Market Forces and Rural Health: System and Consumer Impact. Abstrct, Executive211 Summary and Final Report

摘要

The aims of this project were to: Develop an informed assessment of how rapidly211u001echanges are occurring in rural areas; Develop an informed assessment of the 211u001einvolvement of rural providers and community leaders in changes that are 211u001eoccurring; Disseminate the knowledge gained in this project directly to policy 211u001emakers as well as to scholarly peers. Data were collected through telephone 211u001einterviews of 63 key informants and through field studies of activities in six 211u001ecommunities.