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The articles listed below have been chosen by the editor-in-chief as featured articles.
June 2000 Jeffrey A. Alexander, Bryan J. Weiner, Melissa Succi,
The shift from local, community-based hospitals to more complex, multilevel delivery systems raises questions about the community accountability… More
March 2000 Pamela B. Peele, Judith R. Lave, Jeanne T. Black, John H. Evans III,
Employers in the United States provide many welfare-type benefits, such as life insurance, disability insurance, health insurance, and pensions, to… More
December 1999 Michael A. Morrisey,
Regulations for the content of private health plans, called mandated benefit laws, are widespread and growing in the United States, at both state and… More
September 1999 David Mechanic, Marsha Rosenthal,
Managed care organizations (MCOs) are facing intense criticism at national, state, and local levels and battling initiatives that would impose… More
June 1999 Neal Halfon, Moira Inkelas, Paul W. Newacheck,
Children’s enrollment in the State Child Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is a key indicator of program impact. Past studies demonstrate that many… More
March 1999 Marsha Gold,
The “managed care backlash” arguably topped the list of media and policy concerns in 1998. Yet, against the background of the highly charged… More
December 1998 Mark R. Chassin,
Serious, widespread problems exist in the quality of U.S. health care: too many patients are exposed to the risks of unnecessary services;… More
December 1998 Charles R. Buck,
A General Electric executive discusses the “Six Sigma” model for quality that was initiated by the manufacturing sector. Author(s): Charles R.… More
December 1998 Molly Joel Coye, Don E. Detmer,
Two leading health policy experts summarize the highlights of the National Roundtable on Health Care Quality that was sponsored by the Institute of… More
September 1998 Michael G. Marmot, Rebecca Fuhrer, Susan L. Ettner, Nadine F. Marks, Larry L. Bumpass, Carol D. Ryff,
The National Survey of Mid-life Developments in the United States (MIDUS) is one of several studies that demonstrate socioeconomic gradients in… More