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Access to Health Care

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Decisions regarding the deployment of scarce health resources to an enlarging elderly population require careful forethought and planning. If a medical care system has been successful in meeting the needs of a newly recognized population in existing settings, it is reasonable to at-tempt to simply recreate, adapt, or expand the adequate model. However, if a given population has health care needs that currently are inadequately or inappropriately met, the need for a new strategy is apparent.

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  1. Diana Koin M.D.
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  1. Department of Geriatrics, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, 1 Gustave Levy Place, New York, New York, 10029, USA

    Christine K. Cassel M.D.

  2. Section of Geriatric Medicine, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, 97201, USA

    John Richard Walsh M.D.

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Koin, D. (1984). Access to Health Care. In: Cassel, C.K., Walsh, J.R. (eds) Geriatric Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5232-0_29

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