Supplemental Data is available for this issue:

[Original Table Of Contents For This Issue]

[Health Affairs Issue Briefing]

From the Editor

Medical Technology & Spending: The Next Market Bubble? Susan Dentzer [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Imaging Boom

PROLOGUE: The Imaging Boom [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Expanded Use Of Imaging Technology And The Challenge Of Measuring Value Laurence C. Baker, Scott W. Atlas, and Christopher C. Afendulis [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Paying Accurately For Imaging Services In Medicare Ariel Winter and Nancy Ray [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Rising Use Of Diagnostic Medical Imaging In A Large Integrated Health System Rebecca Smith-Bindman, Diana L. Miglioretti, and Eric B. Larson [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]

Assessing The Comparative Effectiveness Of A Diagnostic Technology: CT Colonography Steven D. Pearson, Amy B. Knudsen, Roberta W. Scherer, Jed Weissberg, and G. Scott Gazelle [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Appendices] [Reprints & Permissions]

Report From The Field

REPORT FROM THE FIELD: The Case Of CT Angiography: How Americans View And Embrace New Technology Julie Appleby [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Medical Devices

PROLOGUE: Medical Devices [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Value-Based Purchasing For Medical Devices James C. Robinson [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Physician-Industry Cooperation In The Medical Device Industry Aaron K. Chatterji, Kira R. Fabrizio, Will Mitchell, and Kevin A. Schulman [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Disclosures] [Reprints & Permissions]

Price Transparency For Medical Devices Mark V. Pauly and Lawton R. Burns [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Diffusion Of New Technology And Payment Policies: Coronary Stents Chuck Shih and Elise Berliner [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

The Appropriate Role Of Cost-Effectiveness In Determining Device Coverage: A Case Study Of Drug-Eluting Stents Brian Garriock Firth, Liesl M. Cooper, and Steve Fearn [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix Figures] [Reprints & Permissions]

Hip And Knee Implants: Current Trends And Policy Considerations Natalia A. Wilson, Eugene S. Schneller, Kathleen Montgomery, and Kevin J. Bozic [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Perspectives

PERSPECTIVE: The Need For Greater Price Transparency In The Medical Device Industry: An Economic Analysis Robert W. Hahn, Keith B. Klovers, and Hal J. Singer [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

PERSPECTIVE: The Consequence Of Secret Prices: The Politics Of Physician Preference Items Jeffrey C. Lerner, Daniel M. Fox, Todd Nelson, and John B. Reiss [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

PERSPECTIVE: The Health Benefits Of Genomics: Out With The Old, In With The New Kathy Hudson [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

PERSPECTIVE: The Human Genome And Translational Research: How Much Evidence Is Enough? Janet Woodcock [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Genomics

PROLOGUE: Genomics [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

The Evidence Dilemma In Genomic Medicine Muin J. Khoury, Al Berg, Ralph Coates, James Evans, Steven M. Teutsch, and Linda A. Bradley [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

New Technology

PROLOGUE: Buying New Technology [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Medicare’s National Coverage Decisions For Technologies, 1999–2007 Peter J. Neumann, Maki S. Kamae, and Jennifer A. Palmer [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Experience With Medicare’s New Technology Add-On Payment Program Alexandra T. Clyde, Lindsay Bockstedt, Jeffrey A. Farkas, and Christine Jackson [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Evidence-Based Decision Making: When Should We Wait For More Information? Kalipso Chalkidou, Joanne Lord, Alastair Fischer, and Peter Littlejohns [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Views On Health Care Technology: Americans Consider The Risks And Sources Of Information Claudia L. Schur and Marc L. Berk [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Interview

INTERVIEW: The E-Health Connection: Information And Communications Technology And The Developing World Susan Dentzer [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Health Tracking

MARKETWATCH: Who Chooses A Consumer-Directed Health Plan? Colleen L. Barry, Mark R. Cullen, Deron Galusha, Martin D. Slade, and Susan H. Busch [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

MARKETWATCH: Choosing The Best Hospital: The Limitations Of Public Quality Reporting Michael B. Rothberg, Elizabeth Morsi, Evan M. Benjamin, Penelope S. Pekow, and Peter K. Lindenauer [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

TRENDS: The Dwindling Supply Of Empty Beds: Implications For Hospital Surge Capacity Derek DeLia and Elizabeth Wood [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibit 1] [Reprints & Permissions]

Narrative Matters

Un Poquito Warren J. Ferguson [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

The Voice On The Other End Of The Phone Nataly Kelly [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Narrative Matters Essay On NPR] [Reprints & Permissions]

