title: The healthcare crisis: competition is the problem and the solution.
abstract: When judged by any responsible national or international criteria, the U.S. healthcare system has reached the point of crsis. Serious issues exist regarding access, quality, and costs of our present system. Previous reform efforts have not been successful in addressing these concerns. A true market-driven, comprehensive healthcare system incorporating appropriate elements of competition with respect to pricing and the quality of services, along with the availability of accurate, transparent, data-supported information, would offer a higher probability of success in dealing with the causes of our healthcare crisis than would a government-run, single-payor system.
authors.affiliation: The College of Holy Cross, 1 College Street, P.O. Box 2021, Worcester, MA 01610, USA. zrpate10@holycross.edu
authors.forename: Zachary R
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: Paterick
authors.forename: Timothy E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Paterick
authors.forename: Blake E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Waterhouse
mesh_terms: D003163:Competitive Behavior; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics; D011057:Politics; D018855:Single-Payer System / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States