Institute Of Medicine Issues Indicators To Assess U.S. Health Care Systems

Main Category: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance
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Article Date: 22 Dec 2008 - 3:00 PDT

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"State of the U.S.A. Health Indicators," Institute of Medicine: The report recommends 20 specific indicators of health as benchmarks against which to measure the overall health of people nationwide and the state of the nation's health care systems. The indicators will be included as part of the health section of the new Web site being created by State of the USA that will provide consumers with comprehensive health care information and encourage them to be active participants in national discussions about topics such as health care (IOM release, 12/17).

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