title: Gastroenterology practice in 2006: challenges and opportunities.
abstract: Two main developments will dominate the future of gastroenterology in the United States. The first is changing demography, and the second is revolutionary change in the structure of health insurance, that is, the advent of consumer-driven health care. This article details some of the demographic and insurance changes that gastroenterologists will have to contend with in the future and outlines some of the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.
authors.affiliation: Minnesota Gastroenterology, PA, P.O. Box 14909, Minnesota, MN 55414, USA. gastrodude@visi.com
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Ganz
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007357:Insurance, Physician Services / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States