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Most recent content (1 Nov 2009):
David Nexon
Senator Edward M. Kennedy: The Master Legislative Craftsman
Health Affairs, November/December 2009; 28(6): w1040-w1048. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

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]

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]

Past content (since Feb 1983):
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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

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]

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

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

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

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

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

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]

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]

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]

Lynn M. Etheredge
Medicare’s Future: Cancer Care
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): 148-159. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Beth A. Virnig, Nancy N. Baxter, Elizabeth B. Habermann, Roger D. Feldman, and Cathy J. Bradley
A Matter Of Race: Early-Versus Late-Stage Cancer Diagnosis
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): 160-168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Karen M. Emmons, Rebecca Lobb, Elaine Puleo, Gary Bennett, Elena Stoffel, and Sapna Syngal
Colorectal Cancer Screening: Prevalence Among Low-Income Groups With Health Insurance
Health Affairs, January/February 2009; 28(1): 169-177. [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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Philip G. Cotterill
Medicare Psychiatric Admissions, 1987–2004: Does The Past Offer Insights For The Future?
Health Affairs, July/August 2008; 27(4): 1132-1139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

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

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

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

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]

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]

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

Brian K. Bruen and Laura M. Miller
Changes In Medicaid Prescription Volume And Use In The Wake Of Medicare Part D Implementation
Health Affairs, January/February 2008; 27(1): 196-202. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

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

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

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


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]

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]

Susan Bartlett Foote and Robert J. Town
Implementing Evidence-Based Medicine Through Medicare Coverage Decisions
Health Affairs, November/December 2007; 26(6): 1634-1642. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

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]

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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

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

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

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

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

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]

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

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

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

Harlan M. Krumholz, Sharon-Lise T. Normand, John A. Spertus, David M. Shahian, and Elizabeth H. Bradley
Measuring Performance For Treating Heart Attacks And Heart Failure: The Case For Outcomes Measurement
Health Affairs, January/February 2007; 26(1): 75-85. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [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]

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]

James C. Robinson
The Commercial Health Insurance Industry In An Era Of Eroding Employer Coverage
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): 1475-1486. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Marsha Gold
Commercial Health Insurance: Smart Or Simply Lucky?
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): 1490-1493. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Patricia Seliger Keenan, David M. Cutler, and Michael Chernew
The ‘Graying’ Of Group Health Insurance
Health Affairs, November/December 2006; 25(6): 1497-1506. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John K. Iglehart
Biotech Drugs Come Of Age; Policymakers Take Notice
Health Affairs, September/October 2006; 25(5): 1202-1203. [Extract] [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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Susan Bartlett Foote and Gwen Wagstrom Halaas
Defining A Future For Fee-For-Service Medicare
Health Affairs, May/June 2006; 25(3): 864-868. [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]

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]

Nancy E. Morden and Louis P. Garrison, Jr.
Implications Of Part D For Mentally Ill Dual Eligibles: A Challenge For Medicare
Health Affairs, March/April 2006; 25(2): 491-500. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

David C. Goodman, Thérèse A. Stukel, Chiang-hua Chang, and John E. Wennberg
End-Of-Life Care At Academic Medical Centers: Implications For Future Workforce Requirements
Health Affairs, March/April 2006; 25(2): 521-531. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Karen Davis, Marilyn Moon, Barbara Cooper, and Cathy Schoen, Medicare Extra: A Comprehensive Benefit Option For Medicare Beneficiaries, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, October 4, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [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]

Sheera Rosenfeld, Cathy Bernasek, and Dan Mendelson
Medicare’s Next Voyage: Encouraging Physicians To Adopt Health Information Technology
Health Affairs, September/October 2005; 24(5): 1138-1146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Glenn Hackbarth and Karen Milgate
Using Quality Incentives To Drive Physician Adoption Of Health Information Technology
Health Affairs, September/October 2005; 24(5): 1147-1149. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert Cunningham
Action Through Collaboration: A Conversation With David Brailer
Health Affairs, September/October 2005; 24(5): 1150-1157. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Douglas S. Bell and Maria A. Friedman
E-Prescribing And The Medicare Modernization Act Of 2003
Health Affairs, September/October 2005; 24(5): 1159-1169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Marsha Gold
Private Plans In Medicare: Another Look
Health Affairs, September/October 2005; 24(5): 1302-1310. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Steven D. Pizer, Roger Feldman, and Austin B. Frakt, Defective Design: Regional Competition In Medicare, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, August 23, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version][Supplemental Exhibits] [Reprints & Permissions]

Paul B. Ginsburg and Joy M. Grossman, When The Price Isn't Right: How Inadvertent Payment Incentives Drive Medical Care, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, August 9, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

, CMS Reflections: A Milestone For Medicare And Medicaid, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, July 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert A. Derzon, The Genesis Of HCFA, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, July 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version][Table of Contents] [Reprints & Permissions]

Leonard D. Schaeffer, Turning Medicare And Medicaid Into Health Programs: The Role Of Organizational Culture, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, July 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

William L. Roper, Medicare, Medicaid, And Health Care Quality, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, July 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Gail R. Wilensky, The Twin Policy Challenges Of Medicare Physician Payment And Medicaid, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, July 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Bruce C. Vladeck, My Life At HCFA: A True Parable, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, July 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Nancy-Ann DeParle, What Does It Take To Run Medicare And Medicaid?, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, July 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Thomas A. Scully, Policy High Points: Medicare And Medicaid In The New Millennium, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, July 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

David J. Malenka, Aaron V. Kaplan, Sandra M. Sharp, and John E. Wennberg
Postmarketing Surveillance Of Medical Devices Using Medicare Claims
Health Affairs, July/August 2005; 24(4): 928-937. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Daniel M. Cook, Elisa K. Tong, Stanton A. Glantz, and Lisa A. Bero
The Power Of Paperwork: How Philip Morris Neutralized The Medical Code For Secondhand Smoke
Health Affairs, July/August 2005; 24(4): 994-1004. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert E. Hurley, Bradley C. Strunk, and Joy M. Grossman
Geography And Destiny: Local-Market Perspectives On Developing Medicare Advantage Regional Plans
Health Affairs, July/August 2005; 24(4): 1014-1021. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Bruce Stuart, Becky A. Briesacher, Dennis G. Shea, Barbara Cooper, Fatima S. Baysac, and M. Rhona Limcangco
Riding The Rollercoaster: The Ups And Downs In Out-Of-Pocket Spending Under The Standard Medicare Drug Benefit
Health Affairs, July/August 2005; 24(4): 1022-1031. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Erratum] [Reprints & Permissions]

