The view from here - informed consumer - caveat emptor

Article Abstract:

A critical view of consumer-driven health care that is being promoted as a method to curtail health care expenditures is presented. The object is to make consumers pay for their health care and plan for it. However, planning of health care by an individual is a risky and formidable task. The adverse implications of this method of health benefits are also discussed.

Analysis, Health care reform, Cost shifting (Medical care)

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The view from here

Article Abstract:

The steps taken by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to increase the funds for the projects that lead to the results relevant to health policies are discussed.

Government expenditures, Financial management, Finance, Company financing, Government finance, United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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Big digs are not just in Boston - the need for government oversight

Article Abstract:

The importance of government oversight to rely on market forces and financial incentives is discussed.

Tunnels Construction, Bridge and Tunnel Construction, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Marketing procedures, Management dynamics, Services information, Bridge, tunnel, & elevated highway, Medical Service and Health Insurance, Management, Evaluation, Tunnel construction, Services, Marketing, Government liability, Political aspects, Company marketing practices, Company business management, Health insurance industry, Tunneling, Industry forecasts, Medicare Part D

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