From the Editor
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Global Health Policy And Free Access To Information
John K. Iglehart
Health Affairs 23(3): 7-8
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Costs And Competition Around The World
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U.S. Health Care Spending In An International Context
Uwe E. Reinhardt, Peter S. Hussey, and Gerard F. Anderson
Health Affairs 23(3): 10-25
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Japan's Health Care System: Containing Costs And Attempting Reform
Naoki Ikegami and John Creighton Campbell
Health Affairs 23(3): 26-36
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Reform Strategies For The English NHS
Simon Stevens
Health Affairs 23(3): 37-44
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Health-Adjusted Premium Subsidies In The Netherlands
Wynand P.M.M. van de Ven, Rene C.J.A. van Vliet, and Leida M. Lamers
Health Affairs 23(3): 45-55
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Disease Management Programs In Germany's Statutory Health Insurance System
Reinhard Busse
Health Affairs 23(3): 56-67
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Can Migration Cure Nurse Shortages? Should It?
Health Affairs 23(3): 68
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Trends In International Nurse Migration
Linda H. Aiken, James Buchan, Julie Sochalski, Barbara Nichols, and
Mary Powell
Health Affairs 23(3): 69-77
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Imported Care: Recruiting Foreign Nurses To U.S. Health Care Facilities
Barbara L. Brush, Julie Sochalski, and Anne M. Berger
Health Affairs 23(3): 78-87
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The Global Pursuit Of Health Care Quality
Health Affairs 23(3): 88
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How Does The Quality Of Care Compare In Five Countries?
Peter S. Hussey, Gerard F. Anderson, Robin Osborn, Colin Feek,
Vivienne McLaughlin, John Millar, and Arnold Epstein
Health Affairs 23(3): 89-99
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There Is No Perfect Health System
Elizabeth A. McGlynn
Health Affairs 23(3): 100-102
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When Things Go Wrong: How Health Care Organizations Deal With Major Failures
Kieran Walshe and Stephen M. Shortell
Health Affairs 23(3): 103-111
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Quality Incentives: The Case Of U.K. General Practitioners
Peter C. Smith and Nick York
Health Affairs 23(3): 112-118
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Confronting Competing Demands To Improve Quality: A Five-Country Hospital Survey
Robert J. Blendon, Cathy Schoen, Catherine M. DesRoches, Robin Osborn,
Kinga Zapert, and Elizabeth Raleigh
Health Affairs 23(3): 119-135
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International Agreements And Health
Health Affairs 23(3): 136
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The General Agreement On Trade In Services: Implications For Health Policymakers
Leah Belsky, Reidar Lie, Aaditya Mattoo, Ezekiel J. Emanuel, and Gopal
Sreenivasan
Health Affairs 23(3): 137-145
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TRIPS And The Global Pharmaceutical Market
John H. Barton
Health Affairs 23(3): 146-154
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How Do Patents And Economic Policies Affect Access To Essential Medicines
In Developing Countries?
Amir Attaran
Health Affairs 23(3): 155-166
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Comprehensive Versus Selective Primary Health Care: Lessons For Global
Health Policy
Lesley Magnussen, John Ehiri, and Pauline Jolly
Health Affairs 23(3): 167-176
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Interview
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Think Globally, Protect Locally: A Conversation With Mark McClellan
J.D. Kleinke
Health Affairs 23(3): 177-185
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Health Tracking
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Canadians Confront Health Care Reform
Julia Abelson, Matthew Mendelsohn, John N. Lavis, Steven G. Morgan,
Pierre-Gerlier Forest, and Marilyn Swinton
Health Affairs 23(3): 186-193
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Place Of Death: U.S. Trends Since 1980
James Flory, Yinong Young-Xu, Ipek Gurol, Norman Levinsky, Arlene Ash,
and Ezekiel Emanuel
Health Affairs 23(3): 194-200
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How Prepared Are Americans For Public Health Emergencies? Twelve
Communities Weigh In
Megan McHugh, Andrea B. Staiti, and Laurie E. Felland
Health Affairs 23(3): 201-209
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A Broader Vision For Managed Care, Part 3: The Scope And Determinants Of
Community Benefits
Mark Schlesinger, Bradford H. Gray, and Michael Gusmano
Health Affairs 23(3): 210-221
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Narrative Matters
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Attending Death With Dignity
Sharon La Duke Health Affairs 23(3): 222-227
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So Tired Of Life
Neil S. Calman Health Affairs 23(3): 228-232
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DataWatch
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Simplifying Children's Medicaid And SCHIP
Karl Kronebusch and Brian Elbel Health Affairs 23(3): 233-246
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Profiling The Quality Of Care In Twelve Communities: Results From The CQI Study
Eve A. Kerr, Elizabeth A. McGlynn, John Adams, Joan Keesey, and Steven
M. Asch Health Affairs 23(3): 247-256
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GrantWatch
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Improving The Health Of Californians: Effective Public-Private Strategies
For Challenging Times
James M. Ferris and Glenn A. Melnick Health Affairs 23(3): 257-261
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Grants & Grant Outcomes
Health Affairs 23(3): 262-268
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UpDate
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Outcomes-Based Drug Coverage in British Columbia
Steven Morgan, Ken Bassett, and Barbara Mintzes
Health Affairs 23(3): 269-276
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Publications & Reports
Health Affairs 23(3): 277-279
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Book Reviews
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Trust But Verify
Margaret E. O'Kane
Health Affairs 23(3): 280-281
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More Turmoil In Academic Medicine
Peter W. Van Etten
Health Affairs 23(3): 282-283
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Savoring The Literature Of Medicine
David A. Rochefort Health Affairs 23(3): 284-285
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Letters
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Hospital Consolidation
Alison Cuellar Health Affairs 23(3): 286
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Managing Conflicts Of Interest
David Korn Health Affairs 23(3): 286-287
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FDA Decision Making
Peter Pitts Health Affairs 23(3): 287
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Drug Safety: The Author Responds
Daniel P. Carpenter Health Affairs 23(3): 287-288
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Drug Company Charity Programs
Kellie Bassell Health Affairs 23(3): 288
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The FTC And Health Care
Timothy J. Muris Health Affairs 23(3): 288-289
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Expanded Capacity Needed?
Jim Callanan Health Affairs 23(3): 289
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