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From The Editor

Markets And Regulation John K. Iglehart [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Journal Article

Federal regulation of managed care: an impulse in search of a theory? D W Moran [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Perspective: Promarket Regulation: An SEC-FASB Model Lynn Etheredge [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Perspective: Markets And Collective Action In Regulating Managed Care Alain C. Enthoven and Sara J. Singer [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Perspective: A Health Plan's View Of Government Regulation Steve Zatkin [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Judge Posner's RFP: antitrust law and managed care W M Sage [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Which types of hospital mergers save consumers money? R A Connor, R D Feldman, B E Dowd, and T A Radcliff [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

HMO market structure and performance: 1985-1995 D R Wholey, J B Christianson, J Engberg, and C Bryce [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Perspective: Ominous Signs And Portents: A Purchaser's View Of Health Care Market Trends Michael H. Bailit [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

The provision of primary care: does managed care make a difference? C J Simon, W D White, S Gamliel, and P R Kletke [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Effects of HMO market penetration on physicians' work effort and satisfaction J Hadley and J M Mitchell [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Interview

Interview: State Regulation Of Managed Care: NAIC President Josephine Musser John K. Iglehart [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Commentary

Doctors and their discontents D C Colby [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

'Putting patients first': a philosophy in practice D A Jones [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Perspective: Putting Patients First Helps Business Bruce E. Bradley [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Perspective: 'Putting Patients First': Promise Or Smoke Screen? Clark C. Havighurst [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Perspective: Going Beyond A 'Philosophy Of Care' William F. Jessee, Reed V. Tuckson, and Linda L. Emanuel [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Perspective: The True Test Of Whether Health Plans Put Patients First Peter V. Lee [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

HMO mergers: estimating impact on premiums and costs J B Christianson, R D Feldman, and D R Wholey [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Health Tracking

More offers, fewer takers for employment-based health insurance: 1987 and 1996 P F Cooper and B S Schone [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Paying more twice: when employers subsidize higher-cost health plans K A Hunt, S J Singer, J Gabel, D Liston, and A C Enthoven [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Passing the baton: HMOs' influence on referrals to specialty care C B Forrest and R J Reid [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

In search of value: an international comparison of cost, access, and outcomes G F Anderson [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Choosing a health plan: do large employers use the data? J H Hibbard, J J Jewett, M W Legnini, and M Tusler [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

DataWatch

Segmentation of hospital markets: where do HMO enrollees get care? J J Escarce, J A Shea, and W Chen [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Strategic hospital alliances: impact on financial performance J P Clement, M J McCue, R D Luke, J D Bramble, L F Rossiter, Y A Ozcan, and C W Pai [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Managed care, market stages, and integrated delivery systems: is there a relationship? L R Burns, G J Bazzoli, L Dynan, and D R Wholey [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Surveying managed care members on chronic disease M E Cogswell, D Nelson, and J P Koplan [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

GrantWatch

Health care conversion foundations: a status report S L Isaacs, D F Beatrice, and W Carr [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

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

UpDate

Medical savings accounts: lessons from China W C Yip and W C Hsiao [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Publications & Reports [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Book Reviews

Apotheosis Of The Health Care James C. Robinson [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Letters

Mental Health Parity: Credit Due To Advocates Laurie M. Flynn and Laura Lee Hall [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Mental Health Parity: The Authors Respond Richard G. Frank, Chris Koyanagi, and Thomas G. McGuire [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Coalition's Role In Mental Health Parity E. Clarke Ross and Shelley S. Stewart [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Am I The Enemy? A Practitioner's Perspective On Quality Philip R. Alper [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

Acknowledgments

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