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Most recent content (1 Nov 2009):
Jacob A. Klerman, Michael Davern, Kathleen Thiede Call, Victoria Lynch, and Jeanne D. Ringel
Understanding The Current Population Survey’s Insurance Estimates And The Medicaid ‘Undercount’
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): w991-w1001. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Gary Claxton, Bianca DiJulio, Heidi Whitmore, Jeremy Pickreign, Megan McHugh, Benjamin Finder, and Awo Osei-Anto
Job-Based Health Insurance: Costs Climb At A Moderate Pace
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): w1002-w1012. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Allen Dobson, Joan E. DaVanzo, Audrey M. El-Gamil, and Gregory Berger
How A New ‘Public Plan’ Could Affect Hospitals’ Finances And Private Insurance Premiums
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): w1013-w1024. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Genevieve M. Kenney, Joel Ruhter, and Thomas M. Selden
Containing Costs And Improving Care For Children In Medicaid And CHIP
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): w1025-w1036. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

David Blumenthal
Portrait Of A Policy And Political Entrepreneur
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): w1037-w1039. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

David Nexon
Senator Edward M. Kennedy: The Master Legislative Craftsman
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): w1040-w1048. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Theodore R. Marmor
Senator Edward M. Kennedy: Making Common Cause With Adversaries While Committed To Health Reform
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): w1049-w1051. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Radha Iyengar and Lindsay Sabik
The Dangerous Shortage Of Domestic Violence Services
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): w1052-w1065. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Materials] [Reprints & Permissions]

Alexandra M. Stern, Martin S. Cetron, and Howard Markel
Closing The Schools: Lessons From The 1918–19 U.S. Influenza Pandemic
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): w1066-w1078. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Bibliographic Supplement] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sharon K. Long and Karen Stockley
Massachusetts Health Reform: Employer Coverage From Employees’ Perspective
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): w1079-w1087. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Roland Sturm and Deborah A. Cohen
Zoning For Health? The Year-Old Ban On New Fast-Food Restaurants In South LA
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): w1088-w1097. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Table Of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

Thomas A. Farley, Anna Caffarelli, Mary T. Bassett, Lynn Silver, and Thomas R. Frieden
New York City’s Fight Over Calorie Labeling
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): w1098-w1109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibit] [Reprints & Permissions]

Brian Elbel, Rogan Kersh, Victoria L. Brescoll, and L. Beth Dixon
Calorie Labeling And Food Choices: A First Look At The Effects On Low-Income People In New York City
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): w1110-w1121. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Joseph A. Ladapo, Jill R. Horwitz, Milton C. Weinstein, G. Scott Gazelle, and David M. Cutler
Adoption And Spread Of New Imaging Technology: A Case Study
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): w1122-w1132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibit][Table Of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jacqueline D. Baras and Laurence C. Baker
Magnetic Resonance Imaging And Low Back Pain Care For Medicare Patients
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): w1133-w1140. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Steven D. Pizer, Austin B. Frakt, and Lisa I. Iezzoni
Uninsured Adults With Chronic Conditions Or Disabilities: Gaps In Public Insurance Programs
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): w1141-w1150. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibits][Table Of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

Andrew P. Wilper, Steffie Woolhandler, Karen E. Lasser, Danny McCormick, David H. Bor, and David U. Himmelstein
Hypertension, Diabetes, And Elevated Cholesterol Among Insured And Uninsured U.S. Adults
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): w1151-w1159. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Cathy Schoen, Robin Osborn, Michelle M. Doty, David Squires, Jordon Peugh, and Sandra Applebaum
A Survey Of Primary Care Physicians In Eleven Countries, 2009: Perspectives On Care, Costs, And Experiences
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): w1171-w1183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mark V. Pauly, Frederic E. Blavin, and Sudha Meghan
How Private, Voluntary Health Insurance Can Work In Developing Countries
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): 1778-1787. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Statistical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

David M. Dror, Ralf Radermacher, Shrikant B. Khadilkar, Petra Schout, François-Xavier Hay, Arbind Singh, and Ruth Koren
Microinsurance: Innovations In Low-Cost Health Insurance
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): 1788-1798. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]

Onno P. Schellekens, Ingrid de Beer, Marianne E. Lindner, Michele van Vugt, Peter Schellekens, and Tobias F. Rinke de Wit
Innovation In Namibia: Preserving Private Health Insurance And HIV/AIDS Treatment
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): 1799-1806. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Carla C. Keirns
Dying Of A Treatable Disease
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): 1807-1813. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

David H. Howard, Lisa C. Richardson, and Kenneth E. Thorpe
Cancer Screening And Age In The United States And Europe
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): 1838-1847. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Past content (since Nov 1985):
Timothy S. Jost
Health Care Reform Requires Law Reform
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): w761-w769. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Stephen Crystal, Mark Olfson, Cecilia Huang, Harold Pincus, and Tobias Gerhard
Broadened Use Of Atypical Antipsychotics: Safety, Effectiveness, And Policy Challenges
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): w770-w781. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendices][TOC] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert A. Rosenheck and Michael J. Sernyak
Developing A Policy For Second-Generation Antipsychotic Drugs
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): w782-w793. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

David O. Meltzer, Anirban Basu, and Herbert Y. Meltzer
Comparative Effectiveness Research For Antipsychotic Medications: How Much Is Enough?
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): w794-w808. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Appendices] [Reprints & Permissions]

Eric A. Finkelstein, Justin G. Trogdon, Joel W. Cohen, and William Dietz
Annual Medical Spending Attributable To Obesity: Payer-And Service-Specific Estimates
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): w822-w831. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendices] [Reprints & Permissions]

Kevin Outterson and Aaron S. Kesselheim
How Medicare Could Get Better Prices On Prescription Drugs
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): w832-w841. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Carleen Hawn
Games For Health: The Latest Tool In The Medical Care Arsenal
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): w842-w848. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Claudia L. Schur, Marc L. Berk, Lauren E. Silver, Jill M. Yegian, and Michael J. O’Grady
Connecting The Ivory Tower To Main Street: Setting Research Priorities For Real-World Impact
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): w886-w899. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sumit R. Majumdar and Stephen B. Soumerai
The Unhealthy State Of Health Policy Research
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): w900-w908. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Norman Daniels, Brendan Saloner, and Adriane H. Gelpi
Access, Cost, And Financing: Achieving An Ethical Health Reform
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): w909-w916. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Table Of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

Daniel P. Kessler and David W. Brady
Putting The Public’s Money Where Its Mouth Is
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): w917-w925. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert A. Berenson, Joy M. Grossman, and Elizabeth A. November
Does Telemonitoring Of Patients—The eICU—Improve Intensive Care?
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): w937-w947. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Additional Sources] [Reprints & Permissions]

Tahir Amin, Rahul Rajkumar, Priti Radhakrishnan, and Aaron S. Kesselheim
Expert Review Of Drug Patent Applications: Improving Health In The Developing World
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): w948-w956. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Table Of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ellen R. Shaffer and Joseph E. Brenner
A Trade Agreement’s Impact On Access To Generic Drugs
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): w957-w968. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Michael E. Chernew, Richard A. Hirth, and David M. Cutler
Increased Spending On Health Care: Long-Term Implications For The Nation
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1253-1255. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Aliza Marcus
Bending The Curve: The Twists And Turns
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1256-1258. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jonathan Oberlander and Joseph White
Public Attitudes Toward Health Care Spending Aren’t The Problem; Prices Are
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1285-1293. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

M. Kate Bundorf, Anne Royalty, and Laurence C. Baker
Health Care Cost Growth Among The Privately Insured
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1294-1304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Arnold Milstein and Elizabeth Gilbertson
American Medical Home Runs
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1317-1326. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibit] [Reprints & Permissions]

Randall Krakauer, Claire M. Spettell, Lonny Reisman, and Marcia J. Wade
Opportunities To Improve The Quality Of Care For Advanced Illness
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1357-1359. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John Holahan and Alshadye Yemane
Enrollment Is Driving Medicaid Costs—But Two Targets Can Yield Savings
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1453-1465. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ashish K. Jha, David C. Chan, Abigail B. Ridgway, Calvin Franz, and David W. Bates
Improving Safety And Eliminating Redundant Tests: Cutting Costs In U.S. Hospitals
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1475-1484. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendices] [Reprints & Permissions]

Peter D. McNair, Harold S. Luft, and Andrew B. Bindman
Medicare’s Policy Not To Pay For Treating Hospital-Acquired Conditions: The Impact
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1485-1493. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Barry Straube and Jonathan D. Blum
The Policy On Paying For Treating Hospital-Acquired Conditions: CMS Officials Respond
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1494-1497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jack Coulehan
Shingles Does It
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1509-1514. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Amanda J. Redig
Adventures In (Health-Insurance-Claim) Wonderland
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1515-1520. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Haiden A. Huskamp and Meredith B. Rosenthal
Health Risk Appraisals: How Much Do They Influence Employees’ Health Behavior?
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1532-1540. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Karen Davis, Stuart Guterman, Michelle M. Doty, and Kristof M. Stremikis
Meeting Enrollees’ Needs: How Do Medicare And Employer Coverage Stack Up?
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): w521-w532. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Lawrence P. Casalino, Sean Nicholson, David N. Gans, Terry Hammons, Dante Morra, Theodore Karrison, and Wendy Levinson
What Does It Cost Physician Practices To Interact With Health Insurance Plans?
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): w533-w543. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibits & Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Julie Ann Sakowski, James G. Kahn, Richard G. Kronick, Jeffrey M. Newman, and Harold S. Luft
Peering Into The Black Box: Billing And Insurance Activities In A Medical Group
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): w544-w554. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Donald M. Berwick
What ‘Patient-Centered’ Should Mean: Confessions Of An Extremist
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): w555-w565. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Laura Yasaitis, Elliott S. Fisher, Jonathan S. Skinner, and Amitabh Chandra
Hospital Quality And Intensity Of Spending: Is There An Association?
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): w566-w572. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Todd P. Gilmer and Richard G. Kronick
Hard Times And Health Insurance: How Many Americans Will Be Uninsured By 2010?
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): w573-w577. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sharon K. Long and Paul B. Masi
Access And Affordability: An Update On Health Reform In Massachusetts, Fall 2008
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): w578-w587. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix Exhibits][Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jon Kingsdale
Implementing Health Care Reform In Massachusetts: Strategic Lessons Learned
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): w588-w594. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jon R. Gabel, Roland McDevitt, Ryan Lore, Jeremy Pickreign, Heidi Whitmore, and Tina Ding
Trends In Underinsurance And The Affordability Of Employer Coverage, 2004–2007
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): w595-w606. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Thomas M. Selden, Genevieve M. Kenney, Matthew S. Pantell, and Joel Ruhter
Cost Sharing In Medicaid And CHIP: How Does It Affect Out-Of-Pocket Spending?
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): w607-w619. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ann Kutney-Lee, Matthew D. McHugh, Douglas M. Sloane, Jeannie P. Cimiotti, Linda Flynn, Donna Felber Neff, and Linda H. Aiken
Nursing: A Key To Patient Satisfaction
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): w669-w677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]

