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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]

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]

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]

Ashish K. Jha, Catherine M. DesRoches, Alexandra E. Shields, Paola D. Miralles, Jie Zheng, Sara Rosenbaum, and Eric G. Campbell
Evidence Of An Emerging Digital Divide Among Hospitals That Care For The Poor
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): w1160-w1170. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibits] [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]

Robert Hecht, Lori Bollinger, John Stover, William McGreevey, Farzana Muhib, Callisto Emas Madavo, and David de Ferranti
Critical Choices In Financing The Response To The Global HIV/AIDS Pandemic
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): 1591-1605. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix][Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Markus Haacker
Financing HIV/AIDS Programs In Sub-Saharan Africa
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): 1606-1616. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Anil Soni and Rajat Gupta
Bridging The Resource Gap: Improving Value For Money In HIV/AIDS Treatment
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): 1617-1628. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Anthony S. Fauci and Gregory K. Folkers
Investing To Meet The Scientific Challenges Of HIV/AIDS
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): 1629-1641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Prevalence Map] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jeffrey E. Harris
Why We Don’t Have An HIV Vaccine, And How We Can Develop One
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): 1642-1654. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Judith Auerbach
Transforming Social Structures And Environments To Help In HIV Prevention
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): 1655-1665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Alan E. Greenberg, Shannon L. Hader, Henry Masur, A. Toni Young, Jennifer Skillicorn, and Carl W. Dieffenbach
Fighting HIV/AIDS In Washington, D.C.
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): 1677-1687. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Gerard F. Anderson
Spurring New Research For Neglected Diseases
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): 1750-1759. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sarah E. Frew, Victor Y. Liu, and Peter A. Singer
A Business Plan To Help The ‘Global South’ In Its Fight Against Neglected Diseases
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): 1760-1773. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]

James A. Geraghty
Expanding The Biopharmaceutical Industry’s Involvement In Fighting Neglected Diseases
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): 1774-1777. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [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]

Darren E. Zinner, Dragana Bolcic-Jankovic, Brian Clarridge, David Blumenthal, and Eric G. Campbell
Participation Of Academic Scientists In Relationships With Industry
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): 1814-1825. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Gerald F. Riley, Jesse M. Levy, and Melissa A. Montgomery
Adverse Selection In The Medicare Prescription Drug Program
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): 1826-1837. [Abstract] [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]

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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]

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]

Aaron McKethan, Nadia Nguyen, Benjamin E. Sasse, and S. Lawrence Kocot
Reforming The Medicaid Disproportionate-Share Hospital Program
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): w926-w936. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Elbert S. Huang, Anirban Basu, Michael J. O’Grady, and James C. Capretta
Using Clinical Information To Project Federal Health Care Spending
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): w978-w990. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Susan Dentzer
Rolling The Rock Up The Mountain
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1250-1252. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [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]


Health Spending: An Overview
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1259 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Henry J. Aaron and Paul B. Ginsburg
Is Health Spending Excessive? If So, What Can We Do About It?
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1260-1275. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sheila Smith, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Mark S. Freeland
Income, Insurance, And Technology: Why Does Health Spending Outpace Economic Growth?
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1276-1284. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [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][Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Bruce C. Vladeck and Thomas Rice
Market Failure And The Failure Of Discourse: Facing Up To The Power Of Sellers
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1305-1315. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Saving Money: What Works And What Doesn’t?
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1316 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [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]

Michael E. Chernew, Lindsay Sabik, Amitabh Chandra, and Joseph P. Newhouse
Would Having More Primary Care Doctors Cut Health Spending Growth?
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1327-1335. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

John Agwunobi and Paul A. London
Removing Costs From The Health Care Supply Chain: Lessons From Mass Retail
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1336-1342. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Lewis Morris
Combating Fraud In Health Care: An Essential Component Of Any Cost Containment Strategy
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1351-1356. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [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]

Nicholas Timmins
The NICE Way Of Influencing Health Spending: A Conversation With Sir Michael Rawlins
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1360-1365. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Peter J. Neumann and Dan Greenberg
Is The United States Ready For QALYs?
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1366-1371. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Changing The Incentives Through Payment Reform
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1372 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Martha Bebinger
Mission Not Yet Accomplished? Massachusetts Contemplates Major Moves On Cost Containment
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1373-1381. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Hoangmai H. Pham, Paul B. Ginsburg, and James M. Verdier
Medicare Governance And Provider Payment Policy
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1382-1394. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert Murray
Setting Hospital Rates To Control Costs And Boost Quality: The Maryland Experience
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1395-1405. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Peter S. Hussey, Melony E. Sorbero, Ateev Mehrotra, Hangsheng Liu, and Cheryl L. Damberg
Episode-Based Performance Measurement And Payment: Making It A Reality
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1406-1417. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Harold D. Miller
From Volume To Value: Better Ways To Pay For Health Care
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1418-1428. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Thomas P. Miller, Troyen A. Brennan, and Arnold Milstein
How Can We Make More Progress In Measuring Physicians’ Performance To Improve The Value Of Care?
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1429-1437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

James C. Robinson, Thomas Williams, and Dolores Yanagihara
Measurement Of And Reward For Efficiency In California’s Pay-For-Performance Program
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1438-1447. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Katherine Baicker and Amitabh Chandra
A Trillion-Dollar Geography Lesson
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1448-1451. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Looking Ahead
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1452 [Extract] [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]

Mark V. Pauly
Is It Time To Reexamine The Patent System’s Role In Spending Growth?
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1466-1474. [Abstract] [Full Text] [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]

Rachel M. Werner and R. Adams Dudley
Making The ‘Pay’ Matter In Pay-For-Performance: Implications For Payment Strategies
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1498-1508. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Joel C. Cantor, Derek DeLia, Amy Tiedemann, Ava Stanley, and Karl Kronebusch
Reducing Racial Disparities In Coronary Angiography
Health Affairs, September/October 2009; 28(5): 1521-1531. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Laura J. Frost and Michael R. Reich
Creating Access To Health Technologies In Poor Countries
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): 962-973. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibit] [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]


Raising Public Spending
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): 1034 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Tsung-Mei Cheng
Lessons From Taiwan’s Universal National Health Insurance: A Conversation With Taiwan’s Health Minister Ching-Chuan Yeh
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): 1035-1044. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Chinese Translations] [Reprints & Permissions]

Marwa Farag, A.K. Nandakumar, Stanley S. Wallack, Gary Gaumer, and Dominic Hodgkin
Does Funding From Donors Displace Government Spending For Health In Developing Countries?
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): 1045-1055. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendix] [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]

