U.S. health care in conflict--Part I. The challenges of balancing cost, quality and access.
Grappling with a technology explosion, an aging population and a growing number of uninsured, our health care system faces an uncertain and troubling future. Examine the critical issues influencing health care policy development and think about ways to address the dilemma of balancing cost, quality and access.
Dombovy
Mary L
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Unity Health System, Rochester, N.Y., USA. mdombovy@unityhealth.org
D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003363:Cost Control; D003657:Decision Making; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D011057:Politics; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States