TITLE

Healthy skepticism

AUTHOR(S)

Pfleger, David

PUB. DATE

July 1993

SOURCE

Across the Board;Jul/Aug93, Vol. 30 Issue 6, p42

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Focuses on America's health care and transportation industries. Existence of health care crisis; America's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) spent on health care; Household outlays for transportation; Increase of human capital and employment; Shifting costs to private patients; Cost-quality correlation. INSETS: Emergency, no--crisis, yes, by Daniel J.B. Mitchell.;We're getting marginal returns, by Jack A. Meyer.;A bizarre dream, by Henry J. Aaron.;A doctor is not like a car, by Arnold S. Relman.

ACCESSION #

9308195262

Tags: MEDICAL corporations -- Economic aspects

Nutrition companies at a glance. // Nursing Homes: Long Term Care Management;Nov/Dec92, Vol. 41 Issue 6, p38
Presents a table of nutrition companies and their respective descriptions. Years in business; Market; Number of facilities served; number of facilities served three years ago; Minimum-sized facility served; Provision of in-service; Three largest nursing homes served; Primary selling point;...
Health PACs up the ante. // Nation's Health;Jul93, Vol. 23 Issue 6, p5
Reports on the increase of the health care industry's political action contributions by 36 percent between the 1990 and 1992 congressional elections. Breakdown of contributions.
A severe diagnosis. Burmaster, Pam; Cross, David // Electric Perspectives;Jul/Aug93, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p30
Reports on the implications of the high-cost of health-care coverage on business and the society. Three main aspects of health-care costs; Reduction of the level of benefits; Comparison of the estimates of the Government Accounting Office and the Foster Higgins for utilities;...
Medical Stock Spotlight. // MondayMorning;10/17/2011, Vol. 19 Issue 37, p1
The article offers news briefs regarding medical stocks' sales as of January 23, 2012. Dynavax Technologies Corp. has increased 56 cents on its hepatitis B vaccines sales for it has been proven that the vaccines are more effective than the older ones. KV Pharmaceutical Co. has increased 39 cents...