title: Innovation, public choice and public control in the market for health insurance.
abstract: Innovation, public choice and public control in the market for health insurance/benefits in the United States are largely dependent upon the ability of the various stakeholders to successfully argue their positions with legislators, regulators, providers, purchasers and third party beneficiaries. Given the public/private nature of health benefits, these relationships are examined in a Stigler/Posner/Peltzman public choice framework. Conflicts among various stakeholders and their ability to influence innovation in the market for health benefits are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fields
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sutton-Bell
mesh_terms: D002755:Choice Behavior; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000458:organization & administration; D019981:Health Care Sector; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D007449:Investments / Q000191:economics; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011050:Policy Making; D017149:Private Sector / Q000191:economics; D017150:Public Sector / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States