A layman's guide to the U.S. health care system
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- review article
- Vol. 14 (1) , 151-169
Abstract
This article provides an overview of the U.S. health care system and recent proposals for health system reform. Prepared for a 15-nation comparative study for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the article summarizes descriptive data on the financing, utilization, access, and supply of U.S. health services; analyzes health system cost growth and trends; reviews health reforms adopted in the 1980s; and discusses proposals in the current health system reform debate.Keywords
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