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.
Tallon
J R
JR
United Hospital Fund of New York, NY 10118, USA.
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*