Describe unique characteristics of the market in health care

(a) Briefly discuss three aspects of the health sector which are different from (most) other sectors. ►

(b) Pick one of these three aspects and briefly discuss how it is changing. ►

(c) Pick a health sector organization (either a specific one or a general type) and briefly discuss a couple key challenges which it is facing in serving its mission and/or customers. ►

(d) Argue that the competitive market model with consumers (patients or plan members) making trade-offs between health care (or health insurance) prices and health care (or insurance) quality can work in the market for health care (or health insurance). ►

(e) Argue that the competitive market model with consumers (patients or plan members) making trade-offs between health care (or health insurance) prices and health care (or insurance) quality cannot work in the market for health care (or health insurance). ►

(f) What aspect of the market for health care would you change if you could?

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