The Public Pays the Bill
Too many of the incentives written into medical legislation and hospital-care plans tend to increase costs, waste, and duplication, says Assistant Professor Rosenthal of Harvard’s department of economics. The upward spiral will continue, he believes, until the public finds ways to force hospital administrators and doctors to more efficient planning and procedures. The author is a consultant to the U.S. Bureau of the Budget and the Department of Health, Education, and Weltfare, and a member of Harvard’s Inter-Faculty Program in Health and Medical Care.