title: Reform debate must address appropriate capital incentives.
abstract: In the broad debate over health care reform, the issue of how to regulate hospital capital spending is being touched on lightly. Many options exist--from incentives built into a national payment mechanism to market-driven plans.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D002201:Capital Expenditures; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control; D005379:Financing, Construction; D006291:Health Policy / Q000191:economics*; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000191:economics*; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D014481:United States