Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Foreword; 1 The Setting; 2 A Twentieth Century Retrospective; 3 Allocating Health Care Resources: How Can We Ensure Access to Essential Care?; 4 Alternative Treatments and Outcomes for Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases; 5 A Catastrophic Disease Perspective on Organ Transplantation; 6 Aging Reconsidered: Emerging Research and Policy Issues; 7 The New Genetics and the Future Practice of Medicine; 8 Themes and Policies; About the Contributors; Cornell University Medical College Third Conference on Health Policy; Index