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From the Editor

The Devilish Details Of Delivering On Global Health Susan Dentzer [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Tools & Technologies

PROLOGUE: Spreading Tools And Technologies [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

A Global Subsidy: Key To Affordable Drugs For Malaria? Ramanan Laxminarayan and Hellen Gelband [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Creating Access To Health Technologies In Poor Countries Laura J. Frost and Michael R. Reich [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibit] [Reprints & Permissions]

Improving Health R&D Financing For Developing Countries: A Menu Of Innovative Policy Options Robert Hecht, Paul Wilson, and Amrita Palriwala [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Pathways Of Health Technology Diffusion: The United States And Low-Income Countries A.K. Nandakumar, Joanne Beswick, Cindy Parks Thomas, Stanley S. Wallack, and Daniel Kress [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibit] [Reprints & Permissions]

Care Delivery

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

The Rural Hospital In Ecuador David P. Gaus [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Innovations In Health Services Delivery From Transition Economies In Eastern Europe And Central Asia Armin Fidler, Caryn Bredenkamp, and Sally Schlippert [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

An Unhealthy Public-Private Tension: Pharmacy Ownership, Prescribing, And Spending In The Philippines Chris D. James, John Peabody, Orville Solon, Stella Quimbo, and Kara Hanson [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibit] [Reprints & Permissions]

Report From The Field

REPORT FROM THE FIELD: Dying To Give Birth: Fighting Maternal Mortality In Peru Nellie Bristol [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Public Spending

PROLOGUE: Raising Public Spending [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Does Funding From Donors Displace Government Spending For Health In Developing Countries? Marwa Farag, A.K. Nandakumar, Stanley S. Wallack, Gary Gaumer, and Dominic Hodgkin [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Borrowing And Selling To Pay For Health Care In Low- And Middle-Income Countries Margaret E. Kruk, Emily Goldmann, and Sandro Galea [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplements] [Reprints & Permissions]

Public Views Of Health System Issues In Four Asian Countries Mrigesh Bhatia, Ravi Rannan-Eliya, Aparnaa Somanathan, Mohammed N. Huq, Badri Raj Pande, and Batbayar Chuluunzagd [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Interview

INTERVIEW: Lessons From Taiwan’s Universal National Health Insurance: A Conversation With Taiwan’s Health Minister Ching-Chuan Yeh Tsung-Mei Cheng [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Chinese Translations] [Reprints & Permissions]

Polio

PROLOGUE: Battling Polio [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Polio Eradication: Strengthening The Weakest Links Scott Barrett [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Diplomacy And The Polio Immunization Boycott In Northern Nigeria Judith R. Kaufmann and Harley Feldbaum [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Timeline] [Reprints & Permissions]

Brazil

PROLOGUE: Spotlight On Brazil [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

AIDS Treatment In Brazil: Impacts And Challenges Amy Stewart Nunn, Elize Massard da Fonseca, Francisco I. Bastos, and Sofia Gruskin [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Public-Private Partnerships And Public Hospital Performance In São Paulo, Brazil Gerard M. La Forgia and April Harding [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]

The Health Effects Of Decentralizing Primary Care In Brazil Frederico C. Guanais and James Macinko [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Health Tracking

MARKETWATCH: The Political Economy Of U.S. Primary Care Lewis G. Sandy, Thomas Bodenheimer, L. Gregory Pawlson, and Barbara Starfield [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

MARKETWATCH: High-Deductible Health Insurance Plans: Efforts To Sharpen A Blunt Instrument Mary Reed, Vicki Fung, Mary Price, Richard Brand, Nancy Benedetti, Stephen F. Derose, Joseph P. Newhouse, and John Hsu [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

MARKETWATCH: Outlier Payments For Cardiac Surgery And Hospital Quality Onur Baser, Zhahoui Fan, Justin B. Dimick, Douglas O. Staiger, and John D. Birkmeyer [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Narrative Matters

PREFACE: Narrative Matters Turns Ten Ellen Ficklen [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

On The Southern Front Julia Alvarez [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

In The Midst Of Sickness Alexander McCall Smith [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

A Touch Of Sense Abraham Verghese [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Still Closing The Gap Fitzhugh Mullan [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

DataWatch

Composite Measures For Predicting Surgical Mortality In The Hospital Justin B. Dimick, Douglas O. Staiger, Onur Baser, and John D. Birkmeyer [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendices] [Reprints & Permissions]

Use Of Beta-Blockers During Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Bridging The Gap Between Evidence And Effective Practice Benjamin S. Brooke, Francesca Dominici, Martin A. Makary, and Peter J. Pronovost [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Supplement] [Reprints & Permissions]

GrantWatch

GRANTWATCH ESSAY: What Do We Really Know About Foundations’ Funding Of Mental Health? Ruth Tebbets Brousseau and Andrew D. Hyman [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

GrantWatch: Outcomes [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [GrantWatch Online 30 July][GrantWatch Online 13 August][GrantWatch Online 20 August] [Reprints & Permissions]

Book Reviews

BOOK REVIEWS: Toxins Now, Sick Kids Later? Parmeeth M.S. Atwal [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

How Many Physicians Are Enough? John K. Iglehart [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Perfection In PowerPoint J.D. Kleinke [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

