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From the Editor

Reform Chronic Illness Care? Yes, We Can Susan Dentzer [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Scope Of Problem

PROLOGUE: The Scope Of The Problem [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Rising Out-Of-Pocket Spending For Chronic Conditions: A Ten-Year Trend Kathryn Anne Paez, Lan Zhao, and Wenke Hwang [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Use Of Medical Care For Chronic Conditions Sandra L. Decker, Susan M. Schappert, and Jane E. Sisk [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Preventing Illness

PROLOGUE: Preventing Chronic Illness [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Obesity And The Workplace: Current Programs And Attitudes Among Employers And Employees Jon R. Gabel, Heidi Whitmore, Jeremy Pickreign, Christine C. Ferguson, Anjali Jain, Shova KC, and Hilary Scherer [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]

Perspectives

PERSPECTIVE: Do Prevention Or Treatment Services Save Money? The Wrong Debate Ron Z. Goetzel [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

PERSPECTIVE: Preventing Chronic Disease: An Important Investment, But Don’t Count On Cost Savings Louise B. Russell [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Report From The Field

REPORT FROM THE FIELD: The Diabetes Prevention Program: How The Participants Did It Susan Brink [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Reorganizing Care

PROLOGUE: Reorganizing Chronic Care Delivery [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Confronting The Growing Burden Of Chronic Disease: Can The U.S. Health Care Workforce Do The Job? Thomas Bodenheimer, Ellen Chen, and Heather D. Bennett [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Evidence On The Chronic Care Model In The New Millennium Katie Coleman, Brian T. Austin, Cindy Brach, and Edward H. Wagner [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendices] [Reprints & Permissions]

Disease Management For Chronically Ill Beneficiaries In Traditional Medicare David M. Bott, Mary C. Kapp, Lorraine B. Johnson, and Linda M. Magno [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Inpatient Care Intensity And Patients’ Ratings Of Their Hospital Experiences John E. Wennberg, Kristen Bronner, Jonathan S. Skinner, Elliott S. Fisher, and David C. Goodman [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

The Ironic Business Case For Chronic Care In The Acute Care Setting Albert L. Siu, Lynn H. Spragens, Sharon K. Inouye, R. Sean Morrison, and Bruce Leff [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Perspective

PERSPECTIVE: Next Steps: How Can Medicare Accelerate The Pace Of Improving Chronic Care? Sandra M. Foote [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

PERSPECTIVE: Missing In Action: International Aid Agencies In Poor Countries To Fight Chronic Disease Gerard F. Anderson [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Chronic Disease Care

Remote Patient Management: Technology-Enabled Innovation And Evolving Business Models For Chronic Disease Care Molly Joel Coye, Ateret Haselkorn, and Steven DeMello [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Dual Eligibles

Special Needs Plans And The Coordination Of Benefits And Services For Dual Eligibles David C. Grabowski [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Cancer

PROLOGUE: The Special Case Of Cancer [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Medicare’s Future: Cancer Care Lynn M. Etheredge [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

A Matter Of Race: Early-Versus Late-Stage Cancer Diagnosis Beth A. Virnig, Nancy N. Baxter, Elizabeth B. Habermann, Roger D. Feldman, and Cathy J. Bradley [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Colorectal Cancer Screening: Prevalence Among Low-Income Groups With Health Insurance Karen M. Emmons, Rebecca Lobb, Elaine Puleo, Gary Bennett, Elena Stoffel, and Sapna Syngal [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Global Insights

PROLOGUE: Global Insights [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

What Works In Chronic Care Management: The Case Of Heart Failure Julie Sochalski, Tiny Jaarsma, Harlan M. Krumholz, Ann Laramee, John J.V. McMurray, Mary D. Naylor, Michael W. Rich, Barbara Riegel, and Simon Stewart [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Chronic Care In The English National Health Service: Progress And Challenges Chris Ham [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Health Tracking

MARKETWATCH: P4P4P: An Agenda For Research On Pay-For-Performance For Patients Kevin G. Volpp, Mark V. Pauly, George Loewenstein, and David Bangsberg [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

MARKETWATCH: Distributing $800 Billion: An Early Assessment Of Medicare Part D Risk Adjustment John Hsu, Jie Huang, Vicki Fung, Mary Price, Richard Brand, Rita Hui, Bruce Fireman, William Dow, John Bertko, and Joseph P. Newhouse [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]

TRENDS: U.S. Citizens Who Obtain Their Medical Degrees Abroad: An Overview, 1992–2006 John R. Boulet, Richard A. Cooper, Stephen S. Seeling, John J. Norcini, and Danette W. McKinley [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Narrative Matters

Love In The Time Of Organ Transplants Eric Frederick Trump [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Audio Podcast] [Reprints & Permissions]

Shuffling In Grandmother’s Footsteps Phyllis Richman [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Audio Podcast] [Reprints & Permissions]