Francois de Brantes, Guy D’Andrea, and Meredith B. Rosenthal
Should Health Care Come With A Warranty?
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): w678-w687. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

John K. Iglehart
Doing More With Less: A Conversation With Kerry Weems
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): w688-w696. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Julie L. Hudson
Families With Mixed Eligibility For Public Coverage: Navigating Medicaid, CHIP, And Uninsurance
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): w697-w709. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ari Hoffman and Steven D. Pearson
‘Marginal Medicine’: Targeting Comparative Effectiveness Research To Reduce Waste
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): w710-w718. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Gail R. Wilensky
The Policies And Politics Of Creating A Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research Center
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): w719-w729. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendix A] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ramanan Laxminarayan, Eili Y. Klein, Sarah Darley, and Olusoji Adeyi
Global Investments In TB Control: Economic Benefits
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): w730-w742. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendices] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jeanne S. Ringel, Elizabeth Trentacost, and Nicole Lurie
How Well Did Health Departments Communicate About Risk At The Start Of The Swine Flu Epidemic In 2009?
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): w743-w750. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Leonardo Trasande, Yinghua Liu, George Fryer, and Michael Weitzman
Effects Of Childhood Obesity On Hospital Care And Costs, 1999–2005
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): w751-w760. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ramanan Laxminarayan and Hellen Gelband
A Global Subsidy: Key To Affordable Drugs For Malaria?
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): 949-961. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert Hecht, Paul Wilson, and Amrita Palriwala
Improving Health R&D Financing For Developing Countries: A Menu Of Innovative Policy Options
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): 974-985. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

A.K. Nandakumar, Joanne Beswick, Cindy Parks Thomas, Stanley S. Wallack, and Daniel Kress
Pathways Of Health Technology Diffusion: The United States And Low-Income Countries
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): 986-995. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibit] [Reprints & Permissions]

Nellie Bristol
Dying To Give Birth: Fighting Maternal Mortality In Peru
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): 997-1002. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

David P. Gaus
The Rural Hospital In Ecuador
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): 1003-1010. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Chris D. James, John Peabody, Orville Solon, Stella Quimbo, and Kara Hanson
An Unhealthy Public-Private Tension: Pharmacy Ownership, Prescribing, And Spending In The Philippines
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): 1022-1033. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibit] [Reprints & Permissions]

Margaret E. Kruk, Emily Goldmann, and Sandro Galea
Borrowing And Selling To Pay For Health Care In Low- And Middle-Income Countries
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): 1056-1066. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplements] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mrigesh Bhatia, Ravi Rannan-Eliya, Aparnaa Somanathan, Mohammed N. Huq, Badri Raj Pande, and Batbayar Chuluunzagd
Public Views Of Health System Issues In Four Asian Countries
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): 1067-1077. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Battling Polio
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): 1078 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Scott Barrett
Polio Eradication: Strengthening The Weakest Links
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): 1079-1090. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Amy Stewart Nunn, Elize Massard da Fonseca, Francisco I. Bastos, and Sofia Gruskin
AIDS Treatment In Brazil: Impacts And Challenges
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): 1103-1113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Lewis G. Sandy, Thomas Bodenheimer, L. Gregory Pawlson, and Barbara Starfield
The Political Economy Of U.S. Primary Care
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): 1136-1145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mary Reed, Vicki Fung, Mary Price, Richard Brand, Nancy Benedetti, Stephen F. Derose, Joseph P. Newhouse, and John Hsu
High-Deductible Health Insurance Plans: Efforts To Sharpen A Blunt Instrument
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): 1145-1154. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Alexander McCall Smith
In The Midst Of Sickness
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): 1171-1176. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Fitzhugh Mullan
Still Closing The Gap
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): 1183-1188. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Susan Dentzer
Eliminating Neglected Diseases In Poor Countries: A Conversation With Andrew Witty
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): w411-w416. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Rick Curtis and Ed Neuschler
Affording Shared Responsibility For Universal Coverage: Insights From California
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): w417-w430. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Table Of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

Rick Curtis and Ed Neuschler
Designing Health Insurance Market Constructs For Shared Responsibility: Insights From California
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): w431-w445. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Marian R. Mulkey and Mark D. Smith
The Long And Winding Road: Reflections On California’s ‘Year Of Health Reform’
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): w446-w456. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Kannika Damrongplasit and Glenn A. Melnick
Early Results From Thailand’s 30 Baht Health Reform: Something To Smile About
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): w457-w466. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Tewarit Somkotra and Leizel P. Lagrada
Which Households Are At Risk Of Catastrophic Health Spending: Experience In Thailand After Universal Coverage
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): w467-w478. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Annex 1] [Reprints & Permissions]

Peter J. Pronovost, Christine A. Goeschel, Kyle L. Olsen, Julius C. Pham, Marlene R. Miller, Sean M. Berenholtz, J. Bryan Sexton, Jill A. Marsteller, Laura L. Morlock, Albert W. Wu, Jerod M. Loeb, and Carolyn M. Clancy
Reducing Health Care Hazards: Lessons From The Commercial Aviation Safety Team
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): w479-w489. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendix Figure 1] [Reprints & Permissions]

Peter J. Cunningham
Beyond Parity: Primary Care Physicians’ Perspectives On Access To Mental Health Care
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): w490-w501. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Tara Sussman, Robert J. Blendon, and Andrea Louise Campbell
Will Americans Support The Individual Mandate?
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): w501-w509. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Full Text] [Reprints & Permissions]

Stephen Zuckerman, Aimee F. Williams, and Karen E. Stockley
Trends In Medicaid Physician Fees, 2003–2008
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): w510-w519. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendix Table] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sherry A. Glied and Richard G. Frank
Better But Not Best: Recent Trends In The Well-Being Of The Mentally Ill
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 637-648. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendices] [Reprints & Permissions]

Richard G. Frank, Howard H. Goldman, and Thomas G. McGuire
Trends In Mental Health Cost Growth: An Expanded Role For Management?
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 649-659. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

David L. Shern, Kirsten K. Beronio, and Henry T. Harbin
After Parity—What’s Next
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 660-662. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Keith Dixon
Implementing Mental Health Parity: The Challenge For Health Plans
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 663-665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Steve Bogira
Starvation Diet: Coping With Shrinking Budgets In Publicly Funded Mental Health Services
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 667-675. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

William H. Fisher, Jeffrey L. Geller, and John A. Pandiani
The Changing Role Of The State Psychiatric Hospital
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 676-684. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Steven S. Sharfstein and Faith B. Dickerson
Hospital Psychiatry For The Twenty-First Century
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 685-688. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

David C. Grabowski, Kelly A. Aschbrenner, Zhanlian Feng, and Vincent Mor
Mental Illness In Nursing Homes: Variations Across States
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 689-700. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Marcela Horvitz-Lennon, Julie M. Donohue, Marisa E. Domino, and Sharon-Lise T. Normand
Improving Quality And Diffusing Best Practices: The Case Of Schizophrenia
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 701-712. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Samuel H. Zuvekas and Chad D. Meyerhoefer
State Variations In The Out-Of-Pocket Spending Burden For Outpatient Mental Health Treatment
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 713-722. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Susan H. Busch and Colleen L. Barry
Pediatric Antidepressant Use After The Black-Box Warning
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 724-733. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Haiden A. Huskamp, Alisa B. Busch, Marisa E. Domino, and Sharon-Lise T. Normand
Antidepressant Reformulations: Who Uses Them, And What Are The Benefits?
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 734-745. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Julie M. Donohue, Haiden A. Huskamp, and Samuel H. Zuvekas
Dual Eligibles With Mental Disorders And Medicare Part D: How Are They Faring?
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 746-759. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert E. Drake, Jonathan S. Skinner, Gary R. Bond, and Howard H. Goldman
Social Security And Mental Illness: Reducing Disability With Supported Employment
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 761-770. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

M. Audrey Burnam, Lisa S. Meredith, Terri Tanielian, and Lisa H. Jaycox
Mental Health Care For Iraq And Afghanistan War Veterans
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 771-782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Richard J. Bonnie, James S. Reinhard, Phillip Hamilton, and Elizabeth L. McGarvey
Mental Health System Transformation After The Virginia Tech Tragedy
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 793-804. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Michael F. Hogan and Lloyd I. Sederer
Mental Health Crises And Public Policy: Opportunities For Change?
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 805-808. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Saul Feldman
The ‘Millionaires Tax’ And Mental Health Policy In California
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 809-815. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jeffrey Swanson, Marvin Swartz, Richard A. Van Dorn, John Monahan, Thomas G. McGuire, Henry J. Steadman, and Pamela Clark Robbins
Racial Disparities In Involuntary Outpatient Commitment: Are They Real?
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 816-826. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Niteesh K. Choudhry, Joy L. Lee, Jessica Agnew-Blais, Colleen Corcoran, and William H. Shrank
Drug Company–Sponsored Patient Assistance Programs: A Viable Safety Net?
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 827-834. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ken Johnson
Voluntary Patient Assistance Programs: Additional Federal Oversight Unwarranted
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 835-838. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Myrl Weinberg
Reforming Patient Assistance Programs: Perfect World Meets Real World
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 839-842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Niteesh K. Choudhry, Joy L. Lee, Jessica Agnew-Blais, Colleen Corcoran, and William H. Shrank
Patient Assistance Programs: Information Is Not Our Enemy
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 843-844. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Steven D. Pearson and Sarah R. Lieber
Financial Penalties For The Unhealthy? Ethical Guidelines For Holding Employees Responsible For Their Health
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 845-852. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Case Study] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ursula Giedion and Manuela Villar Uribe
Colombia’s Universal Health Insurance System
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 853-863. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Denise L. Anthony, M. Brooke Herndon, Patricia M. Gallagher, Amber E. Barnato, Julie P.W. Bynum, Daniel J. Gottlieb, Elliott S. Fisher, and Jonathan S. Skinner
How Much Do Patients’ Preferences Contribute To Resource Use?
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 864-873. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix Exhibits][Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jane Pauley
Unrecognized Vulnerabilities
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 874-879. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Fred Frese
Coming Out Of The Shadows
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 880-886. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Didem M. Bernard, Jessica S. Banthin, and William E. Encinosa
Wealth, Income, And The Affordability Of Health Insurance
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 887-896. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ashish K. Jha, E. John Orav, Allen Dobson, Robert A. Book, and Arnold M. Epstein
Measuring Efficiency: The Association Of Hospital Costs And Quality Of Care
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 897-906. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ruth Tebbets Brousseau
Addressing Homelessness Among People With Mental Illnesses: A Model Of Long-Term Philanthropic Effectiveness
Health Affairs, May/June 2009; 28(3): 907-911. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jim Cooper and Michael Castle
Health Reform: A Bipartisan View
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): w169-w172. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [From The Editor][Table Of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

