Aufsatz(gedruckt)#11975
COMPETITION IN BLOOD BANKING
In: Public policy, Band 23, Heft 2, S. 219-240
ISSN: 0033-3646
MUCH OF THE CRITISM OF MEDICALCARE IN US CENTERS ON THE AD HOC NATURE OF OUR HEALTH-CAREDELIVERY "SYSTEMS" OF WHICH THE COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BLOOD FOR TRANSFUSION (BLOOD BANKING) IS ONE OF THE WORST CULPRITS. THE ROLE OF COMPETITION IN BLOOD BANKING HASRECENTLY COME UNDER FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ATTACK, AND THIS PAPER USES FUNDAMENTALS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION ANALYSIS TO CLARIFY THE ISSUES.