Competition Is a Bone of Contention ; More Choices Would Bring Down Costs, Some Say; Industry Reps Disagree

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With two health insurance companies controlling more than half the private market in the Dayton area, there's not enough competition here and in most parts of the country to contain soaring health care costs, consumer, labor and physician groups say.

Increasing competition among insurers is a key focus of health care reform legislation now in Congress.

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Competition Is a Bone of Contention ; More Choices Would Bring Down Costs, Some Say; Industry Reps Disagree

"If they don't have adequate competition, there's no incentive for them to run more efficiently, lower premiums and save money," said Cathy Levine of the Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio.

WellPoint Inc., the Indianapolis-based parent of Anthem and several Blue Cross-Blue...

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