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Plan capacity regionally

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Task 5.5.1 of 3

Publish regional supply-and-demand plans: beds, ORs, imaging, physicians and nurses by specialty.

Who does it
Regional boards
When
Annual
Trade-off

Published plans improve transparency but can be dominated by incumbent hospitals.

Part of: Plan capacity regionally

Regional capital boards allocate the $168.2B-a-year capital budget toward the services with the longest waits, and publish 5-year capacity plans.

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