List and discuss 5 factors that are likely to increase the intensity of competition in the healthcare industry, conclude by discussing factors that tend to prevent new competitors from entering an industry, be sure to include at least one supporting example from your personal experience and incorporate information gleaned from at least three credible and current resources . current resources are sources that are no more than three years old. to help you get started I have listed the following factors that can increase intensity in the healthcare industry and factors that tend to prevent new competitors from entering the healthcare industry. increases intensity of competition would include: larger number of competitors in the industry, slow growth of total sales in the industry, High fixed costs associated with operations in the industry, lack of differentiation among products or services offered by firms in an industry, high levels of strategic commitment by competitors in the industry. barriers to entering an industry include things such as: economies of scale successful and long-standing product differentiation, High Capital requirements , significant cost of, customers switching from one competitor to another, difficulty in gaining access to distribution channels. these are just some things that are ideas to get you started.