Nancy E. Morden and Sean D. Sullivan
States’ Control Of Prescription Drug Spending: A Heterogeneous Approach
Health Affairs, July/August 2005; 24(4): 1032-1038. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jennifer L. Wolff, Emily M. Agree, and Judith D. Kasper
Wheelchairs, Walkers, And Canes: What Does Medicare Pay For, And Who Benefits?
Health Affairs, July/August 2005; 24(4): 1140-1149. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John K. Iglehart, Grasping The Role Of Technology: A Conversation With Ron Dollens, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, June 23, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Barry M. Straube, How Changes In The Medicare Coverage Process Have Facilitated The Spread Of New Technologies, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, June 23, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

John K. Iglehart, Yielding The Bully Pulpit: A Conversation With Tommy Thompson, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, May 10, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Marsha Gold, Timothy Lake, William E. Black, and Mark Smith, Challenges In Improving Care For High-Risk Seniors In Medicare, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, April 26, 2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

June Eichner and Bruce C. Vladeck
Medicare As A Catalyst For Reducing Health Disparities
Health Affairs, March/April 2005; 24(2): 365-375. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mark A. Hlatky, Gillian D. Sanders, and Douglas K. Owens
Evidence-Based Medicine And Policy: The Case Of The Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Health Affairs, January/February 2005; 24(1): 42-51. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Marshall S. Stanton
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: An Excellent Case Study
Health Affairs, January/February 2005; 24(1): 52-54. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Scott D. Ramsey and Sean D. Sullivan
Evidence, Economics, And Emphysema: Medicare’s Long Journey With Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Health Affairs, January/February 2005; 24(1): 55-66. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Steven M. Teutsch, Marc L. Berger, and Milton C. Weinstein
Comparative Effectiveness: Asking The Right Questions, Choosing The Right Method
Health Affairs, January/February 2005; 24(1): 128-132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Dan Mendelson and Tanisha V. Carino
Evidence-Based Medicine In The United States—De Rigueur Or Dream Deferred?
Health Affairs, January/February 2005; 24(1): 133-136. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sean R. Tunis
A Clinical Research Strategy To Support Shared Decision Making
Health Affairs, January/February 2005; 24(1): 180-184. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Peter J. Neumann, Nomita Divi, Molly T. Beinfeld, Bat-Sheva Levine, Patricia Seliger Keenan, Elkan F. Halpern, and G. Scott Gazelle
Medicare’s National Coverage Decisions, 1999–2003: Quality Of Evidence And Review Times
Health Affairs, January/February 2005; 24(1): 243-254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Alex D. Federman, Bruce C. Vladeck, and Albert L. Siu
Avoidance Of Health Care Services Because Of Cost: Impact Of The Medicare Savings Program
Health Affairs, January/February 2005; 24(1): 263-270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert A. Berenson, Medicare Disadvantaged And The Search For The Elusive ‘Level Playing Field’, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, December 15, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Brian Biles, Geraldine Dallek, and Lauren Hersch Nicholas, Medicare Advantage: Déjà Vu All Over Again?, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, December 15, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mark V. Pauly, Means-Testing In Medicare, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, December 8, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version][Interview] [Reprints & Permissions]

Marilyn Moon, Perspective: Medicare Means-Testing: A Skeptical View, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, December 8, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version][Interview] [Reprints & Permissions]

J.D. Kleinke, Re-Naming And Re-Gaming: Medicare’s Doomed Attempt To Reform Reimbursement For Injectable Drugs, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, December 8, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Michael E. Chernew, Peter D. Jacobson, Timothy P. Hofer, Keith D. Aaronson, and A. Mark Fendrick
Barriers To Constraining Health Care Cost Growth
Health Affairs, November/December 2004; 23(6): 122-128. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Meredith B. Rosenthal
Doughnut-Hole Economics
Health Affairs, November/December 2004; 23(6): 129-135. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert F. Atlas, The Role Of PBMs In Implementing The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, October 28, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Leonard D. Schaeffer, Foreword, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, October 7, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [Table of Contents][HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

John K. Iglehart, Editor’s Note, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, October 7, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [Table of Contents][HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

John E. Wennberg, Elliott S. Fisher, Thérèse A. Stukel, and Sandra M. Sharp, Use Of Medicare Claims Data To Monitor Provider-Specific Performance Among Patients With Severe Chronic Illness, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, October 7, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [Table of Contents][Supplemental Exhibits][HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Katherine Baicker, Amitabh Chandra, Jonathan S. Skinner, and John E. Wennberg, Who You Are And Where You Live: How Race And Geography Affect The Treatment Of Medicare Beneficiaries, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, October 7, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [Table of Contents][Appendix Exhibits][HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Justin B. Dimick, Samuel R.G. Finlayson, and John D. Birkmeyer, Regional Availability Of High-Volume Hospitals For Major Surgery, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, October 7, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [Table of Contents][Supplemental Exhibits][HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

James N. Weinstein, Kristen K. Bronner, Tamara Shawver Morgan, and John E. Wennberg, Trends: Trends And Geographic Variations In Major Surgery For Degenerative Diseases Of The Hip, Knee, And Spine, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, October 7, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [Table of Contents][Supplemental Exhibit][HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert A. Berenson, Perspective: Lumpers And Splitters: Different Approaches To Understanding Variations Research, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, October 7, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [Table of Contents][HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Victor R. Fuchs, Perspective: More Variation In Use Of Care, More Flat-Of-The-Curve Medicine, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, October 7, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [Table of Contents][HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Bruce C. Vladeck, Perspective: Everything New Is Old Again, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, October 7, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [Table of Contents][HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Bryan Dowd, Perspective: The Problem Of Multiple Margins, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, October 7, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [Table of Contents][HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Leonard D. Schaeffer and Dana E. McMurtry, Perspective: When Excuses Run Dry: Transforming The U.S. Health Care System, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, October 7, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [Table of Contents][HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

James R. Knickman, Perspective: The Dartmouth Data: Moving From Analysis To Action, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, October 7, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [Table of Contents][HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Paul Harrington, Perspective: Quality As A System Property: Section 646 Of The Medicare Modernization Act, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, October 7, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [Table of Contents][HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

John E. Wennberg, Perspective: Practice Variations And Health Care Reform: Connecting The Dots, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, October 7, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [Table of Contents][HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jennifer Christian-Herman, Matthew Emons, and Dorothy George, Effects Of Generic-Only Drug Coverage In A Medicare HMO, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, September 29, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [Methods Appendix][HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Susmita Pati, Ron Keren, Evaline A. Alessandrini, and Donald F. Schwarz
Generational Differences In U.S. Public Spending, 1980–2000
Health Affairs, September/October 2004; 23(5): 131-141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Expanded Exhibit] [Reprints & Permissions]

Paul W. Newacheck and A.E. Benjamin
Intergenerational Equity And Public Spending
Health Affairs, September/October 2004; 23(5): 142-146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

David C. Grabowski, Joseph J. Angelelli, and Vincent Mor
Medicaid Payment And Risk-Adjusted Nursing Home Quality Measures
Health Affairs, September/October 2004; 23(5): 243-252. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Gerard F. Anderson, Dennis G. Shea, Peter S. Hussey, Salomeh Keyhani, and Laurie Zephyrin, MarketWatch: Doughnut Holes And Price Controls, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, July 21, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version][Related Paper] [Reprints & Permissions]

