Editor's Note

Mark A. Peterson

Managed Care Redux
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 27(3): 345-352 (2002); DOI:10.1215/03616878-27-3-345 [PDF] [References]  

Articles

James D. Reschovsky, J. Lee Hargraves, and Albert F. Smith

Consumer Beliefs and Health Plan Performance: It's Not Whether You Are in an HMO but Whether You Think You Are
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 27(3): 353-378 (2002); DOI:10.1215/03616878-27-3-353 [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Huw T. O. Davies, A. Eugene Washington, and Andrew B. Bindman

Health Care Report Cards: Implications for Vulnerable Patient Groups and the Organizations Providing Them Care
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 27(3): 379-400 (2002); DOI:10.1215/03616878-27-3-379 [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Robert H. Miller and Randall R. Bovbjerg

Efforts to Improve Patient Safety in Large, Capitated Medical Groups: Description and Conceptual Model
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 27(3): 401-440 (2002); DOI:10.1215/03616878-27-3-401 [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Bernard Friedman, Kelly J. Devers, Claudia A. Steiner, and Steven Fox

The Use of Expensive Health Technologies in the Era of Managed Care: The Remarkable Case of Neonatal Intensive Care
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 27(3): 441-464 (2002); DOI:10.1215/03616878-27-3-441 [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Michelle M. Mello

Policing Medicaid and Medicare Managed Care: The Role of Courts and Administrative Agencies
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 27(3): 465-494 (2002); DOI:10.1215/03616878-27-3-465 [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Report from the Field

Nancy-Ann DeParle

As Good As It Gets? The Future of Medicare+Choice
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 27(3): 495-512 (2002); DOI:10.1215/03616878-27-3-495 [PDF] [References]  

Books

Eileen Burgin

New Horizons in Health: An Integrative Approach
Burton H. Singer and Carol D. Ryff, eds. Committee on Future Directions for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research at NIH. New Horizons in Health: An Integrative Approach. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2001. 224 pp. $39.00 cloth.
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 27(3): 513-516 (2002); DOI:10.1215/03616878-27-3-513 [PDF] [References]  

Lisa Disch

Talk of Power, Power of Talk: The 1994 Health Care Reform Debate and Beyond
Michael W. Shelton. Talk of Power, Power of Talk: The 1994 Health Care Reform Debate and Beyond. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2000. 200 pp. $62.50 cloth.
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 27(3): 516-519 (2002); DOI:10.1215/03616878-27-3-516 [PDF]  

Alice K. Dueker

Unequal Rights: Discrimination against People with Mental Disabilities and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Susan Stefan. Unequal Rights: Discrimination against People with Mental Disabilities and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2001. 405 pp. $49.95 cloth.
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 27(3): 519-522 (2002); DOI:10.1215/03616878-27-3-519 [PDF]  

Robert M. Kaiser

Rheumatic Fever in America and Britain: A Biological, Epidemiological, and Medical History
Peter C. English. Rheumatic Fever in America and Britain: A Biological, Epidemiological, and Medical History. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1999. 320 pp. $50.00 cloth.
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 27(3): 523-524 (2002); DOI:10.1215/03616878-27-3-523 [PDF]  

Craig Ramsay

Tobacco Wars: Inside the California Battles
Stanton A. Glantz and Edith D. Balbach. Tobacco Wars: Inside the California Battles. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. 469 pp. $50.00 cloth; $19.95 paper.
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 27(3): 525-528 (2002); DOI:10.1215/03616878-27-3-525 [PDF] [References]  

Books Received

Books Received
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 27(3): 529-532 (2002); DOI:10.1215/03616878-27-3-529 [PDF]  

News and Notes

Christopher J. Conover

News and Notes
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 27(3): 533-534 (2002); DOI:10.1215/03616878-27-3-533 [PDF]  

News from Affiliated Organizations

News from Affiliated Organizations
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 27(3): 535-536 (2002); DOI:10.1215/03616878-27-3-535 [PDF]  

Contributors

Contributors
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 27(3): 537-541 (2002); DOI:10.1215/03616878-27-3-537 [PDF]  

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