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Coordination versus Competition in Health Care Reform

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Interview with Dr. Katherine Baicker on the balance between coordination and competition in U.S. health care after the Affordable Care Act. (08:53)Download Many proposals to increase the value of care focus on improved coordination. But by generating incentives for provider consolidation, these efforts may unintentionally be at odds with another strategy for improving value: promoting competition in health care markets.

Source: New England Journal of Medicine

DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1306268

Authors: Katherine Baicker, Helen Levy

Institutions: Harvard University, University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research

Language: English

Topic: Healthcare Policy and Management

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Aging

Award: Health Literacy and Health Disparities Among the Elderly