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The Quality of Prenatal CareIssues for Consumer Reports and Health Care Reform
Daniel R. Longo, ScD
Arch Fam Med. 1994;3(1):37-39.
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PROSPECTS FOR reform of the American health care system have never seemed greater, despite several dismal attempts made in the last 75 years (Roll Call. July 19, 1993).1 Although health care reform has been a topic of heated debate throughout 1993, and the debate is likely to continue through at least the next session of Congress, it does appear that some type of health care reform plan will ultimately be passed. With or without passage of such a national plan, many states will pass legislation of their own. Unlike past reform attempts, the Health Security Act proposed by the Clinton administration and state reform initiatives in California, Minnesota, and Missouri call for a quality management system with a deliberate focus on performance measures and continuous improvement. It is proposed that through a variety of methods, including the use of annual consumer quality reports, information will be
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Author Affiliations
Michael L. LeFevre, MD, MSPH University of Missouri—Columbia
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