The Narrative Matters section of Health Affairs publishes personal essays (literary nonfiction) based on firsthand encounters that have a health policy aspect. These "policy narratives" take a story (or anecdote) and grow it beyond one person to include a big-picture view of the subject. The purpose of the Narrative Matters section is to put a human face on the health policy discussions in the other parts of Health Affairs.

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November 1999

	Boundaries Lisa Iezzoni, November 1, 1999 [ PDF ] [Reprints & Permissions]

	Of wheelchairs and managed care A I Batavia, November 1, 1999 [ PDF ] [Reprints & Permissions]

September 1999

	Pills, policies, and patients J B Sardis, September 1, 1999 [ PDF ] [Reprints & Permissions]

July 1999

	Me and the system: the personal essay and health policy F Mullan, July 1, 1999 [ PDF ] [Reprints & Permissions]