Patricia M. Danzon, From The Field: Closing The Doughnut Hole: No Easy Answers, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, July 21, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version][Related Paper] [Reprints & Permissions]

Claudia L. Schur, Marc L. Berk, Gail R. Wilensky, and Jean Paul Gagnon, Paying For Health Care In Retirement: Workers’ Knowledge Of Benefits And Expenses, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, July 14, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

William M. Sage
The Forgotten Third: Liability Insurance And The Medical Malpractice Crisis
Health Affairs, July/August 2004; 23(4): 10-21. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Susan Bartlett Foote, Douglas Wholey, Todd Rockwood, and Rachel Halpern
Resolving The Tug-Of-War Between Medicare’s National And Local Coverage
Health Affairs, July/August 2004; 23(4): 108-123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Deborah Stone
Shopping For Long-Term Care
Health Affairs, July/August 2004; 23(4): 191-196. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Thomas S. Rector and Patricia J. Venus
Do Drug Benefits Help Medicare Beneficiaries Afford Prescribed Drugs?
Health Affairs, July/August 2004; 23(4): 213-222. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

David C. Grabowski, Zhanlian Feng, Orna Intrator, and Vincent Mor, Recent Trends In State Nursing Home Payment Policies, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, June 16, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

John K. Iglehart, Interview: Advocating For Medical Diplomacy: A Conversation With Tommy G. Thompson, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, May 4, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Juliette Cubanski, Richard G. Frank, and Arnold M. Epstein, Savings From Drug Discount Cards: Relief For Medicare Beneficiaries?, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, April 14, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Katherine Baicker and Amitabh Chandra, Medicare Spending, The Physician Workforce, And Beneficiaries’ Quality Of Care, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, April 7, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jalpa A. Doshi, Nicole Brandt, and Bruce Stuart, The Impact Of Drug Coverage On COX-2 Inhibitor Use In Medicare, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, February 18, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Frank B. McArdle, Patricia Neuman, Michelle Kitchman, Kerry Kirland, and Dale Yamamoto, Large Firms’ Retiree Health Benefits Before Medicare Reform: 2003 Survey Results, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, January 14, 2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Joseph P. Newhouse
How Much Should Medicare Pay For Drugs?
Health Affairs, January/February 2004; 23(1): 89-102. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ernst R. Berndt
Unique Issues Raised By Drug Benefit Design
Health Affairs, January/February 2004; 23(1): 103-106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mark V. Pauly
Medicare Drug Coverage And Moral Hazard
Health Affairs, January/February 2004; 23(1): 113-122. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Steven M. Lieberman, Julie Lee, Todd Anderson, and Dan L. Crippen, Reducing The Growth Of Medicare Spending: Geographic Versus Patient-Based Strategies, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, December 10, 2003 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert A. Berenson, Getting Serious About Excessive Medicare Spending: A Purchasing Model, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, December 10, 2003 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

David E. Wennberg and John E. Wennberg, Perspective: Addressing Variations: Is There Hope For The Future?, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, December 10, 2003 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Kristina W. Hanson, Patricia Neuman, David Dutwin, and Judith D. Kasper, Uncovering The Health Challenges Facing People With Disabilities: The Role Of Health Insurance, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, November 19, 2003 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Stacy Dale, Randall Brown, Barbara Phillips, Jennifer Schore, and Barbara Lepidus Carlson, The Effects Of Cash And Counseling On Personal Care Services And Medicaid Costs In Arkansas, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, November 19, 2003 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Laurence Baker, Howard Birnbaum, Jeffrey Geppert, David Mishol, and Erick Moyneur, The Relationship Between Technology Availability And Health Care Spending, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, November 5, 2003 [Abstract] [PDF] [Errata][HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Donald M. Berwick, Nancy-Ann DeParle, David M. Eddy, Paul M. Ellwood, Alain C. Enthoven, George C. Halvorson, Kenneth W. Kizer, Elizabeth A. McGlynn, Uwe E. Reinhardt, Robert D. Reischauer, William L. Roper, John W. Rowe, Leonard D. Schaeffer, John E. Wennberg, and Gail R. Wilensky
Paying For Performance: Medicare Should Lead
Health Affairs, November/December 2003; 22(6): 8-10. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Uwe E. Reinhardt
The Medicare World From Both Sides: A Conversation With Tom Scully
Health Affairs, November/December 2003; 22(6): 167-174. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Chantal Worzala, Julian Pettengill, and Jack Ashby
Challenges And Opportunities For Medicare’s Original Prospective Payment System
Health Affairs, November/December 2003; 22(6): 175-182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jeff Goldsmith, Politics, Technology, And Transformation: A Conversation With Newt Gingrich, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, October 29, 2003 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Paul B. Ginsburg, Can Hospitals And Physicians Shift The Effects Of Cuts In Medicare Reimbursement To Private Payers?, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, October 8, 2003 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Michael A. Morrisey, Cost-Shifting: New Myths, Old Confusion, and Enduring Reality, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, October 8, 2003 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Judith R. Lave
Developing A Medicare Prospective Payment System For Inpatient Psychiatric Care
Health Affairs, September/October 2003; 22(5): 97-109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Christopher M. Murtaugh, Nelda McCall, Stanley Moore, and Ann Meadow
Trends In Medicare Home Health Care Use: 1997–2001
Health Affairs, September/October 2003; 22(5): 146-156. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Victor R. Fuchs, Floridian Exceptionalism, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, August 13, 2003 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

John M. Bertko, Perspective: Variation In Use Of Medical Care Services: Higher Risk Or Higher Consumption?, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, August 13, 2003 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Lynn Etheredge, Perspective: The Need For Evidence-Based Health Policy To Address Health Care Variations, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, August 13, 2003 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jill Quadagno, Perspective: Why Are Older Floridians Exceptional?, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, August 13, 2003 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Jonathan Skinner and John E. Wennberg, Perspective: Exceptionalism Or Extravagance? What's Different About Health Care In South Florida?, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, August 13, 2003 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sandra M. Foote, Population-Based Disease Management Under Fee-For-Service Medicare, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, July 30, 2003 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Bruce Stuart, Puneet K. Singhal, Cheryl Fahlman, Jalpa Doshi, and Becky Briesacher, Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance And Prescription Drug Coverage For New Retirees: Dramatic Declines In Five Years, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, July 23, 2003 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Stanley S. Wallack and Christopher P. Tompkins
Realigning Incentives In Fee-For-Service Medicare
Health Affairs, July/August 2003; 22(4): 59-70. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

