Health care reform at the close of the 20th century

Article Abstract:

It is unlikely that universal access to health care financed by a single payer will occur in the US any time soon. The failure of the Clinton proposal for health care reform and the public's general distaste for big government means that a catastrophic event may be necessary for Americans to accept national health care reform. Such an event could be an economic depression, world war, or a disease epidemic even greater than AIDS. Unless that happens, efforts to improve the quality of medical care will focus on small improvements to the current market-based system.

Health care reform, National health insurance

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Employer-sponsored insurance--Riding the health care tiger

Article Abstract:

Employers and health-insurance companies in the US are struggling to cope with the problems of the costs and quality of health-care in the nation. A study reviews the approaches that employers and insurers use to deal with these problems, the success of these activities, and how employer-sponsored insurance is likely to evolve in the first quarter of the 21st century.

Financial management, Management dynamics, Medical Service and Health Insurance, Management, Medical care, Medical care quality, Company business management, Health insurance industry, Insurance

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Information technology comes to medicine

Article Abstract:

The real implication of health information technology (HIT), which consists of enormous diverse set of technologies for transmitting and managing health information, for doctors, patients, and the health care system are explained.

Evaluation, Information technology, Technology application, Communication in medicine, Medical communication, Information technology management

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