• DocumentCode
    1152306
  • Title

    The business of finger pointing: It´s all in the wrist

  • Author

    Campbell, Mary K.

  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    4
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    Total US health care spending reached $1.3 trillion (USD) in 2000 or 13.2% of the nation´s gross domestic product (GDP). Health care spending is projected $2.6 trillion in 2010. When business is unprofitable, companies raise premiums faster than costs even if it means losing some market share. This also clarifies the key point. Maintaining good health on a personal level has spawned a huge industry with many business players. When consumers, governments or other players yelp about unfair play, the fingers come out wagging. The idea is to deflect the blame and preferably point the yelper towards another player´s direction.
  • Keywords
    commerce; health care; GDP; US health care spending; business; governments; gross domestic product; market share; Aging; Authorization; Costs; Fingers; Hospitals; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical services; Pharmaceutical technology; Surgery; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Potentials, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-6648
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MP.2003.1180931
  • Filename
    1180931