Effects of increased competition in health care on the use and innovation of medical technology.
Price competition can be increased in the health care industry through greater cost sharing by patients when they use services and greater competition among comprehensive care organizations that provide insurance and medical care. How does such competition affect the use of medical technology? The answer to this question may be important to administrators.
D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D003669:Deductibles and Coinsurance; D004465:Economic Competition; D004467:Economics; D006123:Group Practice / Q000639:trends*; D006125:Group Practice, Prepaid / Q000639:trends*; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000639:trends; D006760:Hospitalization; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000191:economics*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D014481:United States