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Preamble
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... To tills end, He TOM appointed a subcommittee of its Board on Health Care Services to develop a brief report Hat would be useful to all who are developing or assessing options for reform and that would apply to most of He likely reform scenarios. In developing this report, He committee has drawn where possible on He prior work of He TOM,
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... Health and welI-being depend on many factors in addition to health care coverage and services. Because environmental, educational, and other activities also enable people to lead healthier lives, society increasingly has come to understand Hat reforms should seek to improve what He health care system achieves while minimizing He diversion of resources from these other beneficial activities.
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... The infrastructure component of this framework is, In Me committee's view, particularly important. Many key decisionmakers will not be health care experts and may not fully appreciate why reform proposals should recognize the crucial links between policies to expand access, control costs, and assure quality, and policies to improve system governance and administration, knowledge development and its application, human and physical capital, and community-focused public health programs.
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... It has tried, nonetheless, to reflect the reality that health care is provided in thousands of local communities by tens of thousands of practitioners, administrators, and others working wig real patients, families, and problems. The committee urges those developing reform proposals and making policy decisions to vigorously and continuously seek Me experience and insights of those who work daily to maintain heals, manage illness, and sustain dignity under circumstances Cat range from commonplace to desperate.
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