This eBook was born out of a general diagnosis that the US healthcare sector is not only one of the most studied industries in economics but also one of the are

The past thirty years have witnessed a transformation of government economic intervention in broad segments of industry throughout the world. Many industries hi

Americans praise medical technology for saving lives and improving health. Yet, new technology is often cited as a key factor in skyrocketing medical costs. Thi

Source of the debate on how much competition and regulation are necessary in the health care industry. This is a reprint of proceedings from a 1977 conference.

"[This book is] the most authoritative assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of recent trends toward the commercialization of health care," says Robert