title: 1997 year in review.
abstract: From the fall from grace of Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. and the passage of a landmark federal balanced-budget act, 1997 was a year marked by turbulence in healthcare. We take a month-by-month look at the highlights.
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000639:trends; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States