(November 18, 1978) Conference IV: THE FUTURE OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY THE CASE FOR PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY (John L. S. Holloman, M. D., Jr.); CONSUMER ACTION FOR HEALTH IN THE FUTURE, an Illinois Perspective (Frank Giarrizzo); THE REALITY OF HEALTH CARE DECISION-MAKING (Herbert Semmel); PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE UNITED STATES: The Next 100 Years (Milton Terris, M.D.), WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS.

This issue continues the discussion of technology and the consumer in its summary of the fourth and final CCAHS Technology and the Consumer Conference which includes several presentations by known and respected persons supportive of a health consumer movement. CCAHS’s final words on this subject were included in a book Technology, Medical Care and the Consumer.