March 2005  (Volume 83)

Bradford H. Gray, 

In This Issue

Featured Article

Stephen J. Kunitz,  Irena Pesis-Katz, 

Mortality of White Americans, African Americans, and Canadians: The Causes and Consequences for Health of Welfare State Institutions and Policies

Jeanne M. Lambrew, 

Making Medicaid a Block Grant Program: An Analysis of the Implications of Past Proposals

Lisa R. Metsch,  Harold A. Pollack, 

Welfare Reform and Substance Abuse

Vittorio Maio,  Laura Pizzi,  Adam R. Roumm,  Janice Clarke,  Neil I. Goldfarb,  David B. Nash,  David Chess, 

Pharmacy Utilization and the Medicare Modernization Act

Martin Maclure, 

Drug Insurance Utilization Management Policies and “Reference Pricing”: An Illustrated Commentary on the Article by Vittorio Maio and Colleagues

Jon B. Christianson,  Roger Feldman, 

Exporting the Buyers Health Care Action Group Purchasing Model: Lessons from Other Communities

Robert G. Badgett,  Mary Jo V. Pugh, 

To the Editor

Trisha Greenhalgh, 

Author’s Response