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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
National Journal | Hospital CEOs Develop Care Checklist
Top executives at eleven hospitals have developed a checklist to improve the value of health care for their patients.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Real Clear Markets | Dueling Forces In Today's Healthcare Markets
All types of monopoly are not created equal in the U.S. economy. In a forthcoming study later this month for the American Enterprise Institute, Barak Richman of Duke Law School emphasizes that health care providers with market power enjoy substantially more pricing freedom than monopolists in other markets.

 Blogs                                                                                                                           
Heritage Foundation | Medicare Part D Proves That Competition Lowers Health Care Spending
Some policymakers have difficulty understanding competition’s role in health care. There is a historical reason: With a legacy of third-party micromanagement, something like Medicare Part D—a program where about 1,100 drug plans compete for enrollees—is remarkably foreign.