The health care revolution : from medical monopoly to market competition / Carl F. Ameringer.

Berkeley ; London : University of California Press, [2008], ©2008.

xv, 253 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

The professional regime -- Precursors of change -- The triumph of market theory -- The Federal Trade Commission takes the lead -- The AMA case -- A question of jurisdiction -- Drawing the line between clinical and business practices -- The quest for antitrust relief -- The demonization of managed care.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-229) and index.