Improving healthcare : a dose of competition : a report by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice (July, 2004), with various supplementary materials /

Improving healthcare : a dose of competition : a report by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice (July, 2004), with various supplementary materials /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Dordrecht : Springer, c2005.
Description:	xi, 430 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Developments in health economics and public policy ; v. 9
Subject:	Medical care -- United States. Medical care -- United States -- Finance. Health care reform -- United States. Competition -- United States. Competition. Health care reform. Medical care. Medical care -- Finance. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5930630

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Other authors / contributors:	Hyman, David, Prof. United States. Federal Trade Commission. United States. Department of Justice
ISBN:	0387257519 (hbk. : acid free paper) 0387257527 (e-book)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Standard no.:	9780387257518 9780387257525

Table of Contents:

Executive Summary
Overview/Background
Industry Snapshot and Competition Law: Physicians
Industry Snapshot: Hospitals
Competition Law: Hospitals
Industry Snapshot: Insurance and Other Third Party Payment Programs
Competition Law: Insurers
Industry Snapshot and Competition Law: Pharmaceuticals
Miscellaneous Subjects
Appendix A. Hearings and Workshop Participants
Appendix B. Public Comments
Appendix C. Glossary of Health Care Terms and Acronyms
Appendix D. Selected Federal Statutes