Denis Cortese and Jeffrey O. Korsmo
Health Care Reform: Why We Cannot Afford To Fail
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): w173-w176. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Craig Barrett and Peter V. Lee
Health Care Transformation And CEO Accountability
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): w177-w179. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Victor R. Fuchs
Health Reform: Getting The Essentials Right
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): w180-w183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Henry J. Aaron
The Pitfalls Of Overreaching In Health Reform
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): w184-w187. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Alan Weil
A New Approach To The State-Federal Relationship In Health
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): w188-w193. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Gail R. Wilensky and David Satcher
Don’t Forget About The Social Determinants Of Health
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): w194-w198. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Nils Daulaire
Global Health For A Globally Minded President
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): w199-w204. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

James C. Robinson and Paul B. Ginsburg
Consumer-Driven Health Care: Promise And Performance
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): w272-w281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Caroline Lubick Goldzweig, Ali Towfigh, Margaret Maglione, and Paul G. Shekelle
Costs And Benefits Of Health Information Technology: New Trends From The Literature
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): w282-w293. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendices] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sebastian Schneeweiss, Amanda R. Patrick, Alex Pedan, Laleh Varasteh, Raisa Levin, Nan Liu, and William H. Shrank
The Effect Of Medicare Part D Coverage On Drug Use And Cost Sharing Among Seniors Without Prior Drug Benefits
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): w305-w316. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Schematic] [Reprints & Permissions]

Yuting Zhang, Julie Marie Donohue, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Judith R. Lave
The Effects Of The Coverage Gap On Drug Spending: A Closer Look At Medicare Part D
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): w317-w325. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Catherine Chen, Terhilda Garrido, Don Chock, Grant Okawa, and Louise Liang
The Kaiser Permanente Electronic Health Record: Transforming And Streamlining Modalities Of Care
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 323-333. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Anna-Lisa Silvestre, Valerie M. Sue, and Jill Y. Allen
If You Build It, Will They Come? The Kaiser Permanente Model Of Online Health Care
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 334-344. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Stephen Zuckerman, Dawn M. Miller, and Emily Shelton Pape
Missouri’s 2005 Medicaid Cuts: How Did They Affect Enrollees And Providers?
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): w335-w345. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Farzad Mostashari, Micky Tripathi, and Mat Kendall
A Tale Of Two Large Community Electronic Health Record Extension Projects
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 345-356. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Vignettes] [Reprints & Permissions]

Andrea Sisko, Christopher Truffer, Sheila Smith, Sean Keehan, Jonathan Cylus, John A. Poisal, M. Kent Clemens, and Joseph Lizonitz
Health Spending Projections Through 2018: Recession Effects Add Uncertainty To The Outlook
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): w346-w357. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Stephen T. Parente and Jeffrey S. McCullough
Health Information Technology And Patient Safety: Evidence From Panel Data
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 357-360. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Charles Roehrig, George Miller, Craig Lake, and Jenny Bryant
National Health Spending By Medical Condition, 1996–2005
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): w358-w367. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Methodology Manual] [Reprints & Permissions]

Carleen Hawn
Take Two Aspirin And Tweet Me In The Morning: How Twitter, Facebook, And Other Social Media Are Reshaping Health Care
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 361-368. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mary Vaughan Sarrazin, Mary Campbell, and Gary E. Rosenthal
Racial Differences In Hospital Use After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Does Residential Segregation Play A Role?
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): w368-w378. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

James S. Kahn, Veenu Aulakh, and Adam Bosworth
What It Takes: Characteristics Of The Ideal Personal Health Record
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 369-376. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Joy M. Grossman, Teresa Zayas-Cabán, and Nicole Kemper
Information Gap: Can Health Insurer Personal Health Records Meet Patients’ And Physicians’ Needs?
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 377-389. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Peter Neupert and Craig Mundie
Personal Health Management Systems: Applying The Full Power Of Software To Improve The Quality And Efficiency Of Care
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 390-392. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Maria A. Friedman, Anthony Schueth, and Douglas S. Bell
Interoperable Electronic Prescribing In The United States: A Progress Report
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 393-403. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendix Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jos Aarts and Ross Koppel
Implementation Of Computerized Physician Order Entry In Seven Countries
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 404-414. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Patients’ Privacy And Data Security
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 415 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Deven McGraw, James X. Dempsey, Leslie Harris, and Janlori Goldman
Privacy As An Enabler, Not An Impediment: Building Trust Into Health Information Exchange
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 416-427. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Linda Dimitropoulos and Stephanie Rizk
A State-Based Approach To Privacy And Security For Interoperable Health Information Exchange
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 428-434. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement] [Reprints & Permissions]

Micky Tripathi, David Delano, Barbara Lund, and Lynda Rudolph
Engaging Patients For Health Information Exchange
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 435-443. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

David B. Kendall
Protecting Patient Privacy Through Health Record Trusts
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 444-446. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Clement McDonald
Protecting Patients In Health Information Exchange: A Defense Of The HIPAA Privacy Rule
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 447-449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Michael D. Greenberg, M. Susan Ridgely, and Richard J. Hillestad
Crossed Wires: How Yesterday’s Privacy Rules Might Undercut Tomorrow’s Nationwide Health Information Network
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 450-452. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Organizing, Delivering, And Paying For Health IT Systems
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 453 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Carol C. Diamond, Farzad Mostashari, and Clay Shirky
Collecting And Sharing Data For Population Health: A New Paradigm
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 454-466. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

James M. Walker and Pascale Carayon
From Tasks To Processes: The Case For Changing Health Information Technology To Improve Health Care
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 467-477. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Carolyn M. Clancy, Kristine Martin Anderson, and P. Jon White
Investing In Health Information Infrastructure: Can It Help Achieve Health Reform?
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 478-482. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Julia Adler-Milstein, David W. Bates, and Ashish K. Jha
U.S. Regional Health Information Organizations: Progress And Challenges
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 483-492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Lisa M. Kern, Yolanda Barron, Erika L. Abramson, Vaishali Patel, and Rainu Kaushal
HEAL NY: Promoting Interoperable Health Information Technology In New York State
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 493-504. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplement] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert H. Miller, Katherine D’Amato, Nancy Oliva, Christopher E. West, and Joel W. Adelson
California’s Digital Divide: Clinical Information Systems For The Haves And Have-Nots
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 505-516. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jonathan Han
Serious Side Effects
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 533-539. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Audio Podcast] [Reprints & Permissions]

Melinda Morton
Buying Lunch...And What Else?
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 540-545. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Listen to the Author] [Reprints & Permissions]

William H. Shrank, Emily R. Cox, Michael A. Fischer, Jyotsna Mehta, and Niteesh K. Choudhry
Patients’ Perceptions Of Generic Medications
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 546-556. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Survey Instrument & Supp. Exhibit 4] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert L. Phillips, Martey S. Dodoo, Larry A. Green, George E. Fryer, Andrew W. Bazemore, Kristin I. McCoy, and Stephen M. Petterson
Usual Source Of Care: An Important Source Of Variation In Health Care Spending
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 567-577. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]

Cathy Schoen, Robin Osborn, Sabrina K.H. How, Michelle M. Doty, and Jordon Peugh
In Chronic Condition: Experiences Of Patients With Complex Health Care Needs, In Eight Countries, 2008
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): w1-w16. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Peter J. Cunningham and Ann S. O’Malley
Do Reimbursement Delays Discourage Medicaid Participation By Physicians?
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): w17-w28. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert A. Berenson and Bryan E. Dowd
Medicare Advantage Plans At A Crossroads—Yet Again
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): w29-w40. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Table of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

Marsha Gold
Medicare’s Private Plans: A Report Card On Medicare Advantage
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): w41-w54. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Carlos Zarabozo and Scott Harrison
Payment Policy And The Growth Of Medicare Advantage
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): w55-w67. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Susan Dentzer
From The Editor
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): w87-w88. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Table Of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

Philip Musgrove
Doctors, Dollars & Quality
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): w89-w90. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Richard A. Cooper
States With More Physicians Have Better-Quality Health Care
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): w91-w102. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John E. Wennberg, Kristen Bronner, Jonathan S. Skinner, Elliott S. Fisher, and David C. Goodman
Inpatient Care Intensity And Patients’ Ratings Of Their Hospital Experiences
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): 103-112. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Richard A. Cooper
States With More Health Care Spending Have Better-Quality Health Care: Lessons About Medicare
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): w103-w115. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Katherine Baicker and Amitabh Chandra
Cooper’s Analysis Is Incorrect
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): w116-w118. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jonathan Skinner, Amitabh Chandra, David Goodman, and Elliott S. Fisher
The Elusive Connection Between Health Care Spending And Quality
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): w119-w123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Richard A. Cooper
More Is More And Less Is Less: The Case Of Mississippi
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): w124 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Neeraj Sood, Han de Vries, Italo Gutierrez, Darius N. Lakdawalla, and Dana P. Goldman
The Effect Of Regulation On Pharmaceutical Revenues: Experience In Nineteen Countries
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): w125-w137. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendices][Table Of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

Darius N. Lakdawalla, Dana P. Goldman, Pierre-Carl Michaud, Neeraj Sood, Robert Lempert, Ze Cong, Han de Vries, and Italo Gutierrez
U.S. Pharmaceutical Policy In A Global Marketplace
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): w138-w150. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Murray Aitken, Ernst R. Berndt, and David M. Cutler
Prescription Drug Spending Trends In The United States: Looking Beyond The Turning Point
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): w151-w160. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

F.M. Scherer
Price Controls And Global Pharmaceutical Progress
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): w161-w164. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Arjun Jayadev and Joseph Stiglitz
Two Ideas To Increase Innovation And Reduce Pharmaceutical Costs And Prices
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): w165-w168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Kevin G. Volpp, Mark V. Pauly, George Loewenstein, and David Bangsberg
P4P4P: An Agenda For Research On Pay-For-Performance For Patients
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): 206-214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John Hsu, Jie Huang, Vicki Fung, Mary Price, Richard Brand, Rita Hui, Bruce Fireman, William Dow, John Bertko, and Joseph P. Newhouse
Distributing $800 Billion: An Early Assessment Of Medicare Part D Risk Adjustment
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): 215-225. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]

Phyllis Richman
Shuffling In Grandmother’s Footsteps
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): 240-245. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Audio Podcast] [Reprints & Permissions]

H. Stephen Kaye, Mitchell P. LaPlante, and Charlene Harrington
Do Noninstitutional Long-Term Care Services Reduce Medicaid Spending?
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): 262-272. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert E. Hurley, Patricia S. Keenan, Grant R. Martsolf, Daniel D. Maeng, and Dennis P. Scanlon
Early Experiences With Consumer Engagement Initiatives To Improve Chronic Care
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): 277-283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Joseph Antos, Gail Wilensky, and Hanns Kuttner
The Obama Plan: More Regulation, Unsustainable Spending
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): w462-w471. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Table Of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

