title: The Fortune 500 on health care. Most top executives want to set the market free.
abstract: The nature of the American health care marketplace is in a state of flux and refinement. The recent attempt by the federal government to change the health care system has brought these issues to the forefront of public and private discourse. This research endeavor examines if these discussions influenced health care decisions by some of the nation's most influential decision makers.
authors.affiliation: School of Business, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, USA.
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Minifie
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Aiyer
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003363:Cost Control; D003625:Data Collection; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000639:trends; D005382:Financing, Personal; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics*; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000639:trends*; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States