New Health Insurance Study Findings Recently Were Reported by Researchers at New York University (Beyond Antitrust: Health Care And Health Insurance…

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New Health Insurance Study Findings Recently Were Reported by Researchers at New York University (Beyond Antitrust: Health Care And Health Insurance Market Trends And The Future Of Competition)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest -- Current study results on Health Insurance have been published. According to news originating from New York City, New York, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "The United States relies on competition to balance costs and quality in the health care system. But concentration is increasing throughout the hospital, physician, and insurer markets."

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from New York University, "Midsize community hospitals face declining demand and growing competition from both larger hospitals and smaller freestanding diagnostic and surgical centers, leaving the midsize hospitals vulnerable to closure or merger with other facilities. Competition among insurers has been limited by the development of hospital systems that extend the bargaining power of 'must-have' hospitals (those perceived to provide the best care for complex and less common conditions) across local health care markets. Government antitrust enforcement could play an important role in maintaining competition in both the hospital and insurer markets, but in many markets, the impact of that enforcement has been limited to date."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "Policy makers should consider supplementing antitrust activities with strategies that combine competition and regulation-for example, by regulating selected prices and structuring competition to cover entire insurance markets."

For more information on this research see: Beyond Antitrust: Health Care And Health Insurance Market Trends And The Future Of Competition. Health Affairs, 2017;36(9):1572-1577. Health Affairs can be contacted at: Project Hope, 7500 Old Georgetown Rd, Ste 600, Bethesda, MD 20814-6133, USA (see also Health Insurance).

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from S.A. Glied, New York University, Robert F Wagner Grad Sch Public Serv, New York, NY 10003, United States.

Keywords for this news article include: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America, Health Insurance, Hospital, New York University.