Comments on: Competition and Health Care Costs http://healthcarecostmonitor.thehastingscenter.org/josephwhite/competition-and-health-care-costs/ Commentary and opinion on cost control in the implementation of health reform. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:10:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: Cameron Borah http://healthcarecostmonitor.thehastingscenter.org/josephwhite/competition-and-health-care-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-97009 Cameron Borah Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:28:26 +0000 http://Iun5ouFM3BGv7mqM8ivLAg_50ef7079c827036a48f16e16cc652fd3#comment-97009 I'd like to take into account the likelihood of thanking you to your expert guidance I have consistently enjoyed browsing your web page. I’d like to take into account the likelihood of thanking you to your expert guidance I have consistently enjoyed browsing your web page.

]]> By: Beyond the Public Option: Consumer Choice in Healthcare « Health Care Reform….Outside the Beltway http://healthcarecostmonitor.thehastingscenter.org/josephwhite/competition-and-health-care-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Beyond the Public Option: Consumer Choice in Healthcare « Health Care Reform….Outside the Beltway Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:59:36 +0000 http://Iun5ouFM3BGv7mqM8ivLAg_50ef7079c827036a48f16e16cc652fd3#comment-155 [...] plans hinge upon competition as the motive force for efficiency and quality in health care.  The latter is a questionable assumption which I will explore in more depth in another post; for the time being I would like to focus on the [...] […] plans hinge upon competition as the motive force for efficiency and quality in health care.  The latter is a questionable assumption which I will explore in more depth in another post; for the time being I would like to focus on the […]

]]> By: Public Option Blues: Considering the State-by-State Route to Health Reform « Health Care Reform….Outside the Beltway http://healthcarecostmonitor.thehastingscenter.org/josephwhite/competition-and-health-care-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Public Option Blues: Considering the State-by-State Route to Health Reform « Health Care Reform….Outside the Beltway Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:54:26 +0000 http://Iun5ouFM3BGv7mqM8ivLAg_50ef7079c827036a48f16e16cc652fd3#comment-102 [...] if it DID in fact take advantage of being a government program to outcompete private insurers.  Competition in health insurance has historically only had marginal benefit for cost containment; most effective are systemic efforts to control costs via government programs, making the provision [...] […] if it DID in fact take advantage of being a government program to outcompete private insurers.  Competition in health insurance has historically only had marginal benefit for cost containment; most effective are systemic efforts to control costs via government programs, making the provision […]

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