2020 Vision Health in the 21st Century (1996) / Chapter Skim
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Overview and Introduction
Overview and Introduction
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However, there is an interesting paradox: · most Americans have access to unparalleled state-of-the-art health care and are satisfied with the treatment that they receive; · people from all over the world come to the United States in search of the most advanced medical procedures and technology; · our medical education system produces some of the world's finest physicians and scientists; and · the United States is a worId-recognized leader in biomedical research. Babies weighing less than one pound now survive and grow to become healthy children, and we have made remarkable progress toward unlocking the mysteries of the human genome.
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More important, in a climate increasingly intolerant of regulation but enormously supportive of cost reduction, industry took charge. In 1995 we have witnessed dramatic changes in the delivery of health care and in the payment for health care services.
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This 25th Anniversary Symposium raises many of these issues and challenges us to move aggressively to develop solutions. We may also have an opportunity to look into a variety of crystal balls and sneak a peak at the rapidly approaching 21 st century.
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