What should be government's role in a market-oriented health care system?
What's the appropriate amount of regulation?
Who should regulate-states, federal government, or market forces?
What role do the courts play in this regulation?
Are there existing models that might guide leaders in designing an effective regulatory structure?
Welcome to the great managed care debate. In Regulating Managed Care, twenty-six of the nation's leading health policy experts give health care administrators, clinicians, and policy...
What should be government's role in a market-oriented health care system?
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Essential reading for every American who must navigate the US health care system. Why was the Obama health plan so controversial and difficult to ...