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

Onur Baser, Zhahoui Fan, Justin B. Dimick, Douglas O. Staiger, and John D. Birkmeyer
Outlier Payments For Cardiac Surgery And Hospital Quality
Health Affairs, July/August 2009; 28(4): 1154-1160. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Elliott S. Fisher, Mark B. McClellan, John Bertko, Steven M. Lieberman, Julie J. Lee, Julie L. Lewis, and Jonathan S. Skinner
Fostering Accountable Health Care: Moving Forward In Medicare
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): w219-w231. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Francis J. Crosson
Medicare: The Place To Start Delivery System Reform
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): w232-w234. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John Rother
A Consumer Perspective On Physician Payment Reform
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): w235-w237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Stuart Guterman, Karen Davis, Stephen Schoenbaum, and Anthony Shih
Using Medicare Payment Policy To Transform The Health System: A Framework For Improving Performance
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): w238-w250. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Christopher P. Tompkins, Aparna R. Higgins, and Grant A. Ritter
Measuring Outcomes And Efficiency In Medicare Value-Based Purchasing
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): w251-w261. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert E. Mechanic and Stuart H. Altman
Payment Reform Options: Episode Payment Is A Good Place To Start
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): w262-w271. [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]

Reinhard Busse, Ulrike Nimptsch, and Thomas Mansky
Measuring, Monitoring, And Managing Quality In Germany’s Hospitals
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): w294-w304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Schematic] [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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Cheryl L. Damberg, Kristiana Raube, Stephanie S. Teleki, and Erin dela Cruz
Taking Stock Of Pay-For-Performance: A Candid Assessment From The Front Lines
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 517-525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Timothy Bhattacharyya, Andrew A. Freiberg, Priyesh Mehta, Jeffrey Neil Katz, and Timothy Ferris
Measuring The Report Card: The Validity Of Pay-For-Performance Metrics In Orthopedic Surgery
Health Affairs, March/April 2009; 28(2): 526-532. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Methods Appendix] [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]

Kathryn Anne Paez, Lan Zhao, and Wenke Hwang
Rising Out-Of-Pocket Spending For Chronic Conditions: A Ten-Year Trend
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): 15-25. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum] [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]

Sandra L. Decker, Susan M. Schappert, and Jane E. Sisk
Use Of Medical Care For Chronic Conditions
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): 26-35. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ron Z. Goetzel
Do Prevention Or Treatment Services Save Money? The Wrong Debate
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): 37-41. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Louise B. Russell
Preventing Chronic Disease: An Important Investment, But Don’t Count On Cost Savings
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): 42-45. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Thomas Bodenheimer, Ellen Chen, and Heather D. Bennett
Confronting The Growing Burden Of Chronic Disease: Can The U.S. Health Care Workforce Do The Job?
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): 64-74. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Katie Coleman, Brian T. Austin, Cindy Brach, and Edward H. Wagner
Evidence On The Chronic Care Model In The New Millennium
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): 75-85. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendices] [Reprints & Permissions]

David M. Bott, Mary C. Kapp, Lorraine B. Johnson, and Linda M. Magno
Disease Management For Chronically Ill Beneficiaries In Traditional Medicare
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): 86-98. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [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]

Sandra M. Foote
Next Steps: How Can Medicare Accelerate The Pace Of Improving Chronic Care?
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): 99-102. [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]

Albert L. Siu, Lynn H. Spragens, Sharon K. Inouye, R. Sean Morrison, and Bruce Leff
The Ironic Business Case For Chronic Care In The Acute Care Setting
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): 113-125. [Abstract] [Full Text] [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]

Molly Joel Coye, Ateret Haselkorn, and Steven DeMello
Remote Patient Management: Technology-Enabled Innovation And Evolving Business Models For Chronic Disease Care
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): 126-135. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

David C. Grabowski
Special Needs Plans And The Coordination Of Benefits And Services For Dual Eligibles
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): 136-146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Erratum] [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]

Micah Hartman, Anne Martin, Patricia McDonnell, Aaron Catlin the National Health Expenditure Accounts Team
National Health Spending In 2007: Slower Drug Spending Contributes To Lowest Rate Of Overall Growth Since 1998
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): 246-261. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum] [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]

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]

Katharine R. Levit, Cheryl A. Kassed, Rosanna M. Coffey, Tami L. Mark, Elizabeth M. Stranges, Jeffrey A. Buck, and Rita Vandivort-Warren
Future Funding For Mental Health And Substance Abuse: Increasing Burdens For The Public Sector
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): w513-w522. [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]

Susan Dentzer
Medical Technology & Spending: The Next Market Bubble?
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1464-1465. [Extract] [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]

Ariel Winter and Nancy Ray
Paying Accurately For Imaging Services In Medicare
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1479-1490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [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]


Medical Devices
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1522 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

James C. Robinson
Value-Based Purchasing For Medical Devices
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1523-1531. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Aaron K. Chatterji, Kira R. Fabrizio, Will Mitchell, and Kevin A. Schulman
Physician-Industry Cooperation In The Medical Device Industry
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1532-1543. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Disclosures] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mark V. Pauly and Lawton R. Burns
Price Transparency For Medical Devices
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1544-1553. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert W. Hahn, Keith B. Klovers, and Hal J. Singer
The Need For Greater Price Transparency In The Medical Device Industry: An Economic Analysis
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1554-1559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jeffrey C. Lerner, Daniel M. Fox, Todd Nelson, and John B. Reiss
The Consequence Of Secret Prices: The Politics Of Physician Preference Items
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1560-1565. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Chuck Shih and Elise Berliner
Diffusion Of New Technology And Payment Policies: Coronary Stents
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1566-1576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Brian Garriock Firth, Liesl M. Cooper, and Steve Fearn
The Appropriate Role Of Cost-Effectiveness In Determining Device Coverage: A Case Study Of Drug-Eluting Stents
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1577-1586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix Figures] [Reprints & Permissions]

Natalia A. Wilson, Eugene S. Schneller, Kathleen Montgomery, and Kevin J. Bozic
Hip And Knee Implants: Current Trends And Policy Considerations
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1587-1598. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Genomics
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1599 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Muin J. Khoury, Al Berg, Ralph Coates, James Evans, Steven M. Teutsch, and Linda A. Bradley
The Evidence Dilemma In Genomic Medicine
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1600-1611. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Kathy Hudson
The Health Benefits Of Genomics: Out With The Old, In With The New
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1612-1615. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Janet Woodcock
The Human Genome And Translational Research: How Much Evidence Is Enough?
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1616-1618. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Buying New Technology
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1619 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Peter J. Neumann, Maki S. Kamae, and Jennifer A. Palmer
Medicare’s National Coverage Decisions For Technologies, 1999–2007
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1620-1631. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Alexandra T. Clyde, Lindsay Bockstedt, Jeffrey A. Farkas, and Christine Jackson
Experience With Medicare’s New Technology Add-On Payment Program
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1632-1641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Kalipso Chalkidou, Joanne Lord, Alastair Fischer, and Peter Littlejohns
Evidence-Based Decision Making: When Should We Wait For More Information?
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1642-1653. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Claudia L. Schur and Marc L. Berk
Views On Health Care Technology: Americans Consider The Risks And Sources Of Information
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1654-1664. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [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]

