Comments on: THE PROPER ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN HEALTH CARE REFORM – PART 2: CREATING A HEALTH CARE MARKET

By: The Proper Role of Government in Health Care Reform - Part I | Stephen S. S. Hyde On Health Care Reform Topics

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:12:30 +0000

[...] THE PROPER ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN HEALTH CARE REFORM – PART 2: CREATING A HEALTH CARE MARKET [...]

By: Massachusetts Health Reform Experiment--Fixing Romney Care | Stephen S. S. Hyde On Health Care Reform Topics

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:55:28 +0000

[...] and a few other changes will make the Massachusetts Commonwealth Connector an instant model for doing health reform right. [...]

By: National Health Reform is Dead--Long Live State Health Reform | Stephen S. S. Hyde On Health Care Reform Topics

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:22:23 +0000

[...] is a real risk that, without a proper restructuring of safety nets and health insurance markets to correct the latter’s market failure, we’re [...]

By: Individual Mandate to Buy Health Insurance: Part 2 | Stephen S. S. Hyde On Health Care Reform Topics

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:39:46 +0000

[...] enacting health reform to correct the health insurance market failure requires setting up a new regulatory and safety-net framework that reforms the system to allow everyone to purchase (or not) affordable individual insurance [...]

By: The 10 Commandments for a Workable Health Insurance Exchange | Stephen S. S. Hyde On Health Care Reform Topics

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:12:42 +0000

[...] business and giving the money directly to their constituents to buy their own exchange-offered individual insurance and medical [...]

By: CDS

CDS — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:21:11 +0000

The fundamental source of market failure is that individuals cannot judge the quality of their health care (e.g. Is Drug X really better than watchful waiting?). As a result, insurers are competing on the basis of quantity rather than quality, leading to excess provision and utilization rather than real improvements in quality. This is what is driving health care costs.

By: The Proper Role of Government in Health Care Reform - Part 3: How Regulated Consumer Markets Will Succeed | Stephen S. S. Hyde On Health Care Reform Topics

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:27:08 +0000

[...] the market failure that has caused all the major problems in our dysfunctional health care system. Part 2 recommends straightforward government regulatory reforms that will correct this failure. Now, Part [...]