Health care delivery in the 1980s: the consumer's perspective.
Consumers are calling for more choices in health care services in the 1980s. They want to be able to choose among private physicians, HMOs, nurse practitioners, paraprofessionals, and insurance coverage. Faith in technology will decrease, while appropriateness and accessibility of care for population groups now poorly covered will be emphasized.
D003256:Community Participation; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors