Reform of the health care system is a complex process. Opinions vary as to the need for reform and the specific policy changes to be implemented. The Clinton administration has presented a proposal for health care policy reform, but alternative proposals have been recommended. A review of the legislative process indicates the many opportunities to amend or "kill" proposed health reform legislat...

Some say clinical laboratories are a significant cause of the ever-increasing cost of health care. How will they fare in the Clinton plan to reform the system?

the necessity of reform in persian gulf region brought by itself the question of “imposed democracy”. the most important plan in this context was the broader middle east and north africa initiative” that is directed by united states. examining the consequences of this plan prove the relative changes in shiite situation first; then that the initiative is still working and; third the effect of vi...

[A single-payer health care system] is no more politically feasible today than it was when President Clinton rejected it as a model for reform. Sure, a compelling case can be made that the Canadian or French system serves those countries' citizens better than the American system does ours. But an equally compelling case can be made that we'd be better off with an extra dollar-pergallon tax on g...

Health care reform, whether at the state or national level, will require greater attention to health care data base development. Regardless of the operational specifics of an eventual reform plan, thorough planning will be needed to establish an information system sufficient for the needs of policymakers, consumers, providers and third-party payers alike. The process of system planning and oper...

background: in recent years use of family physicians has been determined as a start point of health system reform to achieve more productive health services. in this study we aimed to assess the cost-efficiency of the implementation of this plan in fars province, southern iran. methods: this cross-sectional descriptive study was done in 2007 in 18 provincial health centers as well as 224 rural ...

preparing long term reformatory plan for the health system, like other macro plans, requires guiding principles which is according to the values, and as a bridge, connect the ideals and values to the goals. this study was designed with the purpose of explaining the values and principles of health system, and as a pre-requisite to compilation of iran's health system reform plan at 2025.the docum...