Toward a consensus for health care reform: the use of focus group interviews.
Ten focus group interviews were conducted, with each group representing a different constituency of a regional health care system. Among the groups, there appeared to be similar visions of what the system should be, and similar assessments of the status quo and future trends. But there were differences about what barriers to reform exist and what compromises among the constituencies are necessary. Every group stated the need to educate the public about healthy behaviors, self-reliance, and responsible use of health care resources.
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Health Policy Institute Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh.
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D017144:Focus Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006302:Health Services Research; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011050:Policy Making; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000379:methods*