All societies have need of a sick care system into which the general population has easy access. Such a system is required for the coherent organization of any health care service which is to be effective. Virtually all people want curative care when ill, but generally are less interested in...

The first part of the paper is concerned with the health care values of various groups; namely, those which are resource oriented, disease oriented, political decision-makers, organized sellers and purchasers of health care and patients. These groups are further divided according to selected...