DataWatch

Hospital Remoteness And Thirty-Day Mortality From Three Serious Conditions Joseph S. Ross, Sharon-Lise T. Normand, Yun Wang, Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, Judith H. Lichtman, and Harlan M. Krumholz [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix][Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Health Spending In OECD Countries: Obtaining Value Per Dollar Gerard F. Anderson and Bianca K. Frogner [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

GrantWatch

GRANTWATCH REPORT: Delivering Preventive Oral Health Services In Pediatric Primary Care: A Case Study Dianne Riter, Russell Maier, and David C. Grossman [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

GrantWatch: Outcomes [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [GrantWatch Online 2 December][GrantWatch Online 16 December][GrantWatch Online 31 December] [Reprints & Permissions]

Book Reviews

BOOK REVIEWS: First, Do No Harm Peter Stein [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Simple Answers, Not Easy Solutions Tom Miller [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Suits And Suitability William M. Sage [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

An Epidemic Of Disease Reporting Wendy K. Mariner [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

BookMarks

BookMarks [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Letters

Hope Is Not A Strategy Jeff Goldsmith [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Malpractice In Massachusetts: Another View Theodore H. Frank [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Malpractice: The Authors Respond Marc Rodwin [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Questioning "Values" Research Kip Sullivan [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

"Values" Research: The Authors Respond Celinda Lake, David Mermin, Robert A. Crittenden, and Ted Nordhaus [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Disclosing Bias In Book Review Alison Bass [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Disclosing Bias: The Author Responds Alan J. Gelenberg [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Disorientation: Finding The North Ashish Chintakuntlawar [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Applications Of Two-Part Pricing In Pharmaceutical Markets Abdulkadir Civan [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Emphasizing Preventive Care Michael D. Parkinson [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Statement Of Ownership And Circulation Judie Tucker [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Errata

Errata [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Web Exclusives

The Obama Plan: More Regulation, Unsustainable Spending Joseph Antos, Gail Wilensky, and Hanns Kuttner (published online 16 September 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Table Of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

Cost And Coverage: Implications Of The McCain Plan To Restructure Health Insurance Thomas Buchmueller, Sherry A. Glied, Anne Royalty, and Katherine Swartz (published online 16 September 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Blending Better Ingredients For Health Reform Mark V. Pauly (published online 16 September 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

TRENDS: Health Benefits In 2008: Premiums Moderately Higher, While Enrollment In Consumer-Directed Plans Rises In Small Firms Gary Claxton, Jon R. Gabel, Bianca DiJulio, Jeremy Pickreign, Heidi Whitmore, Benjamin Finder, Marian Jarlenski, and Samantha Hawkins (published online 24 September 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

MARKETWATCH: After The Master Settlement Agreement: Targeting And Exposure Of Youth To Magazine Tobacco Advertising Hillel R. Alpert, Howard K. Koh, and Gregory N. Connolly (published online 30 September 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

TRENDS: Future Funding For Mental Health And Substance Abuse: Increasing Burdens For The Public Sector Katharine R. Levit, Cheryl A. Kassed, Rosanna M. Coffey, Tami L. Mark, Elizabeth M. Stranges, Jeffrey A. Buck, and Rita Vandivort-Warren (published online 7 October 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

MARKETWATCH: Florida’s Medicaid Reform: Informed Consumer Choice? Teresa A. Coughlin, Sharon K. Long, Timothy Triplett, Samantha Artiga, Barbara Lyons, R. Paul Duncan, and Allyson G. Hall (published online 14 October 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Myths And Misconceptions About U.S. Health Insurance Katherine Baicker and Amitabh Chandra (published online 21 October 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

The Politics Of Paying For Health Reform: Zombies, Payroll Taxes, And The Holy Grail Jonathan Oberlander (published online 21 October 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

TRENDS: Massachusetts Health Reform: A Public Perspective From Debate Through Implementation Robert J. Blendon, Tami Buhr, Tara Sussman, and John M. Benson (published online 28 October 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Table Of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

TRENDS: After The Mandates: Massachusetts Employers Continue To Support Health Reform As More Firms Offer Coverage Jon R. Gabel, Heidi Whitmore, Jeremy Pickreign, Will Sellheim, KC Shova, and Valerie Bassett (published online 28 October 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

TRENDS: How Have Employers Responded To Health Reform In Massachusetts? Employees’ Views At The End Of One Year Sharon K. Long and Paul B. Masi (published online 28 October 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Guidelines for Authors