Purposes of chapter

The purposes of this chapter are to: 1. Promote equal access to quality health care at a reasonable cost; 2. Promote an adequate supply and distribution of health resources; 3. Promote uniform, effective methods of delivering health care; 4. Promote and encourage the adequate distribution of health and care facilities and human resources; 5. Promote and encourage the effective use of methods for controlling increases in the cost of health care; 6. Encourage participation in health planning by members of the several health professions, representatives of institutions and agencies interested in the provision of health care and the reduction of the cost of such care, and the general public; 7. Utilize the viewpoint of the general public for making decisions; 8. Provide information to the general public concerning the charges imposed and the quality of the services provided by the hospitals and surgical centers for ambulatory patients in this State; 9. Encourage public education regarding proper personal health care and methods for the effective use of available health services; and 10. Promote a program of technical assistance to purchasers to contain effectively the cost of health care, including: (a) Providing information to purchasers regarding the charges made by practitioners. (b) Training purchasers to negotiate successfully for a policy of health insurance. (c) Conducting studies and providing other information about measures to assist purchasers in containing the cost of health care.