Figures presented at a recent meeting of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director's Advisory Committee indicate that traditional training grants may not be the best route to producing physical researchers. The NIH director suggests that NIH give serious consideration to new policies emphasizing other mechanisms. Related issues are…

Surveys Federal science policy parties, considers the need for continued scientific and medical research, and urges scientists to present the case for science." (AL)

Methods for assessing and monitoring the quality of care for research and for quality assurance programs are discussed. (Author/BB)

Presents the history of federal health spending during the past three decades. (BB)

This is a discussion of preventive medicine. Included is a historical background, a discussion of improving the environment, moderating self-imposed risks, changing consumer expectations, recommendations, and conclusions. (BB)

This is a discussion of some of the reasons for the high cost of health care in the United States in government programs, hospital wages, physician's fees, excess beds, too many specialists, and high technology--and some of the proposed solutions to these problems. (BB)

The primary objective of national health insurance is to make sure that good medical care is available to everyone at an affordable price. Any plan when first adopted will have a role for both private and government sectors but regardless of the mix, the system should meet certain goals. (Author/BB)