The Reforming States Group
State Initiatives On Prescription Drugs: Creating A More Functional Market
Health Affairs, July/August 2003; 22(4): 128-136. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Susan Bartlett Foote
Focus On Locus: Evolution Of Medicare’s Local Coverage Policy
Health Affairs, July/August 2003; 22(4): 137-146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Lisa R. Shugarman and Donna O. Farley
Shortcomings In Medicare Bonus Payments For Physicians In Underserved Areas
Health Affairs, July/August 2003; 22(4): 173-178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Amy J. Davidoff and Richard W. Johnson
Raising The Medicare Eligibility Age: Effects On The Young Elderly
Health Affairs, July/August 2003; 22(4): 198-209. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ramin Mojtabai and Mark Olfson
Medication Costs, Adherence, And Health Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Health Affairs, July/August 2003; 22(4): 220-229. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Haiden A. Huskamp, Arnold M. Epstein, and David Blumenthal
The Impact Of A National Prescription Drug Formulary On Prices, Market Share, And Spending: Lessons For Medicare?
Health Affairs, May/June 2003; 22(3): 149-158. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Benjamin M. Craig, David H. Kreling, and David A. Mott
Do Seniors Get The Medicines Prescribed For Them? Evidence From The 1996–1999 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey
Health Affairs, May/June 2003; 22(3): 175-182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Dana P. Goldman and Julie M. Zissimopoulos
High Out-Of-Pocket Health Care Spending By The Elderly
Health Affairs, May/June 2003; 22(3): 194-202. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Chapin White
Rehabilitation Therapy In Skilled Nursing Facilities: Effects Of Medicare’s New Prospective Payment System
Health Affairs, May/June 2003; 22(3): 214-223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Marsha Gold, Can Managed Care And Competition Control Medicare Costs?, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, April 2, 2003 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Gail R. Wilensky, Thinking Outside The Box: A Conversation With John Breaux, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, November 21, 2003 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Cristina Boccuti and Marilyn Moon
Comparing Medicare And Private Insurers: Growth Rates In Spending Over Three Decades
Health Affairs, March/April 2003; 22(2): 230-237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

David M. Lawrence
My Mother And The Medical Care Ad-Hoc-Racy
Health Affairs, March/April 2003; 22(2): 238-242. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert A. Berenson and Jane Horvath, Confronting The Barriers To Chronic Care Management In Medicare, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, January 22, 2003 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Karen Davis, Cathy Schoen, Michelle Doty, and Katie Tenney, Medicare Versus Private Insurance: Rhetoric And Reality, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, October 9, 2002 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Dana Gelb Safran, Patricia Neuman, Cathy Schoen, Jana E. Montgomery, Wenjun Li, Ira B. Wilson, Michelle S. Kitchman, Andrea E. Bowen, and William H. Rogers, Prescription Drug Coverage And Seniors: How Well Are States Closing The Gap?, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, July 31, 2002 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Kenneth E. Thorpe and Adam Atherly, Medicare+Choice: Current Role And Near-Term Prospects, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, July 17, 2002 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

David Lansky
Improving Quality Through Public Disclosure Of Performance Information
Health Affairs, July/August 2002; 21(4): 52-62. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mae Thamer, Wenke Hwang, and Gerard F. Anderson
Public Support For Policies That Would Help People With Chronic Conditions
Health Affairs, July/August 2002; 21(4): 264-270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Michelle Casey, Astrid Knott, and Ira Moscovice
Medicare Minus Choice: The Impact Of HMO Withdrawals On Rural Medicare Beneficiaries
Health Affairs, May/June 2002; 21(3): 192-199. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Bryan Dowd and Roger Feldman
Having It All: National Benefit Equity And Local Payment Parity In Medicare
Health Affairs, May/June 2002; 21(3): 208-214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mary A. Laschober, Michelle Kitchman, Patricia Neuman, and Allison A. Strabic, Trends In Medicare Supplemental Insurance And Prescription Drug Coverage, 1996-1999, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, February 27, 2002 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

John E. Wennberg, Elliot S. Fisher, and Jonathan S. Skinner, Geography And The Debate Over Medicare Reform, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, February 13, 2002 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Max Baucus and Elizabeth Fowler, Perspective: Geographic Variation In Medicare Spending And The Real Focus Of Medicare Reform, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, February 13, 2002 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Karen Wolk Feinstein, Perspective: We Can't Reward What We Can't Perform: The Primacy Of Learning How To Change Systems, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, February 13, 2002 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

James Jeffords, Perspective: Saving Lives While Saving Money, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, February 13, 2002 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Nancy Johnson, Perspective: Traditional Medicare Versus Medicare+Choice: A View From Congress, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, February 13, 2002 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Thomas Bodenheimer, The Not-So-Sad History Of Medicare Cost Containment As Told In One Chart, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, February 23, 2002 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert A. Berenson, Medicare+Choice: Doubling Or Disappearing?, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, November 28, 2001 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Joseph R. Antos, Perspective: Medicare+Choice: Where Did The Scorekeepers Go Wrong?, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, November 28, 2001 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

John Bertko, Perspective: Medicare Managed Care: Preserving An Option For The Future, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, November 28, 2001 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Ronald M. Klar, Perspective: Medicare+Choice: A Time For Hibernation, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, November 28, 2001 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Murray N. Ross, Perspective: Paying Medicare+Choice Plans: The View From MedPAC, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, November 28, 2001 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Patricia R. Salber and Bruce E. Bradley, Perspective: Adding Quality To The Health Care Purchasing Equation, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, November 28, 2001 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Gloria J. Bazzoli, Stephen M. Shortell, Federico Ciliberto, Peter D. Kralovec, and Nicole L. Dubbs
Tracking The Changing Provider Landscape: Implications For Health Policy And Practice
Health Affairs, November/December 2001; 20(6): 188-196. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sandra M. Foote and Christopher Hogan
Disability Profile And Health Care Costs Of Medicare Beneficiaries Under Age Sixty-Five
Health Affairs, November/December 2001; 20(6): 242-253. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Kenneth E. Thorpe and Adam Atherly, Reforming Medicare: Impacts On Federal Spending And Choice Of Health Plans, Health Affairs Web Exclusive, October 10, 2001 [Abstract] [PDF] [HTML Version] [Reprints & Permissions]

Sean R. Tunis and Jeffrey L. Kang
Improvements In Medicare Coverage Of New Technology
Health Affairs, September/October 2001; 20(5): 83-85. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Thomas H. Stanton
Fraud-And-Abuse Enforcement In Medicare: Finding Middle Ground
Health Affairs, July/August 2001; 20(4): 28-42. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Christopher Hogan, June Lunney, Jon Gabel, and Joanne Lynn
Medicare Beneficiaries’ Costs Of Care In The Last Year Of Life
Health Affairs, July/August 2001; 20(4): 188-195. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Nelda McCall, Harriet L. Komisar, Andrew Petersons, and Stanley Moore
Medicare Home Health Before And After The BBA
Health Affairs, May/June 2001; 20(3): 189-198. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Judith H. Hibbard, Paul Slovic, Ellen Peters, Melissa L. Finucane, and Martin Tusler
Is The Informed-Choice Policy Approach Appropriate For Medicare Beneficiaries?
Health Affairs, May/June 2001; 20(3): 199-203. [Extract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Haiden A. Huskamp, Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin, Virginia Wang, and Joseph P. Newhouse
Providing Care At The End Of Life: Do Medicare Rules Impede Good Care?
Health Affairs, May/June 2001; 20(3): 204-211. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

