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Setting the Course A Strategic Vision for Immunization: Part 4: Summary of the Washington, D.C., Workshop (2003) / Chapter Skim
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Unresolved Problems and Future Challenges
Pages 33-35

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... INCREASING VACCINE COSTS Workshop participants frequently observed that public and private investments in immunization efforts were easy to justify when the burden of infectious disease was apparent to all. Ironically, the success of the national immunization program in decreasing disease outbreaks and achieving high immunization levels has caused the public to grow complacent and to question the need to sustain investments in infrastructure programs that support these efforts.
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... , new initiatives are required to strengthen collaboration with private-sector health care providers, employers, and private health plans in supporting immunization efforts for all populations and, eventually, all age groups. These initiatives require further attention to issues such as the use of immunization measures in quality assessment efforts, the administrative burden associated with private-sector participation in registry development and consumer education, the health care provider's role in assessing immunization status and providing access regardless of the insurance status or income level of the patient, and keeping up with a changing and more complex immunization schedule.
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... Others depend on the federal government to meet their vaccine needs, resulting in a patchwork of different eligibility criteria and inventory control requirements within public and private health plans that frustrate both the public and health care providers. Some participants have urged the development of public and private partnerships designed to ease these financial burdens and to simplify vaccine purchasing arrangements while retaining the goal of providing universal access to recommended vaccines.
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