Different About the Market for Health Care?," Journal of the American Medical Association: The JAMA commentary discusses three classic efforts to describe, to quantify and to propose solutions to health care market distortions. The authors also discuss current health policy initiatives that aim to reduce market distortions, including pay-for-performance systems and consumer-driven health plans (Wells et al., JAMA, 12/19).
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