Regulation of Medical Waste in the United States
Abstract
Rising health care costs are focusing national attention on the health care industry. While the current proposed national health care insurance plan is under construction, our health care system is being scrutinized in order to ascertain why medical costs continue growing so rapidly. One overlooked component of burgeoning medical costs is medical waste management. A realistic analysis of present and future health care costs must consider the growing amount of medical waste and the concomitant increase in its regulation. The problems associated with medical waste management are not unique to the United States.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA270317
Entities
People
- Laura C. Battle
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology