U.S. Healthcare : A Story of Rising Market Power, Barriers to Entry, and Supply Constraints /

Healthcare in the United States is the most expensive in the world, with real per capita spending growth averaging 4 percent since 1980. This paper examines the role of market power of U.S. healthcare providers and pharmaceutical companies. It finds that markups (the ability to charge prices above m...

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Autor Principal: Lin, Li
Outros autores: Mrkaic, Mico, Weber, Anke
Formato: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/180
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Acceso en liña:Full text available on IMF

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