DocumentCode
861136
Title
Can we afford the new medical technologies?
Author
Thurow, L.C.
Author_Institution
MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Volume
7
Issue
2
fYear
1988
fDate
6/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
70
Lastpage
73
Abstract
The shift in concern from improving health care to controlling health care expenditures is examined. The problem of life-prolonging technologies that ultimately don´t work and increase the cost of health care is addressed. The need to limit the provision of such treatments is discussed.<>
Keywords
patient care; reviews; cost; health care expenditures; life-prolonging technologies; medical technologies; treatments; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Costs; Defense industry; Diseases; Drugs; Economic indicators; Government; Medical services; Pediatrics; Sleep;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0739-5175
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/51.1977
Filename
1977
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