James Lubitz, Linda G. Greenberg, Yelena Gorina, Lynne Wartzman, and David Gibson
Three Decades Of Health Care Use By The Elderly, 1965–1998
Health Affairs, March/April 2001; 20(2): 19-32. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John A. Poisal and Lauren Murray
Growing Differences Between Medicare Beneficiaries With And Without Drug Coverage
Health Affairs, March/April 2001; 20(2): 74-85. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Bruce Stuart, Dennis Shea, and Becky Briesacher
Dynamics In Drug Coverage Of Medicare Beneficiaries: Finders, Losers, Switchers
Health Affairs, March/April 2001; 20(2): 86-99. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Alan C. Monheit, Jessica P. Vistnes, and John M. Eisenberg
Moving To Medicare: Trends In The Health Insurance Status Of Near-Elderly Workers, 1987–1996
Health Affairs, March/April 2001; 20(2): 204-213. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Julie A. Schoenman, Kevin J. Hayes, and C. Michael Cheng
Medicare Physician Payment Changes: Impact On Physicians And Beneficiaries
Health Affairs, March/April 2001; 20(2): 263-273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Dennis G. Shea, Pamela Farley Short, and M. Paige Powell
Betwixt And Between: Targeting Coverage Reforms To Those Approaching Medicare
Health Affairs, January/February 2001; 20(1): 219-230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Alyce S. Adams, Stephen B. Soumerai, and Dennis Ross-Degnan
Use Of Antihypertensive Drugs By Medicare Enrollees: Does Type Of Drug Coverage Matter?
Health Affairs, January/February 2001; 20(1): 276-286. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

L Etheredge
Medicare's governance and structure: a proposal
Health Affairs, September/October 2000; 19(5): 60-71. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

L S Seidman
Prefunding Medicare without individual accounts
Health Affairs, September/October 2000; 19(5): 72-83. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

J Oberlander
Is premium support the right medicine for Medicare?
Health Affairs, September/October 2000; 19(5): 84-99. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

N Pourat, T Rice, G Kominski, and R E Snyder
Socioeconomic differences in Medicare supplemental coverage
Health Affairs, September/October 2000; 19(5): 186-196. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

H A Huskamp, M B Rosenthal, R G Frank, and J P Newhouse
The Medicare prescription drug benefit: how will the game be played?
Health Affairs, March/April 2000; 19(2): 8-23. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Patricia M. Danzon
Perspective: Pharmaceutical Benefit Management: An Alternative Approach
Health Affairs, March/April 2000; 19(2): 24-25. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

M McClellan, I D Spatz, and S Carney
Designing a Medicare prescription drug benefit: issues, obstacles, and opportunities
Health Affairs, March/April 2000; 19(2): 26-41. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

H L Lipton, D J Gross, M R Stebbins, and L H Syed
Managing the pharmacy benefit in Medicare HMOs: what do we really know?
Health Affairs, March/April 2000; 19(2): 42-58. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Lee N. Newcomer
Perspective: Medicare Pharmacy Coverage: Ensuring Safety Before Funding
Health Affairs, March/April 2000; 19(2): 59-62. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

E P Steinberg, B Gutierrez, A Momani, J A Boscarino, P Neuman, and P Deverka
Beyond survey data: a claims-based analysis of drug use and spending by the elderly
Health Affairs, March/April 2000; 19(2): 198-211. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

S Christensen and J Wagner
The costs of a Medicare prescription drug benefit
Health Affairs, March/April 2000; 19(2): 212-218. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

J Blustein
Drug coverage and drug purchases by Medicare beneficiaries with hypertension
Health Affairs, March/April 2000; 19(2): 219-230. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

J A Poisal and G S Chulis
Medicare beneficiaries and drug coverage
Health Affairs, March/April 2000; 19(2): 248-256. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

L Etheredge
Purchasing Medicare prescription drug benefits: a new proposal
Health Affairs, July/August 1999; 18(4): 7-19. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John Rother
Perspective: A Drug Benefit: The Necessary Prescription For Medicare
Health Affairs, July/August 1999; 18(4): 20-22. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Alan F. Holmer
Perspective: Covering Prescription Drugs Under Medicare: For The Good Of The Patients
Health Affairs, July/August 1999; 18(4): 23-24. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

H P Cain, II
Moving Medicare to the FEHBP model, or how to make an elephant fly
Health Affairs, July/August 1999; 18(4): 25-39. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Donna E. Shalala and Uwe E. Reinhardt
Viewing The U.S. Health Care System From Within: Candid Talk From HHS
Health Affairs, May/June 1999; 18(3): 47-55. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

S M Butler, P M Danzon, B Gradison, R Helms, M Moon, J P Newhouse, M V Pauly, M Phillips, U E Reinhardt, R D Reischauer, W L Roper, J Rother, L D Schaeffer, and G R Wilensky
Crisis facing HCFA & millions of Americans
Health Affairs, January/February 1999; 18(1): 8-10. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

V R Fuchs
Health care for the elderly: how much? Who will pay for it?
Health Affairs, January/February 1999; 18(1): 11-21. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

B C Vladeck
The political economy of Medicare
Health Affairs, January/February 1999; 18(1): 22-36. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

C N Kahn, III and H Kuttner
Budget bills and Medicare policy: the politics of the BBA
Health Affairs, January/February 1999; 18(1): 37-47. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

M McClellan and J Skinner
Medicare reform: who pays and who benefits?
Health Affairs, January/February 1999; 18(1): 48-62. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

J White
Uses and abuses of long-term Medicare cost estimates
Health Affairs, January/February 1999; 18(1): 63-79. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

L Etheredge
Three streams, one river: a coordinated approach to financing retirement
Health Affairs, January/February 1999; 18(1): 80-91. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

G R Wilensky and J P Newhouse
Medicare: what's right? What's wrong? What's next?
Health Affairs, January/February 1999; 18(1): 92-106. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

M Moon
Will the care be there? Vulnerable beneficiaries and Medicare reform
Health Affairs, January/February 1999; 18(1): 107-117. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

C K Cassel, R W Besdine, and L C Siegel
Restructuring Medicare for the next century: what will beneficiaries really need?
Health Affairs, January/February 1999; 18(1): 118-131. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

N A Whitelaw and G L Warden
Reexamining the delivery system as part of Medicare reform
Health Affairs, January/February 1999; 18(1): 132-143. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