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]

Gerard F. Anderson and Bianca K. Frogner
Health Spending In OECD Countries: Obtaining Value Per Dollar
Health Affairs, November/December 2008; 27(6): 1718-1727. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [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]

Thomas M. Selden and Merrile Sing
The Distribution Of Public Spending For Health Care In The United States, 2002
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): w349-w359. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [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]

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]

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]

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]

James C. Robinson and Mark D. Smith
Cost-Reducing Innovation In Health Care
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1353-1356. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Dorota A. Raciborska, Patricia Hernández, and Amanda Glassman
Accounting For Health Spending In Developing Countries
Health Affairs, September/October 2008; 27(5): 1371-1380. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert A. Greene, Howard B. Beckman, and Thomas Mahoney
Beyond The Efficiency Index: Finding A Better Way To Reduce Overuse And Increase Efficiency In Physician Care
Health Affairs, July/August 2008; 27(4): w250-w259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [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]

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]


Paying For Care
Health Affairs, July/August 2008; 27(4): 977 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Anil B. Deolalikar, Dean T. Jamison, Prabhat Jha, and Ramanan Laxminarayan
Financing Health Improvements In India
Health Affairs, July/August 2008; 27(4): 978-990. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Nirvikar Singh
Decentralization And Public Delivery Of Health Care Services In India
Health Affairs, July/August 2008; 27(4): 991-1001. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Julian Schweitzer
Improving Health Services In India: A Different Perspective
Health Affairs, July/August 2008; 27(4): 1002-1004. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ashoke S. Bhattacharjya and Puneet K. Sapra
Health Insurance In China And India: Segmented Roles For Public And Private Financing
Health Affairs, July/August 2008; 27(4): 1005-1015. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mark V. Pauly
The Evolution Of Health Insurance In India And China
Health Affairs, July/August 2008; 27(4): 1016-1019. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Bo Zhou, Li Yang, Qingmin Sun, Haijuan Gu, and Bin Wang
Social Health Insurance And Drug Spending Among Cancer Inpatients In China
Health Affairs, July/August 2008; 27(4): 1020-1027. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [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]

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]

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]


Financial Basics: Taxes And Budgets
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): 621 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jason Furman
Health Reform Through Tax Reform: A Primer
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): 622-632. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

C. Eugene Steuerle and Randall R. Bovbjerg
Health And Budget Reform As Handmaidens
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): 633-644. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Margaret O’Kane, Janet Corrigan, Sandra M. Foote, Sean R. Tunis, George J. Isham, Len M. Nichols, Elliott S. Fisher, Jack C. Ebeler, James A. Block, Bruce E. Bradley, Christine K. Cassel, Debra L. Ness, and John Tooker
Crossroads In Quality
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): 749-758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Donald M. Berwick, Thomas W. Nolan, and John Whittington
The Triple Aim: Care, Health, And Cost
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): 759-769. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Verónica Vargas and Sergio Poblete
Health Prioritization: The Case Of Chile
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): 782-792. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendix Exhibit] [Reprints & Permissions]

Chapin White
Why Did Medicare Spending Growth Slow Down?
Health Affairs, May/June 2008; 27(3): 793-802. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [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]

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]

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]

Laurence C. Baker, Elliott S. Fisher, and John E. Wennberg
Variations In Hospital Resource Use For Medicare And Privately Insured Populations In California
Health Affairs, March/April 2008; 27(2): w123-w134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix Exhibits] [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]

Robert A. Berenson
From Politics To Policy: A New Payment Approach In Medicare Advantage
Health Affairs, March/April 2008; 27(2): w156-w164. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Linda T. Bilheimer and Jane E. Sisk
Collecting Adequate Data On Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Health: The Challenges Continue
Health Affairs, March/April 2008; 27(2): 383-391. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Winnie Yip and William C. Hsiao
The Chinese Health System At A Crossroads
Health Affairs, March/April 2008; 27(2): 460-468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jeff Lemieux, Teresa Chovan, and Karen Heath
Medigap Coverage And Medicare Spending: A Second Look
Health Affairs, March/April 2008; 27(2): 469-477. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Haiden A. Huskamp, David G. Stevenson, Nancy L. Keating, and Joseph P. Newhouse
Rejections Of Drug Claims For Nursing Home Residents Under Medicare Part D
Health Affairs, March/April 2008; 27(2): 560-567. [Abstract] [Full Text] [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]

James C. Robinson
Slouching Toward Value-Based Health Care
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 11-12. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Health Spending In 2006
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 13 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Aaron Catlin, Cathy Cowan, Micah Hartman, Stephen Heffler the National Health Expenditure Accounts Team
National Health Spending In 2006: A Year Of Change For Prescription Drugs
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 14-29. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Paul B. Ginsburg
Don’t Break Out The Champagne: Continued Slowing Of Health Care Spending Growth Unlikely To Last
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 30-32. [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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Patricia M. Danzon and Michael F. Furukawa
International Prices And Availability Of Pharmaceuticals In 2005
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 221-233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [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]

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]

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]

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]

Alan Garber, Dana P. Goldman, and Anupam B. Jena
The Promise Of Health Care Cost Containment
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): 1545-1547. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Extending The Pay-For-Performance Agenda
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): 1563 [Extract] [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]

Hoangmai H. Pham and Paul B. Ginsburg
Unhealthy Trends: The Future Of Physician Services
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): 1586-1598. [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]

Henry J. Aaron
Budget Crisis, Entitlement Crisis, Health Care Financing Problem—Which Is It?
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): 1622-1633. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [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]

Ruth Lopert and Marilyn Moon
Toward A Rational, Value-Based Drug Benefit For Medicare
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): 1666-1673. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Meredith B. Rosenthal, Bruce E. Landon, Katherine Howitt, HyunSook Ryu Song, and Arnold M. Epstein
Climbing Up The Pay-For-Performance Learning Curve: Where Are The Early Adopters Now?
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): 1674-1682. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [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]

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]

David C. Grabowski, A. James O’Malley, and Nancy R. Barhydt
The Costs And Potential Savings Associated With Nursing Home Hospitalizations
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): 1753-1761. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [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]

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]

John K. Iglehart
Health Affairs Reaches 25: How It All Got Started
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1215-1218. [Extract] [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]

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]

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]

