economics of healthcare in the uk
Title: economics of healthcare in the uk
Category: /Law & Government/Government & Politics
Details: Words: 317 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
economics of healthcare in the uk
Category: /Law & Government/Government & Politics
Details: Words: 317 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
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…showed last 75 words of 317 total…care the patient is not educated enough about medicine to choose between two treatments and must therefore go with what the doctor recommends. This imbalance of knowledge gives the healthcare industry suppliers monopoly power. A healthcare supplier could lower the standard of service and not fear loss of customers. A doctor may also recommend a treatment that is costly and therefore will bring in higher profit for himself without the average person knowing any better.