Thomas Buchmueller, Sherry A. Glied, Anne Royalty, and Katherine Swartz
Cost And Coverage: Implications Of The McCain Plan To Restructure Health Insurance
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): w472-w481. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mark V. Pauly
Blending Better Ingredients For Health Reform
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): w482-w491. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Gary Claxton, Jon R. Gabel, Bianca DiJulio, Jeremy Pickreign, Heidi Whitmore, Benjamin Finder, Marian Jarlenski, and Samantha Hawkins
Health Benefits In 2008: Premiums Moderately Higher, While Enrollment In Consumer-Directed Plans Rises In Small Firms
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): w492-w502. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Hillel R. Alpert, Howard K. Koh, and Gregory N. Connolly
After The Master Settlement Agreement: Targeting And Exposure Of Youth To Magazine Tobacco Advertising
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): w503-w512. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Teresa A. Coughlin, Sharon K. Long, Timothy Triplett, Samantha Artiga, Barbara Lyons, R. Paul Duncan, and Allyson G. Hall
Florida’s Medicaid Reform: Informed Consumer Choice?
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): w523-w532. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Katherine Baicker and Amitabh Chandra
Myths And Misconceptions About U.S. Health Insurance
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): w533-w543. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jonathan Oberlander
The Politics Of Paying For Health Reform: Zombies, Payroll Taxes, And The Holy Grail
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): w544-w555. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert J. Blendon, Tami Buhr, Tara Sussman, and John M. Benson
Massachusetts Health Reform: A Public Perspective From Debate Through Implementation
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): w556-w565. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Table Of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jon R. Gabel, Heidi Whitmore, Jeremy Pickreign, Will Sellheim, KC Shova, and Valerie Bassett
After The Mandates: Massachusetts Employers Continue To Support Health Reform As More Firms Offer Coverage
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): w566-w575. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sharon K. Long and Paul B. Masi
How Have Employers Responded To Health Reform In Massachusetts? Employees’ Views At The End Of One Year
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): w576-w583. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Laurence C. Baker, Scott W. Atlas, and Christopher C. Afendulis
Expanded Use Of Imaging Technology And The Challenge Of Measuring Value
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1467-1478. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Rebecca Smith-Bindman, Diana L. Miglioretti, and Eric B. Larson
Rising Use Of Diagnostic Medical Imaging In A Large Integrated Health System
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1491-1502. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]

Steven D. Pearson, Amy B. Knudsen, Roberta W. Scherer, Jed Weissberg, and G. Scott Gazelle
Assessing The Comparative Effectiveness Of A Diagnostic Technology: CT Colonography
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1503-1514. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Appendices] [Reprints & Permissions]

Julie Appleby
The Case Of CT Angiography: How Americans View And Embrace New Technology
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1515-1521. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Colleen L. Barry, Mark R. Cullen, Deron Galusha, Martin D. Slade, and Susan H. Busch
Who Chooses A Consumer-Directed Health Plan?
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1671-1679. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Michael B. Rothberg, Elizabeth Morsi, Evan M. Benjamin, Penelope S. Pekow, and Peter K. Lindenauer
Choosing The Best Hospital: The Limitations Of Public Quality Reporting
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1680-1687. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Derek DeLia and Elizabeth Wood
The Dwindling Supply Of Empty Beds: Implications For Hospital Surge Capacity
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1688-1694. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibit 1] [Reprints & Permissions]

Warren J. Ferguson
Un Poquito
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1695-1700. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Nataly Kelly
The Voice On The Other End Of The Phone
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1701-1706. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Narrative Matters Essay On NPR] [Reprints & Permissions]

Joseph S. Ross, Sharon-Lise T. Normand, Yun Wang, Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, Judith H. Lichtman, and Harlan M. Krumholz
Hospital Remoteness And Thirty-Day Mortality From Three Serious Conditions
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1707-1717. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix][Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Dianne Riter, Russell Maier, and David C. Grossman
Delivering Preventive Oral Health Services In Pediatric Primary Care: A Case Study
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1728-1732. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Debra Lotstein, Michael Seid, Karen Ricci, Kristin Leuschner, Peter Margolis, and Nicole Lurie
Using Quality Improvement Methods To Improve Public Health Emergency Preparedness: PREPARE For Pandemic Influenza
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): w328-w339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplements] [Reprints & Permissions]

Catherine Hoffman and Karyn Schwartz
Eroding Access Among Nonelderly U.S. Adults With Chronic Conditions: Ten Years Of Change
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): w340-w348. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Shelby D. Reed, Kevin J. Anstrom, Damon M. Seils, Robert M. Califf, and Kevin A. Schulman
Use Of Larger Versus Smaller Drug-Safety Databases Before Regulatory Approval: The Trade-Offs
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): w360-w370. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix and Disclosures] [Reprints & Permissions]

Peter J. Cunningham, Gloria J. Bazzoli, and Aaron Katz
Caught In The Competitive Crossfire: Safety-Net Providers Balance Margin And Mission In A Profit-Driven Health Care Market
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): w374-w382. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Carol C. Diamond and Clay Shirky
Health Information Technology: A Few Years Of Magical Thinking?
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): w383-w390. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert M. Kolodner, Simon P. Cohn, and Charles P. Friedman
Health Information Technology: Strategic Initiatives, Real Progress
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): w391-w395. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

David C. Kibbe and Curtis P. McLaughlin
The Alternative Route: Hanging Out The Unmentionables For Better Decision Making In Health Information Technology
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): w396-w398. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jack Hadley, John Holahan, Teresa Coughlin, and Dawn Miller
Covering The Uninsured In 2008: Current Costs, Sources Of Payment, And Incremental Costs
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): w399-w415. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Nadine Shehab, Michael P. Anastario, and Lynn Lawry
Access To Care Among Displaced Mississippi Residents In FEMA Travel Trailer Parks Two Years After Katrina
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): w416-w429. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Timothy Stoltzfus Jost
‘MetLife V. Glenn’: The Court Addresses A Conflict Over Conflicts In ERISA Benefit Administration
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): w430-w440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Susan Dentzer
Innovations: ‘Medical Home’ Or Medical Motel 6?
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1216-1217. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


The Medical Home
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1218 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert A. Berenson, Terry Hammons, David N. Gans, Stephen Zuckerman, Katie Merrell, William S. Underwood, and Aimee F. Williams
A House Is Not A Home: Keeping Patients At The Center Of Practice Redesign
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1219-1230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jaan E. Sidorov
The Patient-Centered Medical Home For Chronic Illness: Is It Ready For Prime Time?
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1231-1234. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ronald A. Paulus, Karen Davis, and Glenn D. Steele
Continuous Innovation In Health Care: Implications Of The Geisinger Experience
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1235-1245. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibit] [Reprints & Permissions]

Diane R. Rittenhouse, Lawrence P. Casalino, Robin R. Gillies, Stephen M. Shortell, and Bernard Lau
Measuring The Medical Home Infrastructure In Large Medical Groups
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1246-1258. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Barak D. Richman, Krishna Udayakumar, Will Mitchell, and Kevin A. Schulman
Lessons From India In Organizational Innovation: A Tale Of Two Heart Hospitals
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1260-1270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement] [Reprints & Permissions]


The Medical Storefront
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1271 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ateev Mehrotra, Margaret C. Wang, Judith R. Lave, John L. Adams, and Elizabeth A. McGlynn
Retail Clinics, Primary Care Physicians, And Emergency Departments: A Comparison Of Patients’ Visits
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1272-1282. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Marcus Thygeson, Krista A. Van Vorst, Michael V. Maciosek, and Leif Solberg
Use And Costs Of Care In Retail Clinics Versus Traditional Care Sites
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1283-1292. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Margaret Laws and Mary Kate Scott
The Emergence Of Retail-Based Clinics In The United States: Early Observations
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1293-1298. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Daniel Costello
A Checkup For Retail Medicine
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1299-1303. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Hospitals & Doctors
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1304 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Hoangmai H. Pham, Joy M. Grossman, Genna Cohen, and Thomas Bodenheimer
Hospitalists And Care Transitions: The Divorce Of Inpatient And Outpatient Care
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1315-1327. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jon B. Christianson, Paul B. Ginsburg, and Debra A. Draper
The Transition From Managed Care To Consumerism: A Community-Level Status Report
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1362-1370. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Tatiana Andreyeva, Daniel M. Blumenthal, Marlene B. Schwartz, Michael W. Long, and Kelly D. Brownell
Availability And Prices Of Foods Across Stores And Neighborhoods: The Case Of New Haven, Connecticut
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1381-1388. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Thomas C. Ricketts and Randy Randolph
The Diffusion Of Physicians
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1409-1415. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Michelle L. Mayer
On Being A ‘Difficult’ Patient
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1416-1421. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Mayer in the Washington Post-Oct. 21, 2008] [Reprints & Permissions]

Tony Miksanek
On Caring For ‘Difficult’ Patients
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1422-1428. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

David M. Eddy, L. Gregory Pawlson, David Schaaf, Barbara Peskin, Andrei Shcheprov, Julia Dziuba, Jill Bowman, and Benjamin Eng
The Potential Effects Of HEDIS Performance Measures On The Quality Of Care
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1429-1441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Judith H. Hibbard, Jessica Greene, Edmund R. Becker, Douglas Roblin, Michael W. Painter, Debra J. Perez, Edith Burbank-Schmitt, and Martin Tusler
Racial/Ethnic Disparities And Consumer Activation In Health
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1442-1453. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Annette L. Gardner and Patricia H. Mintz
Lessons From The Field: Expanding Health Insurance Coverage One County At A Time
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1454-1460. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Michael W. Painter and Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
Aligning Forces For Quality: A Program To Improve Health And Health Care In Communities Across The United States
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1461-1463. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Hak-Ju Kim and Jennifer Prah Ruger
Pharmaceutical Reform In South Korea And The Lessons It Provides
Health Affairs, July/August 2008; 27(4): w260-w269. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sharon K. Long
On The Road To Universal Coverage: Impacts Of Reform In Massachusetts At One Year
Health Affairs, July/August 2008; 27(4): w270-w284. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John E. McDonough, Brian Rosman, Mehreen Butt, Lindsey Tucker, and Lisa Kaplan Howe
Massachusetts Health Reform Implementation: Major Progress And Future Challenges
Health Affairs, July/August 2008; 27(4): w285-w297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Cathy Schoen, Sara R. Collins, Jennifer L. Kriss, and Michelle M. Doty
How Many Are Underinsured? Trends Among U.S. Adults, 2003 And 2007
Health Affairs, July/August 2008; 27(4): w298-w309. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [PBS Interview with Susan Dentzer & Cathy Schoen] [Reprints & Permissions]

Leighton Ku and Matthew Broaddus
Public And Private Health Insurance: Stacking Up The Costs
Health Affairs, July/August 2008; 27(4): w318-w327. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jessica Greene, Judith Hibbard, James F. Murray, Steven M. Teutsch, and Marc L. Berger
The Impact Of Consumer-Directed Health Plans On Prescription Drug Use
Health Affairs, July/August 2008; 27(4): 1111-1119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Appendices] [Reprints & Permissions]

