Editor's Note

Mark Schlesinger

Inside Each Black Box of Health Policy: An Exciting Surprise!
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 29(6): 1035-1044 (2004); DOI:10.1215/03616878-29-6-1035 [PDF] [References]  

Articles

Lawrence D. Brown and Elizabeth Eagan

The Paradoxical Politics of Provider Reempowerment
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 29(6): 1045-1072 (2004); DOI:10.1215/03616878-29-6-1045 [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Kate W. Strully and Dalton Conley

Reconsidering Risk: Adapting Public Policies to Intergenerational Determinants and Biosocial Interactions in Health-Related Needs
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 29(6): 1073-1108 (2004); DOI:10.1215/03616878-29-6-1073 [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

C. Lee Harrington

Mental Competence and End-of-Life Decision Making: Death Row Volunteering and Euthanasia
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 29(6): 1109-1152 (2004); DOI:10.1215/03616878-29-6-1109 [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Brian L. Cole, Michelle Wilhelm, Peter V. Long, Jonathan E. Fielding, Gerald Kominski, and Hal Morgenstern

Prospects for Health Impact Assessment in the United States: New and Improved Environmental Impact Assessment or Something Different?
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 29(6): 1153-1186 (2004); DOI:10.1215/03616878-29-6-1153 [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Thomas Rice and Katherine A. Desmond

The Distributional Consequences of a Medicare Premium Support Proposal
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 29(6): 1187-1226 (2004); DOI:10.1215/03616878-29-6-1187 [Abstract] [PDF] [References]  

Books

Michael K. Gusmano

The Paradox of Aging in Place in Assisted Living; Reinventing Care: Assisted Living in New York City
Jacquelyn Beth Frank. The Paradox of Aging in Place in Assisted Living. Westport, CT: Bergin and Garvey, 2002. 240 pages. $79.95 cloth; David Barton Smith. Reinventing Care: Assisted Living in New York City. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 2003. 224 pages. $49.95 cloth; $24.95 paper.
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 29(6): 1227-1234 (2004); DOI:10.1215/03616878-29-6-1227 [PDF] [References]  

Eric M. Patashnik

Policies for an Aging Society
Stuart H. Altman and David I. Shactman, eds. Policies for an Aging Society. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. 402 pages. $24.95 paper.
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 29(6): 1235-1238 (2004); DOI:10.1215/03616878-29-6-1235 [PDF]  

Andrea Louise Campbell

The Political Life of Medicare
Jonathan Oberlander. The Political Life of Medicare. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003. 288 pp. $45.00 cloth; $18.00 paper.
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 29(6): 1238-1241 (2004); DOI:10.1215/03616878-29-6-1238 [PDF]  

Ellen Waldman

Strangers in the Night: Law and Medicine in the Managed Care Era
Peter D. Jacobson. Strangers in the Night: Law and Medicine in the Managed Care Era. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. 296 pp. $36.00 cloth.
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 29(6): 1241-1248 (2004); DOI:10.1215/03616878-29-6-1241 [PDF] [References]  

Books Received

Books Received
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 29(6): 1249-1252 (2004); DOI:10.1215/03616878-29-6-1249 [PDF]  

News and Notes

Christopher J. Conover

News and Notes
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 29(6): 1253-1254 (2004); DOI:10.1215/03616878-29-6-1253 [PDF]  

News from Affiliated Organizations

News from Affiliated Organizations
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 29(6): 1255-1256 (2004); DOI:10.1215/03616878-29-6-1255 [PDF]  

Contributors

Contributors
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 29(6): 1257-1260 (2004); DOI:10.1215/03616878-29-6-1257 [PDF]  

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