The Future of Mental-Health Care

By Richard M. McFall

The Clinton Administration's failed proposals notwithstanding, reform of our nation's health-care system not only is inevitable, it already is under way. The question is no longer whether but how it will be accomplished.

The old system simply is too expensive. Economic realities have forced government and private-sector employers to seek more-cost-effective ways to purchase health services for their employees. To compete successfully for this business, drug companies,