P Neuman and K M Langwell
Medicare's Choice explosion? Implications for beneficiaries
Health Affairs, January/February 1999; 18(1): 150-160. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

A R Nissenson and R A Rettig
Medicare's end-stage renal disease program: current status and future prospects
Health Affairs, January/February 1999; 18(1): 161-179. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

J Bernstein and R A Stevens
Public opinion, knowledge, and Medicare reform
Health Affairs, January/February 1999; 18(1): 180-193. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

D McKusick
Demographic issues in Medicare reform
Health Affairs, January/February 1999; 18(1): 194-207. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

S Glied and M Stabile
Covering older Americans: forecast for the next decade
Health Affairs, January/February 1999; 18(1): 208-213. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

M Davis, J Poisal, G Chulis, C Zarabozo, and B Cooper
Prescription drug coverage, utilization, and spending among Medicare beneficiaries
Health Affairs, January/February 1999; 18(1): 231-243. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

L LeRoy and A Schwartz
Medicare reform: foundations respond to federal policy changes
Health Affairs, January/February 1999; 18(1): 255-257. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

W P Welch
Bundled Medicare payment for acute and postacute care
Health Affairs, November/December 1998; 17(6): 69-81. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

W P Welch
What does Medicare pay for? Disentangling the flow of funds to health care providers
Health Affairs, July/August 1998; 17(4): 184-197. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

S Christensen
Medicare+Choice provisions in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997
Health Affairs, July/August 1998; 17(4): 224-231. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

P D Fox, L Etheredge, and S B Jones
Addressing the needs of chronically ill persons under Medicare
Health Affairs, March/April 1998; 17(2): 144-151. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

T A Waidmann
Potential effects of raising Medicare's eligibility age
Health Affairs, March/April 1998; 17(2): 156-164. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

T Marmor and J Oberlander
Rethinking Medicare reform
Health Affairs, January/February 1998; 17(1): 52-68. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Henry J. Aaron and Robert D. Reischauer
Perspective: 'Rethinking Medicare Reform' Needs Rethinking
Health Affairs, January/February 1998; 17(1): 69-71. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Stuart M. Butler
Perspective: Medicare Price Controls: The Wrong Prescription
Health Affairs, January/February 1998; 17(1): 72-74. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

S Guterman
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997: will hospitals take a hit on their PPS margins?
Health Affairs, January/February 1998; 17(1): 159-166. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

G Kenney, S Rajan, and S Soscia
State spending for Medicare and Medicaid home care programs
Health Affairs, January/February 1998; 17(1): 201-212. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

R J Blendon, J M Benson, M Brodie, M Brossard, D E Altman, and R Morin
What do Americans know about entitlements?
Health Affairs, September/October 1997; 16(5): 111-116. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

D L Libby, Z Zhou, and D A Kindig
Will minority physician supply meet U.S. needs?
Health Affairs, July/August 1997; 16(4): 205-214. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John K. Iglehart
Changing With The Times: The Views Of Bruce C. Vladeck
Health Affairs, May/June 1997; 16(3): 58-71. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Gail R. Wilensky
Perspective: Promoting Quality: A Public Policy View
Health Affairs, May/June 1997; 16(3): 77-81. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

S H Scholle, K J Kelleher, G Childs, J Mendeloff, and W P Gardner
Changes in Medicaid managed care enrollment among children
Health Affairs, March/April 1997; 16(2): 164-170. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

K Merrell, D C Colby, and C Hogan
Medicare beneficiaries covered by Medicaid buy-in agreements
Health Affairs, January/February 1997; 16(1): 175-184. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

E W Hoy, E K Wicks, and R A Forland
A guide to facilitating consumer choice
Health Affairs, Winter 1996; 15(4): 9-30. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

S Edgman-Levitan and P D Cleary
What information do consumers want and need?
Health Affairs, Winter 1996; 15(4): 42-56. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Marion Ein Lewin and Stanley B. Jones
Perspective: The Market Comes To Medicare: Adding Choice And Protections
Health Affairs, Winter 1996; 15(4): 57-61. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

J F Blumstein
Rationalizing the fraud and abuse statute
Health Affairs, Winter 1996; 15(4): 118-128. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Timothy Stoltzfus Jost and Sharon Davies
Perspective: The Fraud And Abuse Statute: Rationalizing Or Rationalization?
Health Affairs, Winter 1996; 15(4): 129-131. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

C E Bishop, R S Brown, B Phillips, G Ritter, and K C Skwara
The home health visit: an appropriate unit for Medicare payment?
Health Affairs, Winter 1996; 15(4): 145-155. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

M V Pauly
Will Medicare reforms increase managed care enrollment?
Health Affairs, Fall 1996; 15(3): 182-191. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

W P Welch
Growth in HMO share of the Medicare market, 1989-1994
Health Affairs, Fall 1996; 15(3): 201-214. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

K R Levit, H C Lazenby, and L Sivarajan
Health care spending in 1994: slowest in decades
Health Affairs, Summer 1996; 15(2): 130-144. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Fitzhugh Mullan
Perspective: Powerful Hands: Making The Most Of Graduate Medical Education
Health Affairs, Summer 1996; 15(2): 250-253. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

M Chernew, R Hayward, and D Scanlon
Managed care and open-heart surgery facilities in California
Health Affairs, Spring 1996; 15(1): 191-201. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Nancy Chockley
Justifying Increased Medicare Data Demands
Health Affairs, Spring 1996; 15(1): 239-240. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

W. Pete Welch and H. Gilbert Welch
Medicare Data: The Authors Respond
Health Affairs, Spring 1996; 15(1): 240-241. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

H J Aaron
Health spending analysis: thinking straight about medical costs
Health Affairs, Winter 1994; 13(5): 7-13. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

K R Levit, C A Cowan, H C Lazenby, P A McDonnell, A L Sensenig, J M Stiller, and D K Won
National health spending trends, 1960-1993
Health Affairs, Winter 1994; 13(5): 14-31. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

G King
Health care reform and the Medicare program
Health Affairs, Winter 1994; 13(5): 39-43. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

H G Dove
Use of the resource-based relative value scale for private insurers
Health Affairs, Winter 1994; 13(5): 193-201. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

W P Welch and M E Miller
Proposals to control high-cost hospital medical staffs
Health Affairs, Fall 1994; 13(4): 42-57. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

W N Leutz, M R Greenlick, and J A Capitman
Integrating acute and long-term care
Health Affairs, Fall 1994; 13(4): 58-74. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Kathleen A. Buto
Perspectives: How Can Medicare Keep Pace With Cutting-Edge Technology?
Health Affairs, Summer 1994; 13(3): 137-140. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

P J Neumann and M Johannesson
From principle to public policy: using cost-effectiveness analysis
Health Affairs, Summer 1994; 13(3): 206-214. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

