title: Deficit reduction and healthcare expenditures. A macroeconomic perspective.
abstract: The federal budget deficit is one of the more serious problems facing the U.S. economy, and reductions in the deficit have been mandated by Congress. Using a macroeconomic perspective, the authors discuss the potential direct and indirect effects of deficit reduction on the healthcare industry. Strategies for nurse executives to deal with pressures resulting from a changing macroeconomy are addressed.
authors.affiliation: Brighton Medical Center, Portland, Maine.
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Nicoll
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Niman
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets / Q000639:trends*; D003363:Cost Control / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000191:economics; D013660:Taxes / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States