Full Description
This book contains five chapters based on papers that were prepared for the Cornell University Medical College Second Conference on Health Policy held in New York City on February 27-28, 1986, plus an introductory chapter and a summary of the discussion written by me as chairman and editor. The title, From Physician Shortage to Patient Shortage: The Uncertain Future of Medical Practice, underscores two of the major changes that are operating to reshape the U.S. health care sector.
Contents
List of Tables and Figures - Preface—1 The Setting / Eli Ginzberg - 2 U.S. Medical School Applicants and Matriculants, 1960-1985 and Beyond / August G. Swanson -- 3 Physician Personnel and Physician Practice / M. Roy Schwarz - 4 The Future of the Medical Profession / Rosemary A. Stevens -- 5 Employment of Physicians at Harvard Community Health Plan / Stephen C. Schoenbaum - 6 A Lifestyle Decision: Facing the Reality of Physician Oversupply in the San Francisco Bay Area / Joan B. Trauner, Harold S. Luft, and Sandra S. Hunt - 7 Policy Directions / Eli Ginzberg -- About the Contributors -- Cornell University Medical College Second Conference on Health Policy - Index.
