Advocacy in Health Care: The Power of a Silent Constituency

The roles of both the consumer and the health advocate professional have become increasingly significant in to­ day's climate of "rationed" health care. It seems clear that the timely exchange of ideas among seasoned health care advocates is necessary if we are to deal with the complex problems of a technologically advanced society seeking to ration its heath care in a truly humane way. Toward such a timely exchange, the first Confer­ ence on Advocacy in Health Care was organized by the Hea...