Critical Issues and Potential Implications for Optometry and for Optometric Practice Under Proposed Systems of National Health Insurance

Key Points

• The aim is to explore the implications of proposed national health insurance systems on optometric practice and workforce.
• Review of federal plans for national health insurance system.
• Analysis of existing institutional mechanisms and proposed developments.
• Discussion on manpower, social, economic, and educational factors.
• Identified potential challenges in manpower development for optometry.
• Discussed economic constraints that may affect optometric practice.
• Outlined educational requirements to adapt to new insurance systems.