title: Monitoring the impacts of the changing health care system.
abstract: Although the rapidly changing health care delivery system requires careful watching, information that could warn of problems with the quality or availability of care often doesn't exist.  This makes the advocate's role in monitoring how consumers are faring more important than ever.  In this issue of States of health, advocates share their experiences concerning what situations to monitor, methods for gathering information, and how to use the results to push for improvements.
mesh_terms: D003254:Consumer Advocacy; D003625:Data Collection; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D008484:Medicaid; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States