Question

Concern about runaway costs, lack of access, and questionable quality of care has led to an increasing interest in studying the medical care system and its effectiveness, efficiency, and equity, leading to a science called health __________ research.

Answer 1

....... leading to a science called health SERVICE RESEARCH. Health service research is a multidisciplinary field of scientific research that studies how different factors affect access to health. The factors studied include: social factors, financing systems, health technology, organisational structure and process, etc.