Teresa A. Coughlin, Stephen Zuckerman, and Joshua McFeeters
Restoring Fiscal Integrity To Medicaid Financing?
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1469-1480. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Gerard F. Anderson, Bianca K. Frogner, and Uwe E. Reinhardt
Health Spending In OECD Countries In 2004: An Update
Health Affairs, September/October 2007; 26(5): 1481-1489. [Abstract] [Full Text] [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]

Suzanne Felt-Lisk, Gilbert Gimm, and Stephanie Peterson
Making Pay-For-Performance Work In Medicaid
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): w516-w527. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jon B. Christianson
Evaluating Pay-For-Performance In Medicaid Through Real-World Observation
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): w528-w531. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Hoangmai H. Pham, Paul B. Ginsburg, Kelly McKenzie, and Arnold Milstein
Redesigning Care Delivery In Response To A High-Performance Network: The Virginia Mason Medical Center
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): w532-w544. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Health Care Financing Worldwide: An Overview
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 920 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

George J. Schieber, Pablo Gottret, Lisa K. Fleisher, and Adam A. Leive
Financing Global Health: Mission Unaccomplished
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 921-934. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Christopher Lane and Amanda Glassman
Bigger And Better? Scaling Up And Innovation In Health Aid
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 935-948. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]


Health Care Cost Pressures In A Global Context
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 949 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

William C. Hsiao
Why Is A Systemic View Of Health Financing Necessary?
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 950-961. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

William D. Savedoff
What Should A Country Spend On Health Care?
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 962-970. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Out-Of-Pocket Health Spending And The Poor
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 971 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ke Xu, David B. Evans, Guido Carrin, Ana Mylena Aguilar-Rivera, Philip Musgrove, and Timothy Evans
Protecting Households From Catastrophic Health Spending
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 972-983. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Maureen Lewis
Informal Payments And The Financing Of Health Care In Developing And Transition Countries
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 984-997. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]


A Global View Of Health: Country Studies
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 998 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

David Hughes and Songkramchai Leethongdee
Universal Coverage In The Land Of Smiles: Lessons From Thailand’s 30 Baht Health Reforms
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 999-1008. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jennifer Prah Ruger and Daniel Kress
Health Financing And Insurance Reform In Morocco
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 1009-1016. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Maria Alicia Domínguez Ugá and Isabela Soares Santos
An Analysis Of Equity In Brazilian Health System Financing
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 1017-1028. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mehtap Tatar, Hacer Özgen, Bayram Sahin, Paolo Belli, and Peter Berman
Informal Payments In The Health Sector: A Case Study From Turkey
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 1029-1039. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Patricio Marquez, Marc Suhrcke, Martin McKee, and Lorenzo Rocco
Adult Health In The Russian Federation: More Than Just A Health Problem
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 1040-1051. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Charles A. Gardner, Tara Acharya, and Derek Yach
Technological And Social Innovation: A Unifying New Paradigm For Global Health
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 1052-1061. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]

Fitzhugh Mullan
Health, Equity, And Political Economy: A Conversation With Paul Farmer
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 1062-1068. [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]

Tami L. Mark, Katharine R. Levit, Rita Vandivort-Warren, Rosanna M. Coffey, Jeffrey A. Buck the SAMHSA Spending Estimates Team
Trends In Spending For Substance Abuse Treatment, 1986–2003
Health Affairs, July/August 2007; 26(4): 1118-1128. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [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]

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]

Gerald F. Riley
Long-Term Trends In The Concentration Of Medicare Spending
Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 808-816. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [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]

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]

John K. Iglehart
How Important Are Children? The Clash For Resources
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 312-313. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Children’s Health And Health Care
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 314 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [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]

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]

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]

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]

John D. Lantos
The Edge Of The Known World
Health Affairs, March/April 2007; 26(2): 510-514. [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]

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]

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]

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]

George A. Mensah and David W. Brown
An Overview Of Cardiovascular Disease Burden In The United States
Health Affairs, January/February 2007; 26(1): 38-48. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

George C. Halvorson, Francis J. Crosson, and Steve Zatkin
A Proposal To Cover The Uninsured In California
Health Affairs, January/February 2007; 26(1): w80-w91. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendices] [Reprints & Permissions]

Rick Curtis and Ed Neuschler
Insuring Californians: A Proposal That Matters
Health Affairs, January/February 2007; 26(1): w92-w95. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Full Text] [Reprints & Permissions]


Value And Price In Cardiovascular Disease Care
Health Affairs, January/February 2007; 26(1): 96 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

David M. Cutler, Genia Long, Ernst R. Berndt, Jimmy Royer, Andrée-Anne Fournier, Alicia Sasser, and Pierre Cremieux
The Value Of Antihypertensive Drugs: A Perspective On Medical Innovation
Health Affairs, January/February 2007; 26(1): 97-110. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Allison B. Rosen, David M. Cutler, Douglas M. Norton, Hsou Mei Hu, and Sandeep Vijan
The Value Of Coronary Heart Disease Care For The Elderly: 1987–2002
Health Affairs, January/February 2007; 26(1): 111-123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Kevin J. Hayes, Julian Pettengill, and Jeffrey Stensland
Getting The Price Right: Medicare Payment Rates For Cardiovascular Services
Health Affairs, January/February 2007; 26(1): 124-136. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Arnold Milstein and Mark Smith
Will The Surgical World Become Flat?
Health Affairs, January/February 2007; 26(1): 137-141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Aaron Catlin, Cathy Cowan, Stephen Heffler, Benjamin Washington the National Health Expenditure Accounts Team
National Health Spending In 2005: The Slowdown Continues
Health Affairs, January/February 2007; 26(1): 142-153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Chapin White
Health Care Spending Growth: How Different Is The United States From The Rest Of The OECD?
Health Affairs, January/February 2007; 26(1): 154-161. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Niteesh K. Choudhry, Jerry Avorn, Elliott M. Antman, Sebastian Schneeweiss, and William H. Shrank
Should Patients Receive Secondary Prevention Medications For Free After A Myocardial Infarction? An Economic Analysis
Health Affairs, January/February 2007; 26(1): 186-194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibit] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert H. Miller and Christopher E. West
The Value Of Electronic Health Records In Community Health Centers: Policy Implications
Health Affairs, January/February 2007; 26(1): 206-214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Arthur Garson, Jr.
Heart Of The Uninsured
Health Affairs, January/February 2007; 26(1): 227-231. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Samuel H. Zuvekas and Joel W. Cohen
Prescription Drugs And The Changing Concentration Of Health Care Expenditures
Health Affairs, January/February 2007; 26(1): 249-257. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ian Hill, Brigette Courtot, and Jennifer Sullivan
Coping With SCHIP Enrollment Caps: Lessons From Seven States’ Experiences
Health Affairs, January/February 2007; 26(1): 258-268. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Gary Claxton, Jon Gabel, Isadora Gil, Jeremy Pickreign, Heidi Whitmore, Benjamin Finder, Bianca DiJulio, and Samantha Hawkins
Health Benefits In 2006: Premium Increases Moderate, Enrollment In Consumer-Directed Health Plans Remains Modest
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): w476-w485. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Paul B. Ginsburg, Bradley C. Strunk, Michelle I. Banker, and John P. Cookson
Tracking Health Care Costs: Continued Stability But At High Rates In 2005
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): w486-w495. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ashish K. Jha, Timothy G. Ferris, Karen Donelan, Catherine DesRoches, Alexandra Shields, Sara Rosenbaum, and David Blumenthal
How Common Are Electronic Health Records In The United States? A Summary Of The Evidence
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): w496-w507. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Appendices] [Reprints & Permissions]

Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin, Cheryl Damberg, Amelia Haviland, Kanika Kapur, Nicole Lurie, Roland McDevitt, and M. Susan Marquis
Consumer-Directed Health Care: Early Evidence About Effects On Cost And Quality
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): w516-w530. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Table of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jill Mathews Yegian
Coordinated Care In A ‘Consumer-Driven’ Health System
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): w531-w536. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Marjorie Ginsburg
Rearranging The Deck Chairs
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): w537-w539. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John C. Goodman
What Is Consumer-Directed Health Care?
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): w540-w543. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Peter V. Lee and Emma Hoo
Beyond Consumer-Driven Health Care: Purchasers’ Expectations Of All Plans
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): w544-w548. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Tony Miller
Getting On The Soapbox: Views Of An Innovator In Consumer-Directed Care
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): w549-w551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Murray N. Ross
Consumer-Directed Health Care: It’s Not Whether The Glass Is Half-Empty, But Why
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): w552-w554. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Cathy Schoen, Robin Osborn, Phuong Trang Huynh, Michelle Doty, Jordon Peugh, and Kinga Zapert
On The Front Lines Of Care: Primary Care Doctors’ Office Systems, Experiences, And Views In Seven Countries
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): w555-w571. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]

Gail R. Wilensky
Developing A Center For Comparative Effectiveness Information
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): w572-w585. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Kathy Buto and Peter Juhn
Can A Center For Comparative Effectiveness Information Succeed? Perspectives From A Health Care Company
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): w586-w588. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Carolyn M. Clancy
Getting To ‘Smart’ Health Care
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): w589-w592. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John W. Rowe, Denis A. Cortese, and J. Michael McGinnis
The Emerging Context For Advances In Comparative Effectiveness Assessment
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): w593-w595. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Marc L. Berk, Daniel S. Gaylin, and Claudia L. Schur
Exploring The Public’s Views On The Health Care System: A National Survey On The Issues And Options
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): w596-w606. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Joy M. Grossman, Thomas S. Bodenheimer, and Kelly McKenzie
Hospital-Physician Portals: The Role Of Competition In Driving Clinical Data Exchange
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): 1629-1636. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Aaron S. Kesselheim, Michael A. Fischer, and Jerry Avorn
Extensions Of Intellectual Property Rights And Delayed Adoption Of Generic Drugs: Effects On Medicaid Spending
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): 1637-1647. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendices][Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Marjorie Ginsburg, Susan Dorr Goold, and Marion Danis
(De)constructing ‘Basic’ Benefits: Citizens Define The Limits Of Coverage
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): 1648-1655. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Exhibit] [Reprints & Permissions]

Erika C. Ziller, Andrew F. Coburn, and Anush E. Yousefian
Out-Of-Pocket Health Spending And The Rural Underinsured
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): 1688-1699. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Dana P. Goldman, James P. Smith, and Neeraj Sood
Immigrants And The Cost Of Medical Care
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): 1700-1711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]


Insurance Coverage Of Biopharmaceuticals
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1204 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

James C. Robinson
Insurers’ Strategies For Managing The Use And Cost Of Biopharmaceuticals
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1205-1217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sean R. Tunis and Steven D. Pearson
Coverage Options For Promising Technologies: Medicare’s ‘Coverage With Evidence Development’
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1218-1230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Tanisha Carino, Reginald D. Williams, II, Allison M. Colbert, and Perry Bridger
Medicare’s Coverage Of Colorectal Cancer Drugs: A Case Study In Evidence Development And Policy
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1231-1239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jennifer Bowman, Amy Rousseau, David Silk, and Catherine Harrison
Access To Cancer Drugs In Medicare Part D: Formulary Placement And Beneficiary Cost Sharing In 2006
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1240-1248. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Dennis Cotter, Mae Thamer, Krishnan Narasimhan, Yi Zhang, and Kim Bullock
Translating Epoetin Research Into Practice: The Role Of Government And The Use Of Scientific Evidence
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1249-1259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Patricia Seliger Keenan, Peter J. Neumann, and Kathryn A. Phillips
Biotechnology And Medicare’s New Technology Policy: Lessons From Three Case Studies
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1260-1269. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Evolution And Future Of Biopharmaceuticals
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1270 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Kathryn A. Phillips
The Intersection Of Biotechnology And Pharmacogenomics: Health Policy Implications
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1271-1280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Louis P. Garrison, Jr. and M.J. Finley Austin
Linking Pharmacogenetics-Based Diagnostics And Drugs For Personalized Medicine
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1281-1290. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Henry Grabowski, Iain Cockburn, and Genia Long
The Market For Follow-On Biologics: How Will It Evolve?
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1291-1301. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

John E. Calfee and Elizabeth DuPré
The Emerging Market Dynamics Of Targeted Therapeutics
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1302-1308. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Shelby D. Reed, Robert M. Califf, and Kevin A. Schulman
How Changes In Drug-Safety Regulations Affect The Way Drug And Biotech Companies Invest In Innovation
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1309-1317. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]


Specialty Drug Management
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1318 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey F. Joyce, Grant Lawless, William H. Crown, and Vincent Willey
Benefit Design And Specialty Drug Use
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1319-1331. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

C. Daniel Mullins, Danielle Chauncey Lavallee, Françoise G. Pradel, Andrea R. DeVries, and Nadine Caputo
Health Plans’ Strategies For Managing Outpatient Specialty Pharmaceuticals
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1332-1339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

C. Douglas Monroe, Lori Potter, Mirta Millares, Anthony Barrueta, and Richard Wagner
Kaiser Permanente’s Evaluation And Management Of Biotech Drugs: Assessing, Measuring, And Affecting Use
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1340-1346. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John B. Watkins, Sanchita Roy Choudhury, Ed Wong, and Sean D. Sullivan
Managing Biotechnology In A Network-Model Health Plan: A U.S. Private Payer Perspective
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1347-1352. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Exhibit] [Reprints & Permissions]

