Moving North or South: Corporate Responses to Rising Health Care Costs in the U.S.

32 Pages Posted: 19 Jul 2008

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Ashby Monk

Stanford University

Courtney S. Monk

University of Oxford

Date Written: July, 18 2008

Abstract

Health care has become a core competitive issue in North America. On the one hand, Americans are worried about the impact of their privately financed system on business interests. On the other hand, Canadians are capitalizing on US problems in an attempt to attract investment away from the United States through their public health insurance system. This paper seeks to evaluate whether these views and actions are justified. This is done by examining, through close dialogue and case study, how the two systems interact with firms' ability to compete. While the findings in this paper do not give empirical backing to those calling for a nationalization of US health care on the basis of competitiveness, our research does suggest that health care reform will be necessary to preserve individual and corporate welfare in the global economy.

Keywords: Health care, Medicare, North America, competitiveness, regional competition

Suggested Citation

Monk, Ashby and Monk, Courtney S., Moving North or South: Corporate Responses to Rising Health Care Costs in the U.S. (July, 18 2008). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1162837 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1162837

Ashby Monk (Contact Author)

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Courtney S. Monk

University of Oxford ( email )

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