title: The national malaise concerning health-care costs in the DRG era.
abstract: This article considers cost, cost cutting, and cost efficacy issues, especially as they concern psychiatry. In this context, some signs and symptoms of a national malaise in these areas are discussed, and possible remedies recommended. Finally, some misgivings about outcome are also presented.
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D006801:Humans; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000191:economics*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States