K Davis and C Schoen
Universal coverage: building on Medicare and employer financing
Health Affairs, Supplement 1994; 13(2): 7-20. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

S H Long
Prescription drugs and the elderly: issues and options
Health Affairs, Supplement 1994; 13(2): 157-174. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

William C. Hsiao
'A More Rational Tool' For Assessing Physician Fee Schedule
Health Affairs, Winter 1993; 12(4): 254-255. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Christopher Hogan
Medicare Physician Fees: The Author Responds
Health Affairs, Winter 1993; 12(4): 255-256. [Reprints & Permissions]

C Bishop and K C Skwara
Recent growth of Medicare home health
Health Affairs, Fall 1993; 12(3): 95-110. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

C Hogan
Physician incomes under an all-payer fee schedule
Health Affairs, Fall 1993; 12(3): 170-176. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

M Gornick, A McMillan, and J Lubitz
A longitudinal perspective on patterns of Medicare payments
Health Affairs, Summer 1993; 12(2): 140-150. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

G S Chulis, F P Eppig, M O Hogan, D R Waldo, and R H Arnett, III
Health insurance and the elderly
Health Affairs, Spring 1993; 12(1): 111-118. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

J R Antos
Waivers, research, and health system reform
Health Affairs, Spring 1993; 12(1): 178-183. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

D Moran, A Dobson, and G Young
Articulating the need for innovation and accountability
Health Affairs, Spring 1993; 12(1): 185 [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

D C Colby
Impact of the Medicare physician fee schedule
Health Affairs, Fall 1992; 11(3): 216-226. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

C Harrington, S Preston, L Grant, and J H Swan
Revised trends in states' nursing home capacity
Health Affairs, Summer 1992; 11(2): 170-180. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

T Rice and K Thomas
Evaluating the new Medigap standardization regulations
Health Affairs, Spring 1992; 11(1): 194-207. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

J B Mitchell
Area variation in Medicare physician spending
Health Affairs, Spring 1992; 11(1): 224-234. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

G R Wilensky and L F Rossiter
Coordinated care and public programs
Health Affairs, Winter 1991; 10(4): 62-77. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

J Cromwell, B Harrow, T G McGuire, and R P Ellis
Medicare payment to psychiatric facilities: unfair and inefficient?
Health Affairs, Summer 1991; 10(2): 124-134. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

S Christensen
Did 1980s legislation slow Medicare spending?
Health Affairs, Summer 1991; 10(2): 135-142. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

P McMenamin
What do economists think patients want?
Health Affairs, Winter 1990; 9(4): 112-119. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

J Holahan, R A Berenson, and P G Kachavos
Area variations in selected Medicare procedures
Health Affairs, Winter 1990; 9(4): 166-175. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

J Avorn
The elderly and drug policy: coming of age
Health Affairs, Fall 1990; 9(3): 6-19. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

C Horgan, B Goody, D Knapp, and L Fitterman
The role of mail service pharmacies
Health Affairs, Fall 1990; 9(3): 66-74. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

T Rice, K Desmond, and J Gabel
The Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act: a post-mortem
Health Affairs, Fall 1990; 9(3): 75-87. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

C L Schur, M L Berk, and P Mohr
Understanding the cost of a catastrophic drug benefit
Health Affairs, Fall 1990; 9(3): 88-100. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

D Pryor
A prescription for high drug prices
Health Affairs, Fall 1990; 9(3): 101-109. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

C.O. Ness
Value of Medicare Risk Contracts
Health Affairs, Fall 1990; 9(3): 206-207. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Leo M. Henikoff
PPS Operating Margins: The Flip Side
Health Affairs, Summer 1990; 9(2): 238-239. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

J R Lave and H H Goldman
Medicare financing for mental health care
Health Affairs, Spring 1990; 9(1): 19-30. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John K. Iglehart
The World Of Ways And Means: A Conversation With Dan Rostenkowski
Health Affairs, Spring 1990; 9(1): 43-56. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

M A Morrisey, G A Jensen, and S E Henderlite
Employer-sponsored health insurance for retired Americans
Health Affairs, Spring 1990; 9(1): 57-73. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

K M Langwell and J P Hadley
Insights from the Medicare HMO demonstrations
Health Affairs, Spring 1990; 9(1): 74-84. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

L J Scallet
Paying for public mental health care: crucial questions
Health Affairs, Spring 1990; 9(1): 117-124. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

S Guterman, S H Altman, and D A Young
Hospitals' financial performance in the first five years of PPS
Health Affairs, Spring 1990; 9(1): 125-134. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

L G Greenberg
Private foundations and government partnership opportunities
Health Affairs, Spring 1990; 9(1): 150-152. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

P B Ginsburg, L B LeRoy, and G T Hammons
Medicare physician payment reform
Health Affairs, Spring 1990; 9(1): 178-188. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

D Rowland
Measuring the elderly's need for home care
Health Affairs, Winter 1989; 8(4): 39-51. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]


Perspectives on physician payment reform
Health Affairs, Winter 1989; 8(4): 67-96. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

J B Mitchell and S M Davidson
Geographic variation in Medicare surgical fees
Health Affairs, Winter 1989; 8(4): 113-124. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

M Hemesath and G C Pope
Linking Medicare capital payments to hospital occupancy rates
Health Affairs, Fall 1989; 8(3): 104-116. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

G C Pope, W P Welch, S Zuckerman, and M G Henderson
Cost of practice and geographic variation in Medicare fees
Health Affairs, Fall 1989; 8(3): 117-128. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

S H Sheingold
The first three years of PPS: impact on Medicare costs
Health Affairs, Fall 1989; 8(3): 191-204. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

P McMenamin
Medicare part B carrier approved charges in 1988
Health Affairs, Fall 1989; 8(3): 205-211. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

B Steinwald and L A Dummit
Hospital case-mix change: sicker patients or DRG creep?
Health Affairs, Summer 1989; 8(2): 35-47. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

T Rice
Trading off access to enhance welfare
Health Affairs, Summer 1989; 8(2): 96-101. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

G Dodds and L Etheredge
Trends in laboratory testing under Medicare Part B
Health Affairs, Summer 1989; 8(2): 111-115. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

G A Melnick, J Zwanziger, and T Bradley
Competition and cost containment in California: 1980-1987
Health Affairs, Summer 1989; 8(2): 129-136. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Roger W. Evans
Studying Heart Transplants And Technology Assessment
Health Affairs, Summer 1989; 8(2): 187-189. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Gregory de Lissovoy
Organ Transplant Policy; The Author Responds
Health Affairs, Summer 1989; 8(2): 190-191. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

P B Ginsburg
Physician payment policy in the 101st Congress
Health Affairs, Spring 1989; 8(1): 5-20. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

J B Mitchell, G Wedig, and J Cromwell
The Medicare physician fee freeze: what really happened?
Health Affairs, Spring 1989; 8(1): 21-33. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

