title: The urgency of restraint.
abstract: the environment in which we will be operating--ever-growing demand for services; developments in medicine. Some figures on expenditure trends. The supply side: the imperfections of the market place; whose choice? The pricing mechanism: capacity to pay: choice--again. Who pays? Fiscal accountability and responsibility.
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D005376:Financial Management; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends*; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000639:trends*; D012941:Social Responsibility