The Markets of Health: Part II

This post is the second part of a series on the health care and health insurance markets; the first post dealt with the characteristics of the health care market(s). This one addresses the health insurance market(s). Whereas many pundits and politicians have attempted to claim health care “isn’t a market,” health insurance usually falls into the…

The Markets of Health: Part I

This post is the first part of a series on the health care and health insurance markets; this particular post deals with the characteristics of the health care market(s). The health insurance market(s) will be addressed in a future post. There is a growing cacophony of voices, both among elected officials and the general citizenry,…