title: Cost pressures on system will not soon abate.
abstract: Those who have predicted the demise of the fee-for-service system and the imminent rise of corporate health care delivery remain persuaded of the clarity of their crystal balls. There is some evidence, however, that the forecasts may be wrong. A number of countervailing influences may keep the health care system from becoming totally cost and price oriented.
mesh_terms: D004470:Economics, Medical / Q000639:trends*; D005251:Fees, Medical; D006125:Group Practice, Prepaid; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D014481:United States