BookMarks

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

Letters

PhRMA’s Patient Assistance Programs Kathryn Saenz Duke [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Patient Assistance Programs: An Author Responds Ken Johnson [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Effects Of Mental Health Parity Ron Manderscheid [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Medical Team Training In The VA System Charles P. Clericuzio [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Medical Team Training: The Authors Respond Peter J. Pronovost [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Data On Thailand: A Different Perspective Patrick Holert [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Thailand: The Authors Respond Kannika Damrongplasit and Glenn Melnick [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Measuring The Report Card: The Validity Of P4P Richard Bankowitz [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Report Card Measuring: The Authors Respond Timothy Bhattacharyya [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Computerized Order Entry Karl F. Gumpper and William A. Zellmer [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Computerized Order Entry: The Authors Respond Jos Aarts and Ross Koppel [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Improved Models Of Health Care Delivery John Schario [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

National Health Care Policy: Key To Reform Selvoy M. Fillerup [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Errata

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

Web Exclusives

Meeting Enrollees’ Needs: How Do Medicare And Employer Coverage Stack Up? Karen Davis, Stuart Guterman, Michelle M. Doty, and Kristof M. Stremikis (published online 12 May 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

What Does It Cost Physician Practices To Interact With Health Insurance Plans? Lawrence P. Casalino, Sean Nicholson, David N. Gans, Terry Hammons, Dante Morra, Theodore Karrison, and Wendy Levinson (published online 14 May 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibits & Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Peering Into The Black Box: Billing And Insurance Activities In A Medical Group Julie Ann Sakowski, James G. Kahn, Richard G. Kronick, Jeffrey M. Newman, and Harold S. Luft (published online 14 May 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

What ‘Patient-Centered’ Should Mean: Confessions Of An Extremist Donald M. Berwick (published online 19 May 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

MARKETWATCH: Hospital Quality And Intensity Of Spending: Is There An Association? Laura Yasaitis, Elliott S. Fisher, Jonathan S. Skinner, and Amitabh Chandra (published online 21 May 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

TRENDS: Hard Times And Health Insurance: How Many Americans Will Be Uninsured By 2010? Todd P. Gilmer and Richard G. Kronick (published online 28 May 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Access And Affordability: An Update On Health Reform In Massachusetts, Fall 2008 Sharon K. Long and Paul B. Masi (published online 28 May 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix Exhibits][Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

PERSPECTIVE: Implementing Health Care Reform In Massachusetts: Strategic Lessons Learned Jon Kingsdale (published online 28 May 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Trends In Underinsurance And The Affordability Of Employer Coverage, 2004–2007 Jon R. Gabel, Roland McDevitt, Ryan Lore, Jeremy Pickreign, Heidi Whitmore, and Tina Ding (published online 2 June 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Cost Sharing In Medicaid And CHIP: How Does It Affect Out-Of-Pocket Spending? Thomas M. Selden, Genevieve M. Kenney, Matthew S. Pantell, and Joel Ruhter (published online 2 June 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Addressing The Nursing Workforce: A Critical Element For Health Reform John Rother and Risa Lavizzo-Mourey (published online 12 June 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Table Of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

The Role Of Nurses In Improving Hospital Quality And Efficiency: Real-World Results Jack Needleman and Susan Hassmiller (published online 12 June 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Expanding The Capacity Of Nursing Education Brenda L. Cleary, Angela Barron McBride, Margaret L. McClure, and Susan C. Reinhard (published online 12 June 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Education Policy Initiatives To Address The Nurse Shortage In The United States Linda H. Aiken, Robyn B. Cheung, and Danielle M. Olds (published online 12 June 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

The Recent Surge In Nurse Employment: Causes And Implications Peter I. Buerhaus, David I. Auerbach, and Douglas O. Staiger (published online 12 June 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Nursing: A Key To Patient Satisfaction Ann Kutney-Lee, Matthew D. McHugh, Douglas M. Sloane, Jeannie P. Cimiotti, Linda Flynn, Donna Felber Neff, and Linda H. Aiken (published online 12 June 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]

Should Health Care Come With A Warranty? Francois de Brantes, Guy D’Andrea, and Meredith B. Rosenthal (published online 16 June 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

INTERVIEW: Doing More With Less: A Conversation With Kerry Weems John K. Iglehart (published online 18 June 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Families With Mixed Eligibility For Public Coverage: Navigating Medicaid, CHIP, And Uninsurance Julie L. Hudson (published online 23 June 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

‘Marginal Medicine’: Targeting Comparative Effectiveness Research To Reduce Waste Ari Hoffman and Steven D. Pearson (published online 25 June 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

The Policies And Politics Of Creating A Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research Center Gail R. Wilensky (published online 25 June 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendix A] [Reprints & Permissions]

Global Investments In TB Control: Economic Benefits Ramanan Laxminarayan, Eili Y. Klein, Sarah Darley, and Olusoji Adeyi (published online 30 June 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendices] [Reprints & Permissions]

How Well Did Health Departments Communicate About Risk At The Start Of The Swine Flu Epidemic In 2009? Jeanne S. Ringel, Elizabeth Trentacost, and Nicole Lurie (published online 7 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

TRENDS: Effects Of Childhood Obesity On Hospital Care And Costs, 1999–2005 Leonardo Trasande, Yinghua Liu, George Fryer, and Michael Weitzman (published online 9 July 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

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