W P Welch
Prospective payment to medical staffs: a proposal
Health Affairs, Spring 1989; 8(1): 34-49. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

J S McCombs
A competitive bidding approach to physician payment
Health Affairs, Spring 1989; 8(1): 50-64. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

J Holahan and S Zuckerman
Medicare mandatory assignment: an unnecessary risk?
Health Affairs, Spring 1989; 8(1): 65-79. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

J H Sammons
Physician payment reform: don't forget the patient
Health Affairs, Spring 1989; 8(1): 132-137. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

S Leader and M Moon
Medicare trends in ambulatory surgery
Health Affairs, Spring 1989; 8(1): 158-170. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

E Munoz, E Barrios, H Johnson, J Goldstein, M Slater, and L Wise
Race, DRGs, and the consumption of hospital resources
Health Affairs, Spring 1989; 8(1): 182-190. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

G J Schieber and J C Langenbrunner
Physician payment research efforts at HCFA
Health Affairs, Spring 1989; 8(1): 214-218. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

M A Morrisey, F A Sloan, and J Valvona
Shifting Medicare patients out of the hospital
Health Affairs, Winter 1988; 7(5): 52-64. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

S Christensen and R Kasten
Covering catastrophic expenses under Medicare
Health Affairs, Winter 1988; 7(5): 79-93. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

P McMenamin
A crime story from Medicare Part B
Health Affairs, Winter 1988; 7(5): 94-101. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

J Cromwell and M L Rosenbach
Reforming anesthesia payment under Medicare
Health Affairs, Fall 1988; 7(4): 5-19. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

G de Lissovoy
Medicare and heart transplants: will lightning strike twice?
Health Affairs, Fall 1988; 7(4): 61-72. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

S H Long and W P Welch
Are we containing costs or pushing on a balloon?
Health Affairs, Fall 1988; 7(4): 113-117. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

J Greenberg, W Leutz, M Greenlick, J Malone, S Ervin, and D Kodner
The social HMO demonstration: early experience
Health Affairs, Summer 1988; 7(3): 66-79. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

S S Wallack, C P Tompkins, and L Gruenberg
A plan for rewarding efficient HMOs
Health Affairs, Summer 1988; 7(3): 80-96. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

L F Rossiter and K Langwell
Medicare's two systems for paying providers
Health Affairs, Summer 1988; 7(3): 120-132. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

C. Ross Anthony
Medicare Support Of Medical Education
Health Affairs, Supplement 1988; 7(2): 158-162. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

W L Roper and G M Hackbarth
HCFA's agenda for promoting high-quality care
Health Affairs, Spring 1988; 7(1): 91-98. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

B C Vladeck, E J Goodwin, L P Myers, and M Sinisi
Consumers and hospital use: the HCFA "death list"
Health Affairs, Spring 1988; 7(1): 122-125. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

A Dobson and E W Hoy
Hospital PPS profits: past and prospective
Health Affairs, Spring 1988; 7(1): 126-129. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

S H Sheingold
Unintended results of Medicare's national prospective payment rates
Health Affairs, Winter 1986; 5(4): 5-21. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John K. Iglehart
Health Policy Versus Budget Cutting: A Conversation With Rep. Pete Stark
Health Affairs, Winter 1986; 5(4): 22-30. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

J B Brown
A new approach to capital payment in a competitive era
Health Affairs, Winter 1986; 5(4): 47-62. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

M J Kalison and R F Averill
The challenge of 'real' competition in Medicare
Health Affairs, Fall 1986; 5(3): 47-57. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

W C Hsiao, H M Sapolsky, D L Dunn, and S L Weiner
Lessons of the New Jersey DRG payment system
Health Affairs, Summer 1986; 5(2): 32-45. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

P B Ginsburg and G M Hackbarth
Alternative delivery systems and Medicare
Health Affairs, Spring 1986; 5(1): 6-22. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

J R Knickman and N McCall
A prepaid managed approach to long-term care
Health Affairs, Spring 1986; 5(1): 90-104. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

R A Berenson
Capitation and conflict of interest
Health Affairs, Spring 1986; 5(1): 141-146. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

D A Ellwood
Medicare risk contracting: promise and problems
Health Affairs, Spring 1986; 5(1): 183-189. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

L Potetz and T Buchberger
Medicare's transition to national payment rates: effects on hospitals
Health Affairs, Winter 1985; 4(4): 62-69. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

J L Ashby, Jr. and C L Parmer
The impact of Medicare prospective payment on central city and suburban hospitals
Health Affairs, Winter 1985; 4(4): 99-108. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

John K. Iglehart
Where Money And Medicine Meet: A Conversation With HCFA Administrator Carolyne K. Davis
Health Affairs, Summer 1985; 4(2): 72-81. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

I Burney, P Hickman, J Paradise, and G Schieber
Medicare physician payment, participation, and reform
Health Affairs, Winter 1984; 3(4): 5-24. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

D B Swoap
Beyond DRGs: shifting the risk to providers
Health Affairs, Winter 1984; 3(4): 117-121. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Lynn Etheredge and David Juba
Medicare Payments For Physicians' Services
Health Affairs, Winter 1984; 3(4): 132-137. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

G Anderson and P B Ginsburg
Medicare payment and hospital capital: future policy options
Health Affairs, Fall 1984; 3(3): 35-48. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

B M Kinkead
Medicare payment and hospital capital: the evolution of policy
Health Affairs, Fall 1984; 3(3): 49-74. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

H J Aaron
Prospective payment: the next big policy disappointment?
Health Affairs, Fall 1984; 3(3): 102-107. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Robert J. Myers
A New (But Only Partial) Solution To The Medicare Financing Problem
Health Affairs, Fall 1984; 3(3): 141-143. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

W McClure and D Shaller
Variations in Medicare expenditures per elder
Health Affairs, Summer 1984; 3(2): 120-129. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

J A Morone and A B Dunham
The waning of professional dominance: DRGs and the hospitals
Health Affairs, Spring 1984; 3(1): 73-87. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

M L Vaida
The financial impact of prospective payment on hospitals
Health Affairs, Spring 1984; 3(1): 112-119. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

G Anderson and P B Ginsburg
Prospective capital payments to hospitals
Health Affairs, Fall 1983; 2(3): 52-63. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Burton David Dunlop
The Medicare Hospice Benefit: Unanticipated Cost And Access Impacts?
Health Affairs, Fall 1983; 2(3): 127-131. [Reprints & Permissions]

Bruce C. Vladeck
DRG-Based Reimbursement Is Alive And Well
Health Affairs, Fall 1983; 2(3): 132-134. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

V Mor and H Birnbaum
Medicare legislation for hospice care: implications of national hospice study data
Health Affairs, Summer 1983; 2(2): 80-90. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Paul B. Ginsburg and Malcolm J. Curtis
Prospects For Medicare's Hospital Insurance Trust Fund
Health Affairs, Spring 1983; 2(1): 102-112. [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

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