Anna Dixon, Jessica Greene, and Judith Hibbard
Do Consumer-Directed Health Plans Drive Change In Enrollees’ Health Care Behavior?
Health Affairs, July/August 2008; 27(4): 1120-1131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Renslow Sherer, Xien Gui, Faxian Zhan, Caroline Teter, Diana Liu Ping, and Randolph F. Wykoff
Rapid Antiretroviral Therapy Scale-Up In Hubei Province, China
Health Affairs, July/August 2008; 27(4): 1140-1147. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Troyen A. Brennan, Claire M. Spettell, Joaquim Fernandes, Roberta L. Downey, and Lisa M. Carrara
Do Managed Care Plans’ Tiered Networks Lead To Inequities In Care For Minority Patients?
Health Affairs, July/August 2008; 27(4): 1160-1166. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Appendices] [Reprints & Permissions]

Steven D. Pearson, Eric C. Schneider, Ken P. Kleinman, Kathryn L. Coltin, and Janice A. Singer
The Impact Of Pay-For-Performance On Health Care Quality In Massachusetts, 2001–2003
Health Affairs, July/August 2008; 27(4): 1167-1176. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jon R. Gabel, Cheryl Fahlman, Ray Kang, Gregory Wozniak, Phil Kletke, and Joel W. Hay
Where Do I Send Thee? Does Physician-Ownership Affect Referral Patterns To Ambulatory Surgery Centers?
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): w165-w174. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Pamela Farley Short and France Marie Weaver
Transitioning To Medicare Before Age Sixty-Five
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): w175-w184. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Stephen B. Soumerai, Fang Zhang, Dennis Ross-Degnan, Daniel E. Ball, Robert F. LeCates, Michael R. Law, Tom E. Hughes, Daniel Chapman, and Alyce S. Adams
Use Of Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs For Schizophrenia In Maine Medicaid Following A Policy Change
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): w185-w195. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Paul D. Jacobs and Gary Claxton
Comparing The Assets Of Uninsured Households To Cost Sharing Under High-Deductible Health Plans
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): w214-w221. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendices][Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

James D. Reschovsky and Ann S. O’Malley
Do Primary Care Physicians Treating Minority Patients Report Problems Delivering High-Quality Care?
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): w222-w231. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Appendices] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jack M. Colwill, James M. Cultice, and Robin L. Kruse
Will Generalist Physician Supply Meet Demands Of An Increasing And Aging Population?
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): w232-w241. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mark V. Pauly and Robert D. Lieberthal
How Risky Is Individual Health Insurance?
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): w242-w249. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Statistical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Cathy Schoen, Karen Davis, and Sara R. Collins
Building Blocks For Reform: Achieving Universal Coverage With Private And Public Group Health Insurance
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): 646-657. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Katherine Baicker
Formula For Compromise: Expanding Coverage And Promoting High-Value Care
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): 658-666. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Bruce G. Bodaken
Where Does The Insurance Industry Stand On Health Reform Today?
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): 667-674. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Paul B. Ginsburg
Employment-Based Health Benefits Under Universal Coverage
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): 675-685. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Andy Stern
An American Partnership For Universal Coverage
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): 686-687. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jonathan D. Ketcham and Michael F. Furukawa
Hospital-Physician Gainsharing In Cardiology
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): 803-812. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendix Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]

Brenda Sirovich, Patricia M. Gallagher, David E. Wennberg, and Elliott S. Fisher
Discretionary Decision Making By Primary Care Physicians And The Cost Of U.S. Health Care
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): 813-823. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendices] [Reprints & Permissions]

Vincent J. Willey, Michael F. Pollack, Wayne M. Lednar, William N. Yang, Charles Kennedy, and Grant Lawless
Costs Of Severely Ill Members And Specialty Medication Use In A Commercially Insured Population
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): 824-834. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Marc A. Rodwin, Hak J. Chang, Melissa M. Ozaeta, and Richard J. Omar
Malpractice Premiums In Massachusetts, A High-Risk State: 1975 To 2005
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): 835-844. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibits][Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ann M. Holmes, Ronald D. Ackermann, Alan J. Zillich, Barry P. Katz, Stephen M. Downs, and Thomas S. Inui
The Net Fiscal Impact Of A Chronic Disease Management Program: Indiana Medicaid
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): 855-864. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Michael F. Furukawa, T.S. Raghu, Trent J. Spaulding, and Ajay Vinze
Adoption Of Health Information Technology For Medication Safety In U.S. Hospitals, 2006
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): 865-875. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]

Denise A. Davis and Melanie D. Napier
Strategically Addressing The Nurse Shortage: A Closer Look At The Nurse Funders Collaborative
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): 876-881. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Data Supplement] [Reprints & Permissions]

Andrew P. Wilper, Steffie Woolhandler, Karen E. Lasser, Danny McCormick, Sarah L. Cutrona, David H. Bor, and David U. Himmelstein
Waits To See An Emergency Department Physician: U.S. Trends And Predictors, 1997–2004
Health Affairs, March/April 2008; 27(2): w84-w95. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix Table] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jordana Schmier, Su Li, James C. King, Jr., Kristin Nichol, and Parthiv J. Mahadevia
Benefits And Costs Of Immunizing Children Against Influenza At School: An Economic Analysis Based On A Large-Cluster Controlled Clinical Trial
Health Affairs, March/April 2008; 27(2): w96-w104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

John E. McDonough, Michael Miller, and Christine Barber
A Progress Report On State Health Access Reform
Health Affairs, March/April 2008; 27(2): w105-w115. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Glenn A. Melnick and Katya Fonkych
Hospital Pricing And The Uninsured: Do The Uninsured Pay Higher Prices?
Health Affairs, March/April 2008; 27(2): w116-w122. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix Exhibit 1] [Reprints & Permissions]

John Holahan and Allison Cook
The U.S. Economy And Changes In Health Insurance Coverage, 2000–2006
Health Affairs, March/April 2008; 27(2): w135-w144. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sean Keehan, Andrea Sisko, Christopher Truffer, Sheila Smith, Cathy Cowan, John Poisal, M. Kent Clemens the National Health Expenditure Accounts Projections Team
Health Spending Projections Through 2017: The Baby-Boom Generation Is Coming To Medicare
Health Affairs, March/April 2008; 27(2): w145-w155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

James C. Robinson
Disparities In Health: Expanding The Focus
Health Affairs, March/April 2008; 27(2): 318-319. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


The Social Determinants Of Health
Health Affairs, March/April 2008; 27(2): 320 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, Theresa L. Osypuk, Nancy McArdle, and David R. Williams
Toward A Policy-Relevant Analysis Of Geographic And Racial/Ethnic Disparities In Child Health
Health Affairs, March/April 2008; 27(2): 321-333. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Nicole Lurie, Stephen A. Somers, Allen Fremont, January Angeles, Erin K. Murphy, and Allison Hamblin
Challenges To Using A Business Case For Addressing Health Disparities
Health Affairs, March/April 2008; 27(2): 334-338. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Anjali Jain
Crossing The Atlantic
Health Affairs, March/April 2008; 27(2): 500-506. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert J. Blendon, Tami Buhr, Elaine F. Cassidy, Debra J. Pérez, Tara Sussman, John M. Benson, and Melissa J. Herrmann
Disparities In Physician Care: Experiences And Perceptions Of A Multi-Ethnic America
Health Affairs, March/April 2008; 27(2): 507-517. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Darrell J. Gaskin, Christine S. Spencer, Patrick Richard, Gerard F. Anderson, Neil R. Powe, and Thomas A. LaVeist
Do Hospitals Provide Lower-Quality Care To Minorities Than To Whites?
Health Affairs, March/April 2008; 27(2): 518-527. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ashish K. Jha, E. John Orav, Jie Zheng, and Arnold M. Epstein
The Characteristics And Performance Of Hospitals That Care For Elderly Hispanic Americans
Health Affairs, March/April 2008; 27(2): 528-537. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ernest Moy, Linda G. Greenberg, and Amanda E. Borsky
Community Variation: Disparities In Health Care Quality Between Asian And White Medicare Beneficiaries
Health Affairs, March/April 2008; 27(2): 538-549. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Exhibit] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ian Hill, Lisa Dubay, Genevieve M. Kenney, Embry M. Howell, Brigette Courtot, and Louise Palmer
Improving Coverage And Access For Immigrant Latino Children: The Los Angeles Healthy Kids Program
Health Affairs, March/April 2008; 27(2): 550-559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Micah Hartman, Aaron Catlin, David Lassman, Jonathan Cylus, and Stephen Heffler
U.S. Health Spending By Age, Selected Years Through 2004
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): w1-w12. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jon R. Gabel, Heidi Whitmore, and Jeremy Pickreign
Report From Massachusetts: Employers Largely Support Health Care Reform, And Few Signs Of Crowd-Out Appear
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): w13-w23. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Barbara J. Culliton and Donald Kennedy
The Power Of Dialogue: Medical Innovation And Health Policy
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): w24-w26. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Table Of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