Patricia M. Danzon and Michael F. Furukawa
Prices And Availability Of Biopharmaceuticals: An International Comparison
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1353-1362. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]

Françoise Simon
Market Access For Biopharmaceuticals: New Challenges
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1363-1370. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

W. David Bradford, Andrew N. Kleit, Paul J. Nietert, Terrence Steyer, Thomas McIlwain, and Steven Ornstein
How Direct-To-Consumer Television Advertising For Osteoarthritis Drugs Affects Physicians’ Prescribing Behavior
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1371-1377. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Supplemental Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]

Thomas R. McLean and Edward P. Richards
Teleradiology: A Case Study Of The Economic And Legal Considerations In International Trade In Telemedicine
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1378-1385. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Chunliu Zhan, Bernard Friedman, Andrew Mosso, and Peter Pronovost
Medicare Payment For Selected Adverse Events: Building The Business Case For Investing In Patient Safety
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1386-1393. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Daniel M. Hartung, Kathy L. Ketchum, and Dean G. Haxby
An Evaluation Of Oregon’s Evidence-Based Practitioner-Managed Prescription Drug Plan
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1423-1432. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

J. Michael Paterson, Andreas Laupacis, Ken Bassett, Geoffrey M. Anderson for the BC-Ontario Pharmacosurveillance for Decision-Making Collaborative
Using Pharmacoepidemiology To Inform Drug Coverage Policy: Initial Lessons From A Two-Province Collaborative
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1436-1443. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Lawton R. Burns
Dealing With Innovation And Costs In Orthopedics: A Conversation With Dane Miller
Health Affairs, July/August 2006; 25(4): w241-w251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Austin B. Frakt and Steven D. Pizer
A First Look At The New Medicare Prescription Drug Plans
Health Affairs, July/August 2006; 25(4): w252-w261. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Dahlia K. Remler and Sherry A. Glied
How Much More Cost Sharing Will Health Savings Accounts Bring?
Health Affairs, July/August 2006; 25(4): 1070-1078. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jaan Sidorov
It Ain’t Necessarily So: The Electronic Health Record And The Unlikely Prospect Of Reducing Health Care Costs
Health Affairs, July/August 2006; 25(4): 1079-1085. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Renee Y. Hsia, Jia Chan, and Laurence C. Baker
Do Mandates Requiring Insurers To Pay For Emergency Care Influence The Use Of The Emergency Department?
Health Affairs, July/August 2006; 25(4): 1086-1094. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

H. Stephen Kaye, Susan Chapman, Robert J. Newcomer, and Charlene Harrington
The Personal Assistance Workforce: Trends In Supply And Demand
Health Affairs, July/August 2006; 25(4): 1113-1120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Toni Martin
Going Blind On Our Watch
Health Affairs, July/August 2006; 25(4): 1121-1126. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Claudia Sanmartin, Jean-Marie Berthelot, Edward Ng, Kellie Murphy, Debra L. Blackwell, Jane F. Gentleman, Michael E. Martinez, and Catherine M. Simile
Comparing Health And Health Care Use In Canada And The United States
Health Affairs, July/August 2006; 25(4): 1133-1142. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ya-Chen Tina Shih, Lirong Zhao, and Linda S. Elting
Does Medicare Coverage Of Colonoscopy Reduce Racial/Ethnic Disparities In Cancer Screening Among the Elderly?
Health Affairs, July/August 2006; 25(4): 1153-1162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Finance And Value In Mental Health Care
Health Affairs, May/June 2006; 25(3): 600 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Benjamin G. Druss
Rising Mental Health Costs: What Are We Getting For Our Money?
Health Affairs, May/June 2006; 25(3): 614-622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Colleen L. Barry, Richard G. Frank, and Thomas G. McGuire
The Costs Of Mental Health Parity: Still An Impediment?
Health Affairs, May/June 2006; 25(3): 623-634. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Haiden A. Huskamp
Prices, Profits, And Innovation: Examining Criticisms Of New Psychotropic Drugs’ Value
Health Affairs, May/June 2006; 25(3): 635-646. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Peter Cunningham, Kelly McKenzie, and Erin Fries Taylor
The Struggle To Provide Community-Based Care To Low-Income People With Serious Mental Illnesses
Health Affairs, May/June 2006; 25(3): 694-705. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Julie Donohue
Mental Health In The Medicare Part D Drug Benefit: A New Regulatory Model?
Health Affairs, May/June 2006; 25(3): 707-719. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Marc A. Rodwin, Hak J. Chang, and Jeffrey Clausen
Malpractice Premiums And Physicians’ Income: Perceptions Of A Crisis Conflict With Empirical Evidence
Health Affairs, May/June 2006; 25(3): 750-758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Lydia Regopoulos, Jon B. Christianson, Gary Claxton, and Sally Trude
Consumer-Directed Health Insurance Products: Local-Market Perspectives
Health Affairs, May/June 2006; 25(3): 766-773. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibit] [Reprints & Permissions]

James D. Reschovsky, Bradley C. Strunk, and Paul Ginsburg
Why Employer-Sponsored Insurance Coverage Changed, 1997–2003
Health Affairs, May/June 2006; 25(3): 774-782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Methodological Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Gloria J. Bazzoli, Anneliese Gerland, and Jessica May
Construction Activity In U.S. Hospitals
Health Affairs, May/June 2006; 25(3): 783-791. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jon Gabel, Roland McDevitt, Laura Gandolfo, Jeremy Pickreign, Samantha Hawkins, and Cheryl Fahlman
Generosity And Adjusted Premiums In Job-Based Insurance: Hawaii Is Up, Wyoming Is Down
Health Affairs, May/June 2006; 25(3): 832-843. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Drugs And Vaccines Around The World
Health Affairs, March/April 2006; 25(2): 312 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

David B. Ridley, Henry G. Grabowski, and Jeffrey L. Moe
Developing Drugs For Developing Countries
Health Affairs, March/April 2006; 25(2): 313-324. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Appendix][Media/Policy Briefing][Interview with lead author] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ramanan Laxminarayan, Mead Over, and David L. Smith
Will A Global Subsidy Of New Antimalarials Delay The Emergence Of Resistance And Save Lives?
Health Affairs, March/April 2006; 25(2): 325-336. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendices][Media/Policy Briefing] [Reprints & Permissions]

Steven G. Morgan, Meghan McMahon, Craig Mitton, Elizabeth Roughead, Ray Kirk, Panos Kanavos, and Devidas Menon
Centralized Drug Review Processes In Australia, Canada, New Zealand, And The United Kingdom
Health Affairs, March/April 2006; 25(2): 337-347. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement] [Reprints & Permissions]

