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Publisher's Letter

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

From The Editor

Organization and financing of medical care J K Iglehart [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

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

Journal Article

Hospital spending in the United States and Canada: a comparison J P Newhouse, G Anderson, and L L Roos [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Perspectives: Canada Robert G. Evans [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Perspectives: United States Victor R. Fuchs [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Perspectives: United States Samuel A. Mitchell [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Perspectives: United States Pete Stark [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

The effectiveness of AIDS education J E Sisk, M Hewitt, and K L Metcalf [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Shifting Medicare patients out of the hospital M A Morrisey, F A Sloan, and J Valvona [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

The impact of routine inquiry laws on organ donation K S Andersen and D M Fox [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Covering catastrophic expenses under Medicare S Christensen and R Kasten [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

A crime story from Medicare Part B P McMenamin [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Medicaid patients' access to new drugs H Grabowski [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Commentary

Commentary. Generalism and specialism revisited: the case of neurology M Menken [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

DataWatch

DataWatch. National medical care spending K R Levit and M S Freeland [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

DataWatch. Physician employment patterns: challenging conventional wisdom W D Marder, D W Emmons, P R Kletke, and R J Willke [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

GrantWatch

GrantWatch. Foundation funding for AIDS education J A Wells, A Zuercher, and J Clinton [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Grants And Grant Outcomes [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Book Reviews

Book Reviews David Mechanic [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Letters

Clarifying The Competition Strategy Charles D. Weller [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

The Quality Of Patients' Ratings Ron D. Hays [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Guidelines for Authors