Barbara J. Culliton
The Intersection Of Basic Science And Health Policy: A Conversation With Victor Velculescu
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): w27-w33. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Richard G. Frank and Joseph P. Newhouse
Should Drug Prices Be Negotiated Under Part D Of Medicare? And If So, How?
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 33-43. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Barbara J. Culliton
Promoting Medical Innovation While Developing Sound Social And Business Policy: A Conversation With Thomas G. Roberts
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): w34-w40. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Barbara J. Culliton
Insurers And ‘Targeted Biologics’ For Cancer: A Conversation With Lee N. Newcomer
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): w41-w51. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jessica P. Vistnes and Barbara S. Schone
Pathways To Coverage: The Changing Roles Of Public And Private Sources
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 44-57. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Julia Adler-Milstein, Andrew P. McAfee, David W. Bates, and Ashish K. Jha
The State Of Regional Health Information Organizations: Current Activities And Financing
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): w60-w69. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Darrel A. Regier, Lynn F. Bufka, Tracy Whitaker, Farifteh F. Duffy, William E. Narrow, Donald S. Rae, Geoffrey M. Reed, Omar F. Rehman, Maritza Rubio-Stipec, Toby Weismiller, Joshua E. Wilk, and Joyce C. West
Parity And The Use Of Out-Of-Network Mental Health Benefits In The FEHB Program
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): w70-w83. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Carol Graham
Happiness And Health: Lessons—And Questions—For Public Policy
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 72-87. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Richard A. Hirth, Scott L. Greer, Justin M. Albert, Eric W. Young, and John D. Piette
Out-Of-Pocket Spending And Medication Adherence Among Dialysis Patients In Twelve Countries
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 89-102. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John W. Rowe, Tina Brown-Stevenson, Roberta L. Downey, and Joseph P. Newhouse
The Effect Of Consumer-Directed Health Plans On The Use Of Preventive And Chronic Illness Services
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 113-120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Dana P. Goldman, Anupam B. Jena, Tomas Philipson, and Eric Sun
Drug Licenses: A New Model For Pharmaceutical Pricing
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 122-129. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Kevin Outterson and Aaron S. Kesselheim
Market-Based Licensing For HPV Vaccines In Developing Countries
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 130-139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Amie Batson and Julie B. Milstien
The GO License: Only Part Of The Solution
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 140-142. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Martin-J. Sepulveda, Thomas Bodenheimer, and Paul Grundy
Primary Care: Can It Solve Employers’ Health Care Dilemma?
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 151-158. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mary Beth Landrum, Ellen R. Meara, Amitabh Chandra, Edward Guadagnoli, and Nancy L. Keating
Is Spending More Always Wasteful? The Appropriateness Of Care And Outcomes Among Colorectal Cancer Patients
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 159-168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Arturo Vargas Bustamante, Gilbert Ojeda, and Xochitl Castaneda
Willingness To Pay For Cross-Border Health Insurance Between The United States And Mexico
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 169-178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendices] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jessica S. Banthin, Peter Cunningham, and Didem M. Bernard
Financial Burden Of Health Care, 2001–2004
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 188-195. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Lisa I. Iezzoni
Blocked
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 203-209. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Victoria Sweet
Code Pearl
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 216-220. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Somnath Saha and Scott A. Shipman
Race-Neutral Versus Race-Conscious Workforce Policy To Improve Access To Care
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 234-245. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jane Garbutt, Amy D. Waterman, Julie M. Kapp, William Claiborne Dunagan, Wendy Levinson, Victoria Fraser, and Thomas H. Gallagher
Lost Opportunities: How Physicians Communicate About Medical Errors
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 246-255. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Stephen Colagiuri and Agnes E. Walker
Using An Economic Model Of Diabetes To Evaluate Prevention And Care Strategies In Australia
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 256-268. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Shelly Gehshan
Foundations’ Role In Improving Oral Health: Nothing To Smile About
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 281-287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Anne B. Martin, Lekha Whittle, Stephen Heffler, Mary Carol Barron, Andrea Sisko, and Benjamin Washington
Health Spending By State Of Residence, 1991–2004
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): w651-w663. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Karen Davis and Cathy Schoen
State Health System Performance And State Health Reform
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): w664-w666. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John Holahan
State Variation In Medicaid Spending: Hard To Justify
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): w667-w669. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Glenn A. Melnick
From Family Planning To HIV/AIDS Prevention To Poverty Alleviation: A Conversation With Mechai Viravaidya
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): w670-w677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Kenneth E. Thorpe, David H. Howard, and Katya Galactionova
Differences In Disease Prevalence As A Source Of The U.S.-European Health Care Spending Gap
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): w678-w686. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Peter I. Buerhaus
Is Hospital Patient Care Becoming Safer? A Conversation With Lucian Leape
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): w687-w696. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

James Maxwell
Comprehensive Health Care Reform In Vermont: A Conversation With Governor Jim Douglas
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): w697-w702. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Kenneth E. Thorpe
Vermont’s Catamount Health: A Roadmap For Health Care Reform?
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): w703-w705. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Colleen L. Barry and Jody L. Sindelar
Equity In Private Insurance Coverage For Substance Abuse: A Perspective On Parity
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): w706-w716. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Cathy Schoen, Robin Osborn, Michelle M. Doty, Meghan Bishop, Jordon Peugh, and Nandita Murukutla
Toward Higher-Performance Health Systems: Adults’ Health Care Experiences In Seven Countries, 2007
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): w717-w734. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John E. Wennberg, Annette M. O’Connor, E. Dale Collins, and James N. Weinstein
Extending The P4P Agenda, Part 1: How Medicare Can Improve Patient Decision Making And Reduce Unnecessary Care
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): 1564-1574. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John E. Wennberg, Elliott S. Fisher, Jonathan S. Skinner, and Kristen K. Bronner
Extending The P4P Agenda, Part 2: How Medicare Can Reduce Waste And Improve The Care Of The Chronically Ill
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): 1575-1585. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sherry A. Glied, Jacob Hartz, and Genessa Giorgi
Consider It Done? The Likely Efficacy Of Mandates For Health Insurance
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): 1612-1621. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John Billings and Tod Mijanovich
Improving The Management Of Care For High-Cost Medicaid Patients
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): 1643-1654. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendices] [Reprints & Permissions]

Susan Dentzer
In Pursuit Of Social Change: A Conversation With Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): 1656-1665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Glen P. Mays, Melanie Au, and Gary Claxton
Convergence And Dissonance: Evolution In Private-Sector Approaches To Disease Management And Care Coordination
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): 1683-1691. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Patricia Neuman, Juliette Cubanski, Katherine A. Desmond, and Thomas H. Rice
How Much ‘Skin In The Game’ Do Medicare Beneficiaries Have? The Increasing Financial Burden Of Health Care Spending, 1997–2003
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): 1692-1701. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

M. Brooke Herndon, Lisa M. Schwartz, Steven Woloshin, and H. Gilbert Welch
Implications Of Expanding Disease Definitions: The Case Of Osteoporosis
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): 1702-1711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert A. Rosenheck and Alan F. Fontana
Recent Trends In VA Treatment Of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder And Other Mental Disorders
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): 1720-1727. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jerald Winakur
Dad’s Legacy
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): 1728-1734. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Frank R. Lichtenberg and Shawn X. Sun
The Impact Of Medicare Part D On Prescription Drug Use By The Elderly
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): 1735-1744. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Hanns Kuttner and Matthew S. Rutledge
Higher Income And Uninsured: Common Or Rare?
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): 1745-1752. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Supplement] [Reprints & Permissions]

Vincent Mor, Jacqueline Zinn, Pedro Gozalo, Zhanlian Feng, Orna Intrator, and David C. Grabowski
Prospects For Transferring Nursing Home Residents To The Community
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): 1762-1771. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jim Clifton and Newt Gingrich
Are Citizens Of The World Satisfied With Their Health?
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): w545-w551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Appendices] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert S. Galvin
Consumerism And Controversy: A Conversation With Regina Herzlinger
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): w552-w559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Benjamin D. Sommers
Why Millions Of Children Eligible For Medicaid And SCHIP Are Uninsured: Poor Retention Versus Poor Take-Up
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): w560-w567. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Anna S. Sommers, Lisa Dubay, Linda J. Blumberg, Fredric E. Blavin, and John L. Czajka
Dynamics In Medicaid And SCHIP Eligibility Among Children In SCHIP’s Early Years: Implications For Reauthorization
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): w598-w607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sara Rosenbaum
SCHIP Reconsidered
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): w608-w617. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Julie L. Hudson and Thomas M. Selden
Children’s Eligibility And Coverage: Recent Trends And A Look Ahead
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): w618-w629. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Exhibit] [Reprints & Permissions]

Patricia Neuman, Michelle Kitchman Strollo, Stuart Guterman, William H. Rogers, Angela Li, Angie Mae C. Rodday, and Dana Gelb Safran
Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Progress Report: Findings From A 2006 National Survey Of Seniors
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): w630-w643. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Exhibit][Interview With The Author] [Reprints & Permissions]

Tom Bearden
Rebuilding A Community Health Center Following A Natural Disaster: Interview In Biloxi, Mississippi
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): w644-w650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Multimedia Extras] [Reprints & Permissions]


Vulnerable Populations: Definitions And Determinants
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1219 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

David Mechanic and Jennifer Tanner
Vulnerable People, Groups, And Populations: Societal View
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1220-1230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Bruce C. Vladeck
How Useful Is ‘Vulnerable’ As A Concept?
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1231-1234. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Tom Miller
Making A Difference In Differences For The Health Inequalities Of Individuals
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1235-1237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Alice Furumoto-Dawson, Sarah Gehlert, Dana Sohmer, Olufunmilayo Olopade, and Tina Sacks
Early-Life Conditions And Mechanisms Of Population Health Vulnerabilities
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1238-1248. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Richard A. Epstein
The Social Response To Genetic Conditions: Beware Of The Antidiscrimination Law
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1249-1252. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Paula M. Lantz, Richard L. Lichtenstein, and Harold A. Pollack
Health Policy Approaches To Population Health: The Limits Of Medicalization
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1253-1257. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Kathryn Pitkin Derose, José J. Escarce, and Nicole Lurie
Immigrants And Health Care: Sources Of Vulnerability
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1258-1268. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Dennis P. Andrulis, Nadia J. Siddiqui, and Jenna L. Gantner
Preparing Racially And Ethnically Diverse Communities For Public Health Emergencies
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1269-1279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Kenneth Keppel, Linda Bilheimer, and Leda Gurley
Improving Population Health And Reducing Health Care Disparities
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1281-1292. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendix Figures] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robin M. Weinick, Jacquelyn M. Caglia, Elisa Friedman, and Katherine Flaherty
Measuring Racial And Ethnic Health Care Disparities In Massachusetts
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1293-1302. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Vulnerable Populations And The Health System
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1303 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mark V. Pauly and José A. Pagán
Spillovers And Vulnerability: The Case Of Community Uninsurance
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1304-1314. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

M. Gregg Bloche
Consumer-Directed Health Care And The Disadvantaged
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1315-1327. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement] [Reprints & Permissions]

Katherine Baicker, William H. Dow, and Jonathan Wolfson
Lowering The Barriers To Consumer-Directed Health Care: Responding To Concerns
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1328-1332. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Geoffrey F. Joyce, Dana P. Goldman, Pinar Karaca-Mandic, and Yuhui Zheng
Pharmacy Benefit Caps And The Chronically Ill
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1333-1344. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Barak D. Richman
Insurance Expansions: Do They Hurt Those They Are Designed To Help?
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1345-1357. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Christine C. Ferguson
Barriers To Serving The Vulnerable: Thoughts Of A Former Public Official
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1358-1365. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Alain C. Enthoven, Francis J. Crosson, and Stephen M. Shortell
‘Redefining Health Care’: Medical Homes Or Archipelagos To Navigate?
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1366-1372. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Alexandra E. Shields, Peter Shin, Michael G. Leu, Douglas E. Levy, Renée Marie Betancourt, Dan Hawkins, and Michelle Proser
Adoption Of Health Information Technology In Community Health Centers: Results Of A National Survey
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1373-1383. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Margaret K. Kyle and David B. Ridley
Would Greater Transparency And Uniformity Of Health Care Prices Benefit Poor Patients?
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1384-1391. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Alexander Kallen, Steven Woloshin, Jennifer Shu, Ellen Juhl, and Lisa Schwartz
Direct-To-Consumer Advertisements For HIV Antiretroviral Medications: A Progress Report
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1392-1398. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Marthe R. Gold, Shoshanna Sofaer, and Taryn Siegelberg
Medicare And Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Time To Ask The Taxpayers
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1399-1406. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Gary Claxton, Jon Gabel, Bianca DiJulio, Jeremy Pickreign, Heidi Whitmore, Benjamin Finder, Paul Jacobs, and Samantha Hawkins
Health Benefits In 2007: Premium Increases Fall To An Eight-Year Low, While Offer Rates And Enrollment Remain Stable
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1407-1416. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Judy Karasik
Breakfast At Midnight
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1431-1436. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert J. Blendon, Tami Buhr, Elaine F. Cassidy, Debra J. Perez, Kelly A. Hunt, Channtal Fleischfresser, John M. Benson, and Melissa J. Herrmann
Disparities In Health: Perspectives Of A Multi-Ethnic, Multi-Racial America
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1437-1447. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

