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The enactment of changes in health care policy necessitates monitoring
industry practice to assure a response in line with intent. Theory pr
edicts that tightly controlled organizations produce too few services
to meet needs. Those under milder restrictions produce too many servic
es to compensate for perceived losses in revenue. This study explores
the relationship, if any, between level of regulatory intensity upon,
and subsequent service delivery within, the hospital industry. Some se
rvice retrenchment may be desirable, particularly if fewer iatrogenic
events occur. Too few services proffered are harmful. A look at prior
efforts may prove beneficial before the United States initiates overal
l health care reform.