Cover; Half Title; Title; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; PART ONE Framework; 1 Setting the Scene; 2 Open Issues in Financing and Coverage; 3 Equity and Efficiency Considerations; PART TWO Benefits and Cost Controls; 4 Who Gets What and How Much; 5 Mental Health Care; 6 Controlling Payment for Hospital Services; 7 Physician Fee Controls; 8 Cost and Quality Issues; PART THREE Public Programs; 9 The Role of Medicare in Reform; 10 Lessons from the Medicaid Experience; 11 Federal and State Public Employees Health Benefits Programs; 12 Public Data Systems
PART FOUR Private-Public Sector Roles and Responsibilities13 Private Health Insurance and the Goals of Health Care Reform; 14 The Administrative Perils of Political Progress: Implementation Challenges in the Clinton Health Plan; 15 Global Budgets and the Competitive Market; 16 Goals and Clarifications; About the Contributors