Strategic Choices for a Changing Health Care System (Baxter Health Policy Review)

This 1996 book gives contributions by various authorities on topics within the American health care system. The issues include possible reform, control of costs, rationing, new organizations, strategic issues in managing physicians, implementing reform at the state level, the role of quality measurement in a competitive marketplace, the legal framework for effective competition, the changing environment for technological innovation, special needs of the elderly, managed care for those with disabilities, children with chronic and disabling conditions, and individuals with severe mental illnesses.