Competition Vs. Regulation in the Health Care Market: Approaches to Cost Containment
Date of Graduation
Spring 1991
Degree
Master of Public Administration
Department
Political Science
Committee Chair
Kant Patel
Abstract
This thesis explores the merits of both the competitive and the regulatory strategies to cost containment in the health care market. It discusses the justifications for the use of these strategies and examines the effectiveness of each through case studies of health maintenance organization (HMOs) and diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). In addition, it considers how these strategies impact the quality of and access to care, highlighting the relationship between HMOs and the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The analysis indicates that neither HMOs nor DRGs have had a significant impact on containing total health care costs as both have failed to adequately address the factors that contribute to rising costs.
Subject Categories
Public Administration
Copyright
© Joan Kathryn Twiton
Recommended Citation
Twiton, Joan Kathryn, "Competition Vs. Regulation in the Health Care Market: Approaches to Cost Containment" (1991). MSU Graduate Theses. 953.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/953
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