David Barton Smith, Zhanlian Feng, Mary L. Fennell, Jacqueline S. Zinn, and Vincent Mor
Separate And Unequal: Racial Segregation And Disparities In Quality Across U.S. Nursing Homes
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1448-1458. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Methodological Supplement][Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Nakela L. Cook, LeRoi S. Hicks, A. James O’Malley, Thomas Keegan, Edward Guadagnoli, and Bruce E. Landon
Access To Specialty Care And Medical Services In Community Health Centers
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1459-1468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix Tables] [Reprints & Permissions]

Marsha Gold
Medicare Advantage In 2006–2007: What Congress Intended?
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): w445-w455. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Alan Weil
Next Steps For Tennessee: A Conversation With Gov. Phil Bredesen
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): w456-w462. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Linda J. Blumberg, John Holahan, Jack Hadley, and Katharine Nordahl
Setting A Standard Of Affordability For Health Insurance Coverage
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): w463-w473. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jon R. Gabel, Heidi Whitmore, Jeremy D. Pickreign, Katharine R. Levit, Rosanna M. Coffey, and Rita Vandivort-Warren
Substance Abuse Benefits: Still Limited After All These Years
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): w474-w482. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Thomas C. Buchmueller, Philip F. Cooper, Mireille Jacobson, and Samuel H. Zuvekas
Parity For Whom? Exemptions And The Extent Of State Mental Health Parity Legislation
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): w483-w487. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix Table] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jon Gabel, Jeremy Pickreign, Roland McDevitt, Heidi Whitmore, Laura Gandolfo, Ryan Lore, and Katy Wilson
Trends In The Golden State: Small-Group Premiums Rise Sharply While Actuarial Values For Individual Coverage Plummet
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): w488-w499. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sean R. Tunis
Reflections On Science, Judgment, And Value In Evidence-Based Decision Making: A Conversation With David Eddy
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): w500-w515. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sharon Willcox, Mary Seddon, Stephen Dunn, Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, Jim Pearse, and Jack V. Tu
Measuring And Reducing Waiting Times: A Cross-National Comparison Of Strategies
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 1078-1087. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Susan H. Busch and Colleen L. Barry
Mental Health Disorders In Childhood: Assessing The Burden On Families
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 1088-1095. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

James M. Perrin, Christina F. Fluet, Lynda Honberg, Betsy Anderson, Nora Wells, Susan Epstein, Deborah Allen, Carol Tobias, and Karen A. Kuhlthau
Benefits For Employees With Children With Special Needs: Findings From The Collaborative Employee Benefit Study
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 1096-1103. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ashish K. Jha, E. John Orav, Zhonghe Li, and Arnold M. Epstein
The Inverse Relationship Between Mortality Rates And Performance In The Hospital Quality Alliance Measures
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 1104-1110. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jalpa A. Doshi, Daniel Polsky, and Virginia W. Chang
Prevalence And Trends In Obesity Among Aged And Disabled U.S. Medicare Beneficiaries, 1997–2002
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 1111-1117. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Aisha Saad
Elevators, Falafel, And Thalassemia
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 1141-1146. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John Stover, Lori Bollinger, Robert Hecht, Clara Williams, and Eva Roca
The Impact Of An AIDS Vaccine In Developing Countries: A New Model And Initial Results
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 1147-1158. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

L. Gary Hart, Susan M. Skillman, Meredith Fordyce, Matthew Thompson, Amy Hagopian, and Thomas R. Konrad
International Medical Graduate Physicians In The United States: Changes Since 1981
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 1159-1169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert J. Town, Douglas R. Wholey, Roger D. Feldman, and Lawton R. Burns
Hospital Consolidation And Racial/Income Disparities In Health Insurance Coverage
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 1170-1180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mark D. Smith
Disruptive Innovation: Can Health Care Learn From Other Industries? A Conversation With Clayton M. Christensen
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): w288-w295. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jishnu Das and Paul J. Gertler
Variations In Practice Quality In Five Low-Income Countries: A Conceptual Overview
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): w296-w309. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Overview][Table of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sarah L. Barber, Stefano M. Bertozzi, and Paul J. Gertler
Variations In Prenatal Care Quality For The Rural Poor In Mexico
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): w310-w323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibit] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jishnu Das and Thomas Pave Sohnesen
Variations In Doctor Effort: Evidence From Paraguay
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): w324-w337. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibit] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jishnu Das and Jeffrey Hammer
Location, Location, Location: Residence, Wealth, And The Quality Of Medical Care In Delhi, India
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): w338-w351. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibit] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sarah L. Barber, Paul J. Gertler, and Pandu Harimurti
Differences In Access To High-Quality Outpatient Care In Indonesia
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): w352-w366. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sarah L. Barber, Paul J. Gertler, and Pandu Harimurti
The Contribution Of Human Resources For Health To The Quality Of Care In Indonesia
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): w367-w379. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]

Kenneth L. Leonard and Melkiory C. Masatu
Variations In The Quality Of Care Accessible To Rural Communities In Tanzania
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): w380-w392. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Joy M. Grossman, Anneliese Gerland, Marie C. Reed, and Cheryl Fahlman
Physicians’ Experiences Using Commercial E-Prescribing Systems
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): w393-w404. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Lawrence P. Casalino, Arthur Elster, Andy Eisenberg, Evelyn Lewis, John Montgomery, and Diana Ramos
Will Pay-For-Performance And Quality Reporting Affect Health Care Disparities?
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): w405-w414. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jean M. Mitchell
The Prevalence Of Physician Self-Referral Arrangements After Stark II: Evidence From Advanced Diagnostic Imaging
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): w415-w424. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Michelle M. Mello, David M. Studdert, Jennifer Schumi, Troyen A. Brennan, and William M. Sage
Changes In Physician Supply And Scope Of Practice During A Malpractice Crisis: Evidence From Pennsylvania
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): w425-w435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Lawton R. Burns
Growth And Innovation In Medical Devices: A Conversation With Stryker Chairman John Brown
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): w436-w444. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John K. Iglehart
Pursuing Medical Progress: Managing Benefits And Risks
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 623 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Risks, Benefits, And Uncertainty In Health Care
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 624 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John Graham and Jianhui Hu
The Risk-Benefit Balance In The United States: Who Decides?
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 625-635. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Joshua T. Cohen and Peter J. Neumann
What’s More Dangerous, Your Aspirin Or Your Car? Thinking Rationally About Drug Risks (And Benefits)
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 636-646. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Peter Juhn, Audrey Phillips, and Kathy Buto
Balancing Modern Medical Benefits And Risks
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 647-652. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mark V. Pauly
Risks And Benefits In Health Care: The View From Economics
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 653-662. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Scott Gottlieb
Drug Safety Proposals And The Intrusion Of Federal Regulation Into Patient Freedom And Medical Practice
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 664-677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Michael B. Enzi and Edward M. Kennedy
Risk Management And Intrusions On Medical Practice: Striking A Balance
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 678-680. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

David Meltzer
Risks And Benefits Of Risk-Management Plans
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 681-683. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Louis P. Garrison, Jr., Adrian Towse, and Brian W. Bresnahan
Assessing A Structured, Quantitative Health Outcomes Approach To Drug Risk-Benefit Analysis
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 684-695. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Anupam B. Jena and Tomas Philipson
Cost-Effectiveness As A Price Control
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 696-703. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Peter D. Jacobson and Michael R. Tunick
Consumer-Directed Health Care And The Courts: Let The Buyer (And Seller) Beware
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 704-714. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Risk-Benefit Information At The Individual Level
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 715 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Annette M. O’Connor, John E. Wennberg, France Legare, Hilary A. Llewellyn-Thomas, Benjamin W. Moulton, Karen R. Sepucha, Andrea G. Sodano, and Jaime S. King
Toward The ‘Tipping Point’: Decision Aids And Informed Patient Choice
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 716-725. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

James N. Weinstein, Kate Clay, and Tamara S. Morgan
Informed Patient Choice: Patient-Centered Valuing Of Surgical Risks And Benefits
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 726-730. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ellen Peters, Judith Hibbard, Paul Slovic, and Nathan Dieckmann
Numeracy Skill And The Communication, Comprehension, And Use Of Risk-Benefit Information
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 741-748. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Risk In Health Care: Case Studies
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 749 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jennifer M. Polinski, Philip S. Wang, and Michael A. Fischer
Medicaid’s Prior Authorization Program And Access To Atypical Antipsychotic Medications
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 750-760. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Steven J. Katz and Sarah T. Hawley
From Policy To Patients And Back: Surgical Treatment Decision Making For Patients With Breast Cancer
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 761-769. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mark V. Pauly and Bradley Herring
Risk Pooling And Regulation: Policy And Reality In Today’s Individual Health Insurance Market
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 770-779. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Gerard F. Anderson
From ‘Soak The Rich’ To ‘Soak The Poor’: Recent Trends In Hospital Pricing
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 780-789. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ernst R. Berndt, Richard Mortimer, Ashoke Bhattacharjya, Andrew Parece, and Edward Tuttle
Authorized Generic Drugs, Price Competition, And Consumers’ Welfare
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 790-799. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Supplement] [Reprints & Permissions]

Michael A. Fischer, Niteesh K. Choudhry, and Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer
Impact Of Medicaid Prior Authorization On Angiotensin-Receptor Blockers: Can Policy Promote Rational Prescribing?
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 800-807. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Victoria Sweet
Thy Will Be Done
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 825-830. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

David Muller
GOMER
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 831-835. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Margaret K. Nelson
Listening To Anna
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 836-840. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Katherine Baicker, Elliott S. Fisher, and Amitabh Chandra
Malpractice Liability Costs And The Practice Of Medicine In The Medicare Program
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 841-852. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Peter I. Buerhaus, Karen Donelan, Beth T. Ulrich, Linda Norman, Catherine DesRoches, and Robert Dittus
Impact Of The Nurse Shortage On Hospital Patient Care: Comparative Perspectives
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 853-862. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Joel J. Davis
Consumers’ Preferences For The Communication Of Risk Information In Drug Advertising
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 863-870. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Stephen L. Isaacs and Paul Jellinek
Is There A (Volunteer) Doctor In The House? Free Clinics And Volunteer Physician Referral Networks In The United States
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 871-876. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Yuting Zhang and Stephen B. Soumerai
Do Newer Prescription Drugs Pay For Themselves? A Reassessment Of The Evidence
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 880-886. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Frank R. Lichtenberg
Effects Of New Drugs On Overall Health Spending: Frank Lichtenberg Responds
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 887-890. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Rapid Learning: Getting Technology Into Practice
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): w106 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Lynn M. Etheredge
A Rapid-Learning Health System
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): w107-w118. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Table Of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

Louise Liang
The Gap Between Evidence And Practice
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): w119-w121. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jean R. Slutsky
Moving Closer To A Rapid-Learning Health Care System
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): w122-w124. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

