Toward implementation of an urban health agenda: the role of government.
Government has several essential roles in the implementation of an urban health agenda. Government acts as a direct agent in the financing and delivery of services, as a rule maker for the financing and provision of care by others, and as a forum for political debate. Discussions of access to care, control of health care costs, and the maintenance of quality all include a role for government. A period of apparent rejection of comprehensive governmental health care policy has nevertheless included numerous examples of the persistence of government's many roles.
United Hospital Fund of New York, NY 10118, USA.
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D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006076:Government; D006284:Health Plan Implementation / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D009519:New York City; D011057:Politics; D014504:Urban Health / Q000639:trends*