HEALTH PLANNING IN THE UNITED STATES: ISSUES IN GUIDELINE DEVELOPMENT -- Copyright -- Contents -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION -- A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE STUDY -- SCOPE OF THE STUDY -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- ACTIVITIES OF THE STUDY -- CHAPTER II OVERVIEW -- HEALTH POLICY BACKGROUND -- WHY HEALTH PLANNING? -- PLANNING VS. REGULATION -- THE ROLE OF COMPETITION -- HISTORY OF U.S. HEALTH PLANNING -- The Hill-Burton Program -- Other Planning Activities -- Comprehensive Health Planning -- Section 1122 -- The 1974 Legislation -- The State Health Planning and Development Agency -- National Council on Health Planning and Development -- Certificate of Need -- Other Features -- POLICY ISSUES IN HEALTH PLANNING -- REASONABLE EXPECTATIONS OF PLANNING AGENCIES -- CHAPTER III NATIONAL HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES: A DISCUSSION -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND: THE GUIDELINES AS NATIONAL PLANNING POLICY -- A STRUCTURE FOR PUBLIC POLICY DEBATE -- THE USE OF STANDARDS -- CHAPTER IV THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR HEALTH PLANNING -- CONSTRAINTS ON THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING NATIONAL HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GUIDELINE DEVELOPMENT -- Development of an Agenda -- Setting of the Agenda -- Guideline Development -- Features of the Development Process -- Dissemination of Guidelines -- Evaluation of Planning Guidelines -- SUMMARY -- CHAPTER V SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS -- THE PLANNING PROGRAM -- NATIONAL GUIDELINES -- THE PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING NATIONAL GUIDELINES -- REFERENCES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Appendix A STATEMENT-CLARK C. HAVIGHURST -- Appendix B Final Version of National Guidelines for Health Planning (March 28, 1978).