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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

Reforming anesthesia payment under Medicare J Cromwell and M L Rosenbach [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

The economic impact of AIDS in the United States A A Scitovsky [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

How the U.S. spent its health care dollar: 1929-1980 M L Berk, A C Monheit, and M M Hagan [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Medicare and heart transplants: will lightning strike twice? G de Lissovoy [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Compensation for occupational disease: hidden agendas S I Brandt-Rauf and P W Brandt-Rauf [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Medicaid: entering the third decade C N Oberg and C L Polich [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

New priorities for The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Thoughts on medical education reform R S Hanft [Reprints & Permissions]

Commentary

Perspectives: an anesthesiologist J B Weiss [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Perspectives: a nurse anesthetist J M Beutler [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

State health risk pools: insuring the 'uninsurable' S S Laudicina [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

DataWatch

International health spending and utilization trends G J Schieber and J P Poullier [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Are we containing costs or pushing on a balloon? S H Long and W P Welch [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

A profile of anesthesia practice patterns M L Rosenbach and J Cromwell [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Controlling Medicaid costs in hospitals J Holahan, M Lewis, and M Silverberg [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Interview

The public thoughts of a private foundation leader: a conversation with Alvin Tarlov. Interview by John K. Iglehart A Tarlov [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

UpDate

Conference Summary: Pharmaceuticals In Developing Countries Linda J. Blumberg and Gail R. Wilensky [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Publications And Reports [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Letters

Medical Education Reform And Departmental Chairs Roger J. Bulger [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Thoughts On Medical Education Reform Ruth S. Hanft [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Physician Income And Education Richard L. Johnson [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

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