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Download full textBerry, Charles; And Others – 1980
Canada's experience with national health insurance is examined from 1971, when a comprehensive first-dollar coverage system of benefits began in the Province of Quebec, until 1975. The study defines medical market areas in the province and asks questions about the effect of the Quebec insurance plan on the distribution of physicians, the supply of…
Descriptors: Consumer Protection, Federal Programs, Fees, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedPalmer, Alan K. – Journal of Medical Education, 1979
The interrelationship of market forces, government regulation, and self-regulation is discussed and the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) program involving competition in the health care field is reviewed. Concerns and misconceptions in the medical community about the FTC's involvement in the health care field are addressed. (Author/JMD)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Competition, Consumer Protection, Economics
