This 1977 report deals with the major economic implications of increasing health expenditure.

The health systems we enjoy today, and expected medical advances in the future, will be difficult to finance from public resources without major reforms. Public

Economic shocks pose a threat to health and health system performance by increasing people's need for health care and making access to care more difficult - a s

Considers why U.S. society is believed to be less healthy in spite of disproportionate spending on health care, identifying a lack of social services, outdated