Technology Costs and Evaluation

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According to a recent report from the Health Care Financing Administration,1 national expenditures for personal health care rose by about $110 billion between 1969 and 1978. Sixty-three per cent of that increase was due to the inflation of medical prices and 7 per cent to population growth, but fully 30 per cent was the result of a greater "intensity" of medical care — that is, of increased services and more use of technology. In hospitals, where the largest fraction of the health-care dollar is spent, overall use (as measured by inpatient days and outpatient visits) has not increased much over . . .

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