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CC calls for greater local competition in private healthcare

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Published on: 18 September 2013

Published by a LexisNexis Competition expert

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Original news
What are the key market characteristics and concerns outlined by the CC?
What were the CC’s key findings?
What are the CC’s views on pricing charged by hospital operators to insurers?
What are the remedies being proposed and are they likely to be effective?
Taken together with the changes in the NHS what will private healthcare provision look like in five years?

Article summary

Competition analysis: Is a lack of local competition in the private healthcare industry failing patients? Competition expert Susan Singleton of Singletons, comments on the Competition Commission’s (CC) findings and its proposed remedies.

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