Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-313) and index.
Contents
Foreword / Leland Kaiser -- Lessons Learned from the Past Two Decades -- Twenty Years of Health Care Revolution: A Look Back -- The Maturing of Managed Care -- Financial Resources Available to Fund Health Care -- The Dynamics of the Health Care Marketplace -- How Health Care Spending Will Develop: Trends from 2000 to 2005 -- Who Pays for Benefits and Who Receives Them -- External Factors Influencing the Health Care Marketplace of the Future -- The Growing Role of Consumers -- The Changing Face of America -- The Meaning of the Internet and Information Technology -- The Impact of Genetic Research, New Drugs, and Advances in Medical Technology -- Trends in Consolidation, Ownership, and Capacity -- The Effect of Changes in Public Policy -- The Potential of Different Payment System Models -- Beyond Managed Care: Scenarios for the Future -- Four Health Care Scenarios -- Learning from Analysis of the Four Scenarios.