Constraining National Health Care Expenditures. Achieving Quality Care at an Affordable Cost.
Abstract
This report explores the debate over health care cost containment, examines the options available, and directs attention to the key issues facing the nation in containing health spending. Rising health expenditures were the impetus for the development of these issues; of equal importance, however, was the potential impact of cost controls on access to and quality of health care. The issues we identified relate to the impact of the supply of certain health resources on expenditures, alternative methods of delivering care cost-effectively, ways of reducing inappropriate utilization of the system, and more efficient methods of paying for health care.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA160559
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office