David M. Eddy
Linking Electronic Medical Records To Large-Scale Simulation Models: Can We Put Rapid Learning On Turbo?
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): w125-w136. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John R. Lumpkin
Archimedes: A Bold Step Into The Future
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): w137-w139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sean R. Tunis, Tanisha V. Carino, Reginald D. Williams, II, and Peter B. Bach
Federal Initiatives To Support Rapid Learning About New Technologies
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): w140-w149. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Peter J. Neumann
Challenges Ahead For Federal Technology Assessment
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): w150-w152. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Richard Platt
Speed Bumps, Potholes, And Tollbooths On The Road To Panacea: Making Best Use Of Data
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): w153-w155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Joel Kupersmith, Joseph Francis, Eve Kerr, Sarah Krein, Leonard Pogach, Robert M. Kolodner, and Jonathan B. Perlin
Advancing Evidence-Based Care For Diabetes: Lessons From The Veterans Health Administration
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): w156-w168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Paul J. Wallace
Reshaping Cancer Learning Through The Use Of Health Information Technology
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): w169-w177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

L. Gregory Pawlson
Health Information Technology: Does It Facilitate Or Hinder Rapid Learning?
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): w178-w180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Walter F. Stewart, Nirav R. Shah, Mark J. Selna, Ronald A. Paulus, and James M. Walker
Bridging The Inferential Gap: The Electronic Health Record And Clinical Evidence
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): w181-w191. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jonathan B. Perlin and Joel Kupersmith
Information Technology And The Inferential Gap
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): w192-w194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Michael E. Chernew, Allison B. Rosen, and A. Mark Fendrick
Value-Based Insurance Design
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): w195-w203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Troyen Brennan and Lonny Reisman
Value-Based Insurance Design And The Next Generation Of Consumer-Driven Health Care
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): w204-w207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Paul B. Ginsburg
Shopping For Price In Medical Care
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): w208-w216. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ha T. Tu and Jessica H. May
Self-Pay Markets In Health Care: Consumer Nirvana Or Caveat Emptor?
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): w217-w226. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John K. Iglehart
Transformative Technology: A Conversation With E. James Potchen And Bill Clarke
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): w227-w235. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Arnold Milstein
Health Information Technology Is A Vehicle, Not A Destination: A Conversation With David J. Brailer
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): w236-w241. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John A. Poisal, Christopher Truffer, Sheila Smith, Andrea Sisko, Cathy Cowan, Sean Keehan, Bridget Dickensheets the National Health Expenditure Accounts Projections Team
Health Spending Projections Through 2016: Modest Changes Obscure Part D’s Impact
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): w242-w253. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John Holahan and Alan Weil
Toward Real Medicaid Reform
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): w254-w270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Richard Kronick and David Rousseau
Is Medicaid Sustainable? Spending Projections For The Program’s Second Forty Years
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): w271-w287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Appendix][Interview with the authors] [Reprints & Permissions]

Neal Halfon, Helen DuPlessis, and Moira Inkelas
Transforming The U.S. Child Health System
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 315-330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Janet Currie and Wanchuan Lin
Chipping Away At Health: More On The Relationship Between Income And Child Health
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 331-344. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Daniel Eisenberg and Gary L. Freed
Reassessing How Society Prioritizes The Health Of Young People
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 345-354. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplement] [Reprints & Permissions]


Insurance Design For Children’s Coverage
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 355 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Genevieve Kenney and Justin Yee
SCHIP At A Crossroads: Experiences To Date And Challenges Ahead
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 356-369. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplemental Bibliography] [Reprints & Permissions]

Lisa Dubay, Jocelyn Guyer, Cindy Mann, and Michael Odeh
Medicaid At The Ten-Year Anniversary Of SCHIP: Looking Back And Moving Forward
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 370-381. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sara Rosenbaum and Paul H. Wise
Crossing The Medicaid–Private Insurance Divide: The Case Of EPSDT
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 382-393. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Stephen Berman
Universal Coverage For Children: Alternatives, Key Issues, And Political Opportunities
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 394-404. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Len M. Nichols
The Moral Case For Covering Children (And Everyone Else)
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 405-407. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


School And Society
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 408 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Julia Graham Lear
Health At School: A Hidden Health Care System Emerges From The Shadows
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 409-419. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Edward L. Schor, Melinda Abrams, and Katherine Shea
Medicaid: Health Promotion And Disease Prevention For School Readiness
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 420-429. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

William Dietz, Jason Lee, Howell Wechsler, Sarath Malepati, and Bettylou Sherry
Health Plans’ Role In Preventing Overweight In Children And Adolescents
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 430-440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Exhibit References] [Reprints & Permissions]

Charles Homer and Lisa A. Simpson
Childhood Obesity: What’s Health Care Policy Got To Do With It?
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 441-444. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Janet Golden and Howard Markel
A Historically Based Thought Experiment: Meeting New Challenges For Children’s Health And Well-Being
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 445-449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Richard M. Scheffler, Stephen P. Hinshaw, Sepideh Modrek, and Peter Levine
The Global Market For ADHD Medications
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 450-457. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]

Debbie I. Chang, Linda Bultman, Vonna L. Drayton, Erin K. Knight, Karyl T. Rattay, and Marihelen Barrett
Beyond Medical Care: How Health Systems Can Address Children’s Needs Through Health Promotion Strategies
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 466-473. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Li-Wei Chao, Mark Pauly, Helena Szrek, Nuno Sousa Pereira, Frances Bundred, Catherine Cross, and Jeff Gow
Poor Health Kills Small Business: Illness And Microenterprises In South Africa
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 474-482. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Aaron S. Kesselheim and Michelle M. Mello
Confidentiality Laws And Secrecy In Medical Research: Improving Public Access To Data On Drug Safety
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 483-491. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Lawrence P. Casalino, G. Caleb Alexander, Lei Jin, and R. Tamara Konetzka
General Internists’ Views On Pay-For-Performance And Public Reporting Of Quality Scores: A National Survey
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 492-499. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Teresa M. Waters, Peter P. Budetti, Gary Claxton, and Janet P. Lundy
Impact Of State Tort Reforms On Physician Malpractice Payments
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 500-509. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

John D. Lantos
The Edge Of The Known World
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 510-514. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Perri Klass
When Paper Is The Enemy
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 515-519. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Gerry Lynn Fairbrother, Heidi Park Emerson, and Lee Partridge
How Stable Is Medicaid Coverage For Children?
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 520-528. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Anna Sommers, Stephen Zuckerman, Lisa Dubay, and Genevieve Kenney
Substitution Of SCHIP For Private Coverage: Results From A 2002 Evaluation In Ten States
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 529-537. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mireille Jacobson and Thomas C. Buchmueller
Can Private Companies Contribute To Public Programs’ Outreach Efforts? Evidence From California
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 538-548. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Matthew D. Bramlett and Stephen J. Blumberg
Family Structure And Children’s Physical And Mental Health
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 549-558. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Pamela H. Arn
Newborn Screening: Current Status
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 559-566. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Elise Desjardins and Anne L. Schwartz
Collaborating To Combat Childhood Obesity
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 567-571. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Maria de Fátima Marinho de Souza, James Macinko, Airlane Pereira Alencar, Deborah Carvalho Malta, and Otaliba Libânio de Morais Neto
Reductions In Firearm-Related Mortality And Hospitalizations In Brazil After Gun Control
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 575-584. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]

John Holahan and Alan Weil, Toward Real Medicaid Reform, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, February 23, 2007 [Abstract] [PDF] [Full Text] [Reprints & Permissions]

Michael E. Chernew, Allison B. Rosen, and A. Mark Fendrick, Value-Based Insurance Design, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, January 30, 2007 [Abstract] [PDF] [Full Text] [Reprints & Permissions]

Troyen Brennan and Lonny Reisman, Value-Based Insurance Design And The Next Generation Of Consumer-Driven Health Care, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, January 30, 2007 [Abstract] [PDF] [Full Text] [Reprints & Permissions]

, Rapid Learning: Getting Technology Into Practice, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, January 26, 2007 [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Lynn M. Etheredge, A Rapid-Learning Health System, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, January 26, 2007 [Abstract] [PDF] [Table Of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

Louise Liang, The Gap Between Evidence And Practice, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, January 26, 2007 [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jean R. Slutsky, Moving Closer To A Rapid-Learning Health Care System, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, January 26, 2007 [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

David M. Eddy, Linking Electronic Medical Records To Large-Scale Simulation Models: Can We Put Rapid Learning On Turbo?, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, January 26, 2007 [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John R. Lumpkin, Archimedes: A Bold Step Into The Future, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, January 26, 2007 [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sean R. Tunis, Tanisha V. Carino, Reginald D. Williams II, and Peter B. Bach, Federal Initiatives To Support Rapid Learning About New Technologies, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, January 26, 2007 [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Peter J. Neumann, Challenges Ahead For Federal Technology Assessment, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, January 26, 2007 [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Richard Platt, Speed Bumps, Potholes, And Tollbooths On The Road To Panacea: Making Best Use Of Data, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, January 26, 2007 [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Joel Kupersmith, Joseph Francis, Eve Kerr, Sarah Krein, Leonard Pogach, Robert M. Kolodner, and Jonathan B. Perlin, Advancing Evidence-Based Care For Diabetes: Lessons From The Veterans Health Administration, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, January 26, 2007 [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Paul J. Wallace, Reshaping Cancer Learning Through The Use Of Health Information Technology, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, January 26, 2007 [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

L. Gregory Pawlson, Health Information Technology: Does It Facilitate Or Hinder Rapid Learning?, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, January 26, 2007 [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Walter F. Stewart, Nirav R. Shah, Mark J. Selna, Ronald A. Paulus, and James M. Walker, Bridging The Inferential Gap: The Electronic Health Record And Clinical Evidence, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, January 26, 2007 [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jonathan B. Perlin and Joel Kupersmith, Information Technology And The Inferential Gap, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, January 26, 2007 [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Trends In The Burden, Treatment, And Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease
Health Affairs, January/February 2007; 26(1): 12 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John K. Iglehart
Improving Tomorrow’s Health Care With Today’s Tools: A Conversation With Larry C. Glasscock
Health Affairs, January/February 2007; 26(1): w13-w21. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Thomas A. Gaziano
Reducing The Growing Burden Of Cardiovascular Disease In The Developing World
Health Affairs, January/February 2007; 26(1): 13-24. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Lisa Dubay, John Holahan, and Allison Cook
The Uninsured And The Affordability Of Health Insurance Coverage
Health Affairs, January/February 2007; 26(1): w22-w30. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Myron L. Weisfeldt and Susan J. Zieman
Advances In The Prevention And Treatment Of Cardiovascular Disease
Health Affairs, January/February 2007; 26(1): 25-37. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert A. Berenson, Paul B. Ginsburg, and Jessica H. May
Hospital-Physicians Relations: Cooperation, Competition, Or Separation?
Health Affairs, January/February 2007; 26(1): w31-w43. [Abstract] [Full Text]