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Publisher's Letter

Publisher's Letter William B. Walsh M.D. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

From The Editor

From The Editor John K. Iglehart [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Journal Article

The future of medical practice A S Relman [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Cost shifting in health care: an economic analysis J A Meyer and W R Johnson [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

State rate setting: an analysis of some unresolved issues M A Morrisey, F A Sloan, and S A Mitchell [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Financing strategies for nonprofit hospital systems D Wegmiller [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

The case for long-term care insurance M R Meiners [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

DataWatch

Medicare legislation for hospice care: implications of national hospice study data V Mor and H Birnbaum [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Poor, sick, and uninsured G R Wilensky and M Berk [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: preliminary evidence in the debate over efficacy and cost R R Bovbjerg, L H Diamond, P J Held, and M V Pauly [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

UpDate

Practical Approaches For Meeting The Mental Health Needs Of The Elderly Leslie J. Scallet [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Letters

The Private Sector Responds To State Rate Setting Robert E. Ivancevich [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

The Nursing Shortage In Perspective Claire M. Fagin [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Understanding Future Nurse Supply Arthur E. Hess [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Looking Long-Term Care Financing In The Eye Frank E. Samuel, Jr. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Cost-Shifting Discussion Inadequate Neal Hollander [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

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