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The Role Of Competition In Health Care: A Western European Perspective, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost, Diane Dawson, André Den Exter
The Role Of Competition In Health Care: A Western European Perspective, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost, Diane Dawson, André Den Exter
Timothy S. Jost
The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice 2004 report Improving Health Care: A Dose of Competition expresses a clear allegiance to competition as the organizing principle for health care. In Europe, by contrast, the key organizing principle of health care systems is solidarity. Solidarity means that all have access to health care based on medical needs, regardless of ability to pay. This is not to say that competition is not important in Europe, but competition must take place within the context of solidarity. This article critiques the report from a European perspective, describes the role of competition in Europe …