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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

The 1988 election: how important was health? R J Blendon and K Donelan [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Lessons from the past: responding to the AIDS crisis D Mechanic and L H Aiken [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Effective management of competition in the FEHBP (Federal Employees Health Benefits Program) A C Enthoven [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Perspective: Can Multiple Choice Be Managed To Constrain Health Care Costs? Stanley B. Jones [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Posthospital convalescence and return to work D C Walsh, E Connor, L V Tracey, G A Goldberg, and R H Egdahl [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Regional variation in health insurance coverage M A Morrisey and G A Jensen [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Linking Medicare capital payments to hospital occupancy rates M Hemesath and G C Pope [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Cost of practice and geographic variation in Medicare fees G C Pope, W P Welch, S Zuckerman, and M G Henderson [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Interview

From research to rationing: a conversation with William B. Schwartz. Interview by John K. Iglehart W B Schwartz [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Commentary

The politics of paying American physicians W A Glaser [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Well-child care: how much is enough? J L Wagner, R C Herdman, and D W Alberts [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

The perinatal paradox: doing more and accomplishing less R A Rosenblatt [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

DataWatch

International health care expenditure trends: 1987 G J Schieber and J P Poullier [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Medical technology in Canada, Germany, and the United States D A Rublee [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Pharmacy benefits in health maintenance organizations M Gold, M Joffe, T L Kennedy, and A M Tucker [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

The first three years of PPS: impact on Medicare costs S H Sheingold [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Medicare part B carrier approved charges in 1988 P McMenamin [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

GrantWatch

A foundation's approach to assessing community needs B Y Hoerlin and R W Rimel [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Families U.S.A. (United for Senior Action) Foundation L G Greenberg [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

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

Book Reviews

Rosemary In Wonderland: A Look At American Hospitals Bruce C. Vladeck [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Letters

Physician Payment In Canada Darrel J. Weinkauf and Adam L. Linton [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

The Physician Payment Debate In Canada: The Authors Respond Jonathan Lomas, Catherine Fooks, Thomas Rice, and Robert J. Labelle [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

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