David Bishai, Michael McQuestion, Rochika Chaudhry, and Alyssa Wigton
The Costs Of Scaling Up Vaccination In The World’s Poorest Countries
Health Affairs, March/April 2006; 25(2): 348-356. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Aaditya Mattoo and Randeep Rathindran
How Health Insurance Inhibits Trade In Health Care
Health Affairs, March/April 2006; 25(2): 358-368. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mark V. Pauly, Peter Zweifel, Richard M. Scheffler, Alexander S. Preker, and Mark Bassett
Private Health Insurance In Developing Countries
Health Affairs, March/April 2006; 25(2): 369-379. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Media/Policy Briefing] [Reprints & Permissions]

Kevin Fiscella and H. Jack Geiger
Health Information Technology And Quality Improvement For Community Health Centers
Health Affairs, March/April 2006; 25(2): 405-412. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Karen Milgate and Sharon Bee Cheng
Pay-For-Performance: The MedPAC Perspective
Health Affairs, March/April 2006; 25(2): 413-419. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Christopher P. Adams and Van V. Brantner
Estimating The Cost Of New Drug Development: Is It Really $802 Million?
Health Affairs, March/April 2006; 25(2): 420-428. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

David B. Ridley, Judith M. Kramer, Hugh H. Tilson, Henry G. Grabowski, and Kevin A. Schulman
Spending On Postapproval Drug Safety
Health Affairs, March/April 2006; 25(2): 429-436. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mireille Jacobson, A. James O’Malley, Craig C. Earle, Juliana Pakes, Peter Gaccione, and Joseph P. Newhouse
Does Reimbursement Influence Chemotherapy Treatment For Cancer Patients?
Health Affairs, March/April 2006; 25(2): 437-443. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert A. Levy, John A. Nyman, Mary Gabay, William Riley, and Roger Feldman
The Cost Of Medicaid Annuities
Health Affairs, March/April 2006; 25(2): 444-451. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Salomeh Keyhani, Marie Diener-West, and Neil Powe
Are Development Times For Pharmaceuticals Increasing Or Decreasing?
Health Affairs, March/April 2006; 25(2): 461-468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Michael K. Gusmano, Victor G. Rodwin, and Daniel Weisz
A New Way To Compare Health Systems: Avoidable Hospital Conditions In Manhattan And Paris
Health Affairs, March/April 2006; 25(2): 510-520. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Samantha Artiga, David Rousseau, Barbara Lyons, Stephen Smith, and Daniel S. Gaylin
Can States Stretch The Medicaid Dollar Without Passing The Buck? Lessons From Utah
Health Affairs, March/April 2006; 25(2): 532-540. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Helen A. Halpin, Nicole M. Bellows, and Sara B. McMenamin
Medicaid Coverage For Tobacco-Dependence Treatments
Health Affairs, March/April 2006; 25(2): 550-556. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Stuart H. Altman, David Shactman, and Efrat Eilat
Could U.S. Hospitals Go The Way Of U.S. Airlines?
Health Affairs, January/February 2006; 25(1): 11-21. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendices] [Reprints & Permissions]

Allen Dobson, Joan DaVanzo, and Namrata Sen
The Cost-Shift Payment ‘Hydraulic’: Foundation, History, And Implications
Health Affairs, January/February 2006; 25(1): 22-33. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Bruce C. Vladeck
Paying For Hospitals’ Community Service
Health Affairs, January/February 2006; 25(1): 34-43. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Christopher P. Tompkins, Stuart H. Altman, and Efrat Eilat
The Precarious Pricing System For Hospital Services
Health Affairs, January/February 2006; 25(1): 45-56. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Uwe E. Reinhardt
The Pricing Of U.S. Hospital Services: Chaos Behind A Veil Of Secrecy
Health Affairs, January/February 2006; 25(1): 57-69. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

William J. Scanlon
The Future Of Medicare Hospital Payment
Health Affairs, January/February 2006; 25(1): 70-80. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Len M. Nichols and Ann S. O’Malley
Hospital Payment Systems: Will Payers Like The Future Better Than The Past?
Health Affairs, January/February 2006; 25(1): 81-93. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Stuart Guterman
Specialty Hospitals: A Problem Or A Symptom?
Health Affairs, January/February 2006; 25(1): 95-105. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Leslie Greenwald, Jerry Cromwell, Walter Adamache, Shulamit Bernard, Edward Drozd, Elisabeth Root, and Kelly Devers
Specialty Versus Community Hospitals: Referrals, Quality, And Community Benefits
Health Affairs, January/February 2006; 25(1): 106-118. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jeffrey Stensland and Ariel Winter
Do Physician-Owned Cardiac Hospitals Increase Utilization?
Health Affairs, January/February 2006; 25(1): 119-129. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Exhibit] [Reprints & Permissions]

Charles N. Kahn, III
Intolerable Risk, Irreparable Harm: The Legacy Of Physician-Owned Specialty Hospitals
Health Affairs, January/February 2006; 25(1): 130-133. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

James C. Robinson and Sandra Dratler
Corporate Structure And Capital Strategy At Catholic Healthcare West
Health Affairs, January/February 2006; 25(1): 134-147. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Charles N. Kahn, III, Thomas Ault, Howard Isenstein, Lisa Potetz, and Susan Van Gelder
Snapshot Of Hospital Quality Reporting And Pay-For-Performance Under Medicare
Health Affairs, January/February 2006; 25(1): 148-162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Molly Joel Coye and Jason Kell
How Hospitals Confront New Technology
Health Affairs, January/February 2006; 25(1): 163-173. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Gail R. Wilensky
Consumer-Driven Health Plans: Early Evidence And Potential Impact On Hospitals
Health Affairs, January/February 2006; 25(1): 174-185. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Cynthia Smith, Cathy Cowan, Stephen Heffler, Aaron Catlin the National Health Accounts Team
National Health Spending In 2004: Recent Slowdown Led By Prescription Drug Spending
Health Affairs, January/February 2006; 25(1): 186-196. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jack Zwanziger and Anil Bamezai
Evidence Of Cost Shifting In California Hospitals
Health Affairs, January/February 2006; 25(1): 197-203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jack Needleman, Peter I. Buerhaus, Maureen Stewart, Katya Zelevinsky, and Soeren Mattke
Nurse Staffing In Hospitals: Is There A Business Case For Quality?
Health Affairs, January/February 2006; 25(1): 204-211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Technical Appendix][Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Nora Super
From Capitation To Fee-For-Service In Cincinnati: A Physician Group Responds To A Changing Marketplace
Health Affairs, January/February 2006; 25(1): 219-225. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Peter J. Cunningham
Medicaid/SCHIP Cuts And Hospital Emergency Department Use
Health Affairs, January/February 2006; 25(1): 237-247. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Research Brief][Interview] [Reprints & Permissions]

