On changing Indian eligibility for health care.

Changing Health Care for Vulnerable Older Adults

Four papers discuss the relative influence of scientific, societal, and/or public policy upon the care of vulnerable older adults. Each paper addresses a program of research, an aspect of which influences the quality of health provided. Although the focus of each program of research is different, a common theme is improvement in health care provided for older adults. A second theme is the suppo...

Changing practice in health care.

Revised eligibility requirements for ambulatory care.

Hospitals in a changing health care system.

Health system change is happening locally, and hospitals are at the center of this change. This paper, which presents data from a 1995 study of fifteen diverse communities, sketches the broad economic and organizational forces affecting hospitals in these communities and the hospitals' responses. Within these larger trends, local flavors and differences emerge. These appear to reflect variation...

The changing health care delivery system.