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Antitrust Laws and Competition in Research Proposal
Pages:6 (1541 words)
Sources:5
Subject:Government
Topic:Antitrust
Document Type:Research Proposal
Document:#49255854
Summary and Conclusion
As noted by Greaney (2009) competition is heavy on the legislative minds of the United States and it is believed as evidence by all proposals stating the same that competition is the factor that will drive the competition in the health care market and ultimately will be that which resolves many of the present consumers complaints and shortcomings of the health care programs presently in use in today's Health Care market. Excess and waste are noted as two primary costs associated with the health care market that must be effectively addressed.
Bibliography
Uncertain Future of Competition in Health Care Law: Legislative Proposals to Immunize Providers from Antitrust Law (2002) Health Affairs. 2002;21(2) © 2002 Project HOPE.
Sage, William M., Hyman, David a. And Greenberg, Warren (2003) Health Affairs. Vol. 22, No. 2, 2003 Project Hope. Online available at: http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/reprint/22/2/31.pdf
Greaney, Thomas L. (2009) Statement of Professor Before the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance. Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation United States Senate. 16 July 2009. Online available at: http://law.slu.edu/healthlaw/news_stories/statement.pdf
Hubbard, Robert L. (1997) Towards a Competitive Health Care System.…
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Bibliography
Uncertain Future of Competition in Health Care Law: Legislative Proposals to Immunize Providers from Antitrust Law (2002) Health Affairs. 2002;21(2) © 2002 Project HOPE.
Sage, William M., Hyman, David a. And Greenberg, Warren (2003) Health Affairs. Vol. 22, No. 2, 2003 Project Hope. Online available at: http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/reprint/22/2/31.pdf
Greaney, Thomas L. (2009) Statement of Professor Before the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance. Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation United States Senate. 16 July 2009. Online available at: http://law.slu.edu/healthlaw/news_stories/statement.pdf
Hubbard, Robert L. (1997) Towards a Competitive Health Care System. Fordham Urban Law Journal. Vol. XXIV, No. 4, 1997. Online available at: http://www.oag.state.ny.us/bureaus/antitrust/pdfs/FordhamULJ1997.pdf
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