Walid F. Gellad, Haiden A. Huskamp, Kathryn A. Phillips, and Jennifer S. Haas
How The New Medicare Drug Benefit Could Affect Vulnerable Populations
Health Affairs, January/February 2006; 25(1): 248-255. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Alexandra Minicozzi
Medical Savings Accounts: What Story Do The Data Tell?
Health Affairs, January/February 2006; 25(1): 256-267. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert E. Hurley, Hoangmai H. Pham, and Gary Claxton, A Widening Rift In Access And Quality: Growing Evidence Of Economic Disparities, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, December 6, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Eric L. Book, Health Insurance Trends Are Contributing To Growing Health Care Inequality, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, December 6, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Timothy G. Ferris and David Blumenthal, Investment, Innovation, And Disparities: A Complex Relationship, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, December 6, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Victor R. Fuchs and Ezekiel J. Emanuel
Health Care Reform: Why? What? When?
Health Affairs, November/December 2005; 24(6): 1399-1414. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Donald W. Moran
Whence And Whither Health Insurance? A Revisionist History
Health Affairs, November/December 2005; 24(6): 1415-1425. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Thomas Bodenheimer
The Political Divide In Health Care: A Liberal Perspective
Health Affairs, November/December 2005; 24(6): 1426-1435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Kenneth E. Thorpe
The Rise In Health Care Spending And What To Do About It
Health Affairs, November/December 2005; 24(6): 1436-1445. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John F. Cogan, R. Glenn Hubbard, and Daniel P. Kessler
Making Markets Work: Five Steps To A Better Health Care System
Health Affairs, November/December 2005; 24(6): 1447-1457. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Richard P. Nathan
Federalism And Health Policy
Health Affairs, November/December 2005; 24(6): 1458-1466. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Felicia Marie Knaul and Julio Frenk
Health Insurance In Mexico: Achieving Universal Coverage Through Structural Reform
Health Affairs, November/December 2005; 24(6): 1467-1476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

James C. Robinson
Managed Consumerism In Health Care
Health Affairs, November/December 2005; 24(6): 1478-1489. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mark A. Hall and Clark C. Havighurst
Reviving Managed Care With Health Savings Accounts
Health Affairs, November/December 2005; 24(6): 1490-1500. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Bryan E. Dowd
Coordinated Agency Versus Autonomous Consumers In Health Services Markets
Health Affairs, November/December 2005; 24(6): 1501-1511. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Paul B. Ginsburg
Competition In Health Care: Its Evolution Over The Past Decade
Health Affairs, November/December 2005; 24(6): 1512-1522. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mark V. Pauly
Competition And New Technology
Health Affairs, November/December 2005; 24(6): 1523-1535. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert A. Berenson
Which Way For Competition? None Of The Above
Health Affairs, November/December 2005; 24(6): 1536-1542. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Francis J. Crosson
The Delivery System Matters
Health Affairs, November/December 2005; 24(6): 1543-1548. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert S. Galvin and Suzanne Delbanco
Why Employers Need To Rethink How They Buy Health Care
Health Affairs, November/December 2005; 24(6): 1549-1553. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Greg Scandlen
Consumer-Driven Health Care: Just A Tweak Or A Revolution?
Health Affairs, November/December 2005; 24(6): 1554-1558. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Roger Feldman, Stephen T. Parente, Jean Abraham, Jon B. Christianson, and Ruth Taylor
Health Savings Accounts: Early Estimates Of National Take-Up
Health Affairs, November/December 2005; 24(6): 1582-1591. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Meredith Rosenthal, Charleen Hsuan, and Arnold Milstein
A Report Card On The Freshman Class Of Consumer-Directed Health Plans
Health Affairs, November/December 2005; 24(6): 1592-1600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Online Supplemental Table] [Reprints & Permissions]

James G. Kahn, Richard Kronick, Mary Kreger, and David N. Gans
The Cost Of Health Insurance Administration In California: Estimates For Insurers, Physicians, And Hospitals
Health Affairs, November/December 2005; 24(6): 1629-1639. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Technical Supplement] [Reprints & Permissions]

Richard Suzman and John Haaga, Foreword, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, September 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version][Table of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

John K. Iglehart, Medicare: Identifying The Challenges That Lie Ahead, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, September 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Dana P. Goldman, Baoping Shang, Jayanta Bhattacharya, Alan M. Garber, Michael Hurd, Geoffrey F. Joyce, Darius N. Lakdawalla, Constantijn Panis, and Paul G. Shekelle, Consequences Of Health Trends And Medical Innovation For The Future Elderly, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, September 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version][Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Geoffrey F. Joyce, Emmett B. Keeler, Baoping Shang, and Dana P. Goldman, The Lifetime Burden Of Chronic Disease Among The Elderly, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, September 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version][Technical Appendix 1] [Reprints & Permissions]

Darius N. Lakdawalla, Dana P. Goldman, and Baoping Shang, The Health And Cost Consequences Of Obesity Among The Future Elderly, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, September 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version][Technical Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Michael E. Chernew, Dana P. Goldman, Feng Pan, and Baoping Shang, Disability And Health Care Spending Among Medicare Beneficiaries, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, September 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version][Online Appendix] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jayanta Bhattacharya, Baoping Shang, Catherine K. Su, and Dana P. Goldman, Technological Advances In Cancer And Future Spending By The Elderly, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, September 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version][Technical Appendix 1] [Reprints & Permissions]

Paul G. Shekelle, Eduardo Ortiz, Sydne J. Newberry, Michael W. Rich, Shannon L. Rhodes, Robert H. Brook, and Dana P. Goldman, Identifying Potential Health Care Innovations For The Future Elderly, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, September 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

David M. Cutler, The Potential For Cost Savings In Medicare's Future, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, September 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

James Lubitz, Health, Technology, And Medical Care Spending, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, September 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version][HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

S. Jay Olshansky, Projecting The Future Of U.S. Health And Longevity, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, September 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Donna I. Regenstreif, Medicare's Cost Crisis: Solutions Are Within Our Grasp, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, September 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version][Table of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

Bruce C. Vladeck, Accounting For Future Costs In Medicare, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, September 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Martha L. Daviglus, Health Care Costs In Old Age Are Related To Overweight And Obesity Earlier In Life, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, September 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Scott Ramsey, What Do We Want From Our Investment In Cancer Research?, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, September 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Gary Claxton, Jon Gabel, Isadora Gil, Jeremy Pickreign, Heidi Whitmore, Benjamin Finder, Shada Rouhani, Samantha Hawkins, and Diane Rowland, What High-Deductible Plans Look Like: Findings From A National Survey Of Employers, 2005, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, September 14, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version]