Comments on: The Health Insurance Exchange: Lessons from the Netherlands http://healthblog.ncpa.org/the-health-insurance-exchange-lessons-from-the-netherlands/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Fri, 25 May 2012 12:39:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bart Ingles http://healthblog.ncpa.org/the-health-insurance-exchange-lessons-from-the-netherlands/comment-page-1/#comment-45079 Bart Ingles Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:48:25 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=4748#comment-45079 <blockquote>"The providers consolidated, too, so they could bargain effectively with these oligopolistic insurers."<blockquote> Interesting point. In the U.S., providers are prevented from banding together into pricing cartels to counter the large insurance companies. But they can consolidate into ever larger provider groups. It's no wonder that individual practices are becoming scarce.</blockquote></blockquote>

“The providers consolidated, too, so they could bargain effectively with these oligopolistic insurers.”

Interesting point. In the U.S., providers are prevented from banding together into pricing cartels to counter the large insurance companies. But they can consolidate into ever larger provider groups. It’s no wonder that individual practices are becoming scarce.

]]> By: Devon Herrick http://healthblog.ncpa.org/the-health-insurance-exchange-lessons-from-the-netherlands/comment-page-1/#comment-45067 Devon Herrick Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:41:57 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=4748#comment-45067 Large, established firms always prefer government regulation to market competition. Large firms are the only ones with deep pockets and the experience to navigate the regulations and capture the regulators. That's why most of the airlines opposed deregulation. Large, established firms always prefer government regulation to market competition. Large firms are the only ones with deep pockets and the experience to navigate the regulations and capture the regulators. That’s why most of the airlines opposed deregulation.

]]> By: Neil H. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/the-health-insurance-exchange-lessons-from-the-netherlands/comment-page-1/#comment-45057 Neil H. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:01:12 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=4748#comment-45057 Very good point. This is a huge worry. Very good point. This is a huge worry.

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