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Defining Primary Care: An Interim Report (1994)
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. "Part 5: Issues to be Addressed in the Full Report." Defining Primary Care: An Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1994.

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Defining Primary Care:: An Interim Report
  1. How can the financing of primary care, both capital and services, better reflect the appropriate place of primary care in the U.S. health care system?

  2. How can the public be better informed about the functions of primary care so they can make better choices and be better participants in their own care?

  1. What should be the elements of a comprehensive and coordinated implementation strategy to meet primary care needs as defined in this study?

    1. What is the appropriate phasing for implementing such a strategy?

    2. In implementing the strategy, what are the roles of the federal government, state governments, health care plans, professional organizations, communities, and patients?

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