"[T]he debate over injecting more market competition into health care raises issues that deserve more than a knee-jerk response. A first step may be to disentangle two questions that are generally intertwined in debates over 'competition' in health care. [1] Which approach is better at containing costs and serving patients -- traditional government programs or the private insurance market? ... [2] Would patients help hold the line on costs if they had more skin in the game?"  MORE >>