Beschreibung:
Analyzes the Rochester, New York, Hospital Experimental Payment program (HEP) of the 1980s and its aftermath, emphasizing the importance of local and state communities to health-care decision making and legislation.
Foreword by Paul F. Griner, MDCommunities and Health CareHealth--A Community AffairRochester's Community LegacyThe Rochester-Area HospitalsMAXICAP: Precursor to HEPThe Rochester Area Hospitals Corporation: Decision-Making ForumThe Hospital Experimental Payment Program: Basic FactsHEP in RetrospectThe Post-HEP Years: The Changed EnvironmentSprinting toward the MeanThe Relevance of the Rochester Experiment