DataWatch

National Health Spending In 2007: Slower Drug Spending Contributes To Lowest Rate Of Overall Growth Since 1998 Micah Hartman, Anne Martin, Patricia McDonnell, Aaron Catlin the National Health Expenditure Accounts Team [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Do Noninstitutional Long-Term Care Services Reduce Medicaid Spending? H. Stephen Kaye, Mitchell P. LaPlante, and Charlene Harrington [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

GrantWatch

GRANTWATCH REPORT: Inform, Influence, Evaluate: The Power Of State Public Opinion Polls Shiloh Turner, Patricia O’Connor, and Eric Rademacher [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

GRANTWATCH REPORT: Early Experiences With Consumer Engagement Initiatives To Improve Chronic Care Robert E. Hurley, Patricia S. Keenan, Grant R. Martsolf, Daniel D. Maeng, and Dennis P. Scanlon [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

GrantWatch Outcomes [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [GrantWatch Online 29 January][GrantWatch Online 12 February][GrantWatch Online 3 March] [Reprints & Permissions]

Book Reviews

BOOK REVIEWS: Assume A Can Opener Bruce C. Vladeck [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Salient Facts Or Causal Keys? Theodore R. Marmor [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

RNs: The Critical Factor In The U.S. Nursing Workforce Gordon H. DeFriese [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

A "Morally Meritorious" Treatment Option Ribhi Hazin [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Letters

The Penalty For Being ‘Difficult’ Jon Harding [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Regulation In China, India, And The United States Michael F. Cannon [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

China And India: Good News And Bad News Christopher J. Conover [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Don’t Follow Our Example, Either Tom Miller and Aparna Mathur [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

China And India: Bloom And Colleagues Respond Gerald Bloom, Barun Kanjilal, and David Peters [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

More On ‘Healthy Kids’ Michael R. Cousineau and Albert Farias [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

The Misdirected Debate Over Physician-Owned Specialty Hospitals Eric D. Lister [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Web Exclusives

In Chronic Condition: Experiences Of Patients With Complex Health Care Needs, In Eight Countries, 2008 Cathy Schoen, Robin Osborn, Sabrina K.H. How, Michelle M. Doty, and Jordon Peugh (published online 13 November 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Do Reimbursement Delays Discourage Medicaid Participation By Physicians? Peter J. Cunningham and Ann S. O’Malley (published online 18 November 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Medicare Advantage Plans At A Crossroads—Yet Again Robert A. Berenson and Bryan E. Dowd (published online 24 November 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Table of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

Medicare’s Private Plans: A Report Card On Medicare Advantage Marsha Gold (published online 24 November 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Payment Policy And The Growth Of Medicare Advantage Carlos Zarabozo and Scott Harrison (published online 24 November 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

TRENDS: Fueling Innovation In Medical Devices (And Beyond): Venture Capital In Health Care D. Clay Ackerly, Ana M. Valverde, Lawrence W. Diener, Kristin L. Dossary, and Kevin A. Schulman (published online 2 December 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix][Table Of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

Market Entry And Exit By Biotech And Device Companies Funded By Venture Capital Lawton R. Burns, Michael G. Housman, and Charles A. Robinson (published online 2 December 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

From The Editor Susan Dentzer (published online 4 December 2008) [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Table Of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

Doctors, Dollars & Quality Philip Musgrove (published online 4 December 2008) [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

States With More Physicians Have Better-Quality Health Care Richard A. Cooper (published online 4 December 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

States With More Health Care Spending Have Better-Quality Health Care: Lessons About Medicare Richard A. Cooper (published online 4 December 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

PERSPECTIVE: Cooper’s Analysis Is Incorrect Katherine Baicker and Amitabh Chandra (published online 4 December 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

PERSPECTIVE: The Elusive Connection Between Health Care Spending And Quality Jonathan Skinner, Amitabh Chandra, David Goodman, and Elliott S. Fisher (published online 4 December 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

PERSPECTIVE: More Is More And Less Is Less: The Case Of Mississippi Richard A. Cooper (published online 4 December 2008) [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

The Effect Of Regulation On Pharmaceutical Revenues: Experience In Nineteen Countries Neeraj Sood, Han de Vries, Italo Gutierrez, Darius N. Lakdawalla, and Dana P. Goldman (published online 16 December 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendices][Table Of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

U.S. Pharmaceutical Policy In A Global Marketplace Darius N. Lakdawalla, Dana P. Goldman, Pierre-Carl Michaud, Neeraj Sood, Robert Lempert, Ze Cong, Han de Vries, and Italo Gutierrez (published online 16 December 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Prescription Drug Spending Trends In The United States: Looking Beyond The Turning Point Murray Aitken, Ernst R. Berndt, and David M. Cutler (published online 16 December 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

PERSPECTIVE: Price Controls And Global Pharmaceutical Progress F.M. Scherer (published online 16 December 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

PERSPECTIVE: Two Ideas To Increase Innovation And Reduce Pharmaceutical Costs And Prices Arjun Jayadev and Joseph Stiglitz (published online 16 December 2008) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

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