Who was that straw man anyway? A comment on Evans and Rice

Article Abstract:

Robert G. Evans and Thomas Rice deal with the advice which should be given to policy makers rather than with the politics of reforming health care or with actual occurrences in the medical markets. Evans especially concentrates on ad hominem speculation about the hidden motives of some market-oriented health care economists. Evans finds fault with the redistribution of wealth which he believes health care reform would effect, while Rice is less polemical.

Economic aspects, Criticism and interpretation, Health care reform, Rice, Thomas, Evans, Robert G.

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Foreword

Article Abstract:

The need now to consider the two aspects of health care industry change which were yet to occur when Kenneth J Arrow wrote his 1963 article are discussed, and these are rising health care spending and rapidly developing medical technology. The governmental factor, that of welfare economics, is also missing.

Management, Health care industry, Welfare economics

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Cost and performance: a comparison of the individual and group health insurance market

Article Abstract:

The authors analyze the relative advantages and disadvantage of individual and group health insurance plans. Costs of premiums, benefit amounts, number of options, and taxes are compared.

Analysis, Comparative analysis, Health insurance, Group insurance

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