title: Foreword.
authors.affiliation: York Hospital, Maine, Colonel (ret.), United States Army Reserve, York Hospital, 16 Hospital Drive, Suite A, York, ME 03909, USA. Electronic address: rmartin@yorkhospital.com.
authors.forename: Ronald F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007341:Insurance / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States