Health economics has allowed for the development of specific goals and the development of varied approaches based on populations. ... Research must be bolstered in the area of understanding the scope of socio- economic barriers certain populations may face in society as well. ... Such agendas can even be discriminatory towards certain populations, again inhibiting services. ... One report that brought a greater light to this debate was Canada's New Perspectives on the Health of Canadians,(Beauchamp, 1980). ... Even the general population is hesitant to change their behaviors for fear of...

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We hear on the news how health care providers are incapable of providing medical care to an increasingly number of chronically ill and the aging population. ... There are simply not enough physicians to service the population's needs. ... Others have suggested that the growth in the national income and population between 1980 and 2000 increased patients' demands for physicians services, while the increase of female physicians reduced the supply of physician services due to their reduced schedules. ...

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