title: A spectrum of health policy methods: lessons from the British.
abstract: Two vignettes about two health care systems (actually, one system and one non-system). Two different cancer screening programs. Two different approaches to developing a national health policy. This is not an issue of money; either approach could be used inside any budget. One approach looks at the entire health care delivery system, trying to maximize gain while assuring appropriate care is provided. The other approach tries to get votes. Is there any doubt which is the better method?
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Ganiats
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D011057:Politics; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States