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From the Editor

The Challenges Of Chronic Disease

Chronic health conditions—alcoholism, AIDS, blindness, disabling arthritis, cancer, dementia, diabetes, emphysema, mental illness, spina bifida, and other problems—afflict an estimated 100 million Americans. But, ironically, chronic illness is largely absent from the national health policy agenda. With this thematic issue, our goal is to provide a range of papers dealing with the many issues that surround the chronically ill and how to provide for their care. Chronic disorders account for a significant percentage of our national health care expenditure, perhaps as high as a quarter.

Our partner in this venture is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), which has remained . . . [Full Text of this Article]

John K. Iglehart

Founding Editor

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