Healthcare Delivery Bibliography

Economics

1. Anderson, J. "Risk Management, for the Highest Stakes." New York Times, November 25, 2005. 2. "Bayes Rules." Economist. January 5, 2006. 3. Cowen, T. "Economic Scene; Enter the Neuro-Economists: Why Do Investors Do What They Do?" New York Times, April 20,

2006. 4. Dionne, E. J., Jr. "What Kind of Hater Are You?" Washington Post, March 15, 2006. 5. "Economics Focus: An Unhealthy Burden." Economist. June 28, 2007. 6. "Economics Focus: Searching for the Invisible Man." Economist. March 9, 2006. 7. "Economics Focus: The Aggro of the Agora." Economist. January 12, 2006. 8. "The Evangelist of Entrepreneurship." Economist. 72, November 5, 2005. 9. Fleming, C. “One in Every Five Dollars Devoted to Health Care by 2015; Federal Forecasters Predict that Health Spending Will

Reach $4 Trillion in Ten Years.” Health Affairs, 2006. 10. Fuchs, V. R. "Health Care Expenditures Reexamined." Annals of Internal Medicine. 143 (1): 76-8, July 5, 2005. 11. Gibbons, R. "Incentives Between Firms (and Within)." Management Science. 51 (1): 1-16, January 2005. 12. Hilsenrath, J. E. "Social-Issue Work Reaps Economist a Genius Award." Wall Street Journal, September 20, 2005. 13. How Humans Behave: Implications for Economics and Economic Policy. Wequassett Inn, Chatham, MA: Federal Reserve Bank

of Boston. June 8-10, 2003. 14. Hudson, M. "Stocks Tumble as Wary Investors Reassess Risks.” Wall Street Journal, A1, July 27, 2007. 15. Krugman, P. "Health Economics 101." New York Times, November 14, 2005. 16. Lambert, C. “The Marketplace of Perceptions.” Harvard Magazine. March/April 2006. 17. Latkovic, T. "The Retail Revolution in Health Insurance." McKinsey Quarterly. March 2007. 18. Lowenstein, R. "Off the Shelf; Exposing the Economics Behind Everyday Behavior." New York Times, December 18, 2005. 19. Murphy, K. M. "Diminishing Returns? The Costs and Benefits of Improving Health." Perspectives in Biology and Medicine. 46

(3, Supplement): Summer 2003. 20. "The New Paternalism: The Avuncular State." Economist. April 6, 2006. 21. Pear, R. "Growth of National Health Spending Slows Along with Drug Sales." New York Times, January 10, 2006.

22. Peters, J. W. "Fed's Focus and Rate Unchanged." New York Times, August 8, 2007. 23. "Soft Paternalism: The State is Looking After You. " Economist. April 6, 2006. 24. Strom, S. "Make Money, Save the World." New York Times, 1, May 6, 2007. 25. Uchitelle, L. "Students are Leaving the Politics Out of Economics." New York Times, January 27, 2006. 26. Weiss, T. Does It Pay to Be Healthy? Forbes. March 2, 2007. 27. Zuckerman, S. Recent Growth in Health Expenditures. New York, NY: The Commonwealth Fund, March 2006.

Education 28. "Arresting Developments: Computer Science and Biological Science Have a lot to Teach Each Other." Economist. July 12,

2007. 29. Carey, B. "Who's Minding the Mind?" New York Times, July 31, 2007. 30. Caruso, D. "A Challenge to Gene Therapy, A Tougher Look at Biotech." New York Times, July 1, 2007. 31. Gass, J. "A Big Chill on Accountability." Boston Business Journal, October 14, 2005. 32. Janofsky, M. "Teacher Merit Pay Tied to Education Grants." New York Times, October 4, 2005. 33. Keates, N. "The Unmedicated Mind: Backlash Against Antidepressants is Fueling New Interest in Alternative Treatments." Wall

Street Journal, W1, July 13, 2007. 34. Mello, F. "Overworked? Limiting Residents' Hours has Helped Relieve their Exhaustion. But Patients aren't Yet Much Better

Off, and Training May be Suffering." Boston Globe, August 6, 2007. 35. Mossberg, W. "Fusion is Latest Way for Macs to Operate Windows, PC Software." Wall Street Journal, B1, August 2, 2007. 36. "The RNA Revolution: Biology's Big Bang." Economist. June 14, 2007. 37. "RNA: Really New Advances." Economist. June 14, 2007. 38. West, M. R. No Child Left Behind: How to Give It a Passing Grade. Brookings Institution, December 2005. 39. Zamiska, N. "Videos Teach China's Rural Doctors: Prerecorded Lectures Cover Basics of Western Medicine; Breath of Life for a

Blue Baby." Wall Street Journal, B1, July 10, 2007.

Health Care Reform 40. Abelson, J. "The Conglomerate Will See You Now; Is What's Good for G.E. Good for Health Care?" New York Times, July 18,

2004. 41. About Divided We Fail. American Association of Retired Persons, accessed June 16 2007. 42. Ackerman, R. T. "Support for National Health Insurance among U.S. Physicians: A National Survey." Annals of Internal

Medicine. 139 (10): 795-801, November 18, 2003. 43. Altman, D. E. "Issue of Healthcare Heats Up." Boston Globe, July 9, 2007. 44. "Americans Lack Bang for Health Care Buck." New York Times, May 17, 2004. 45. Appleby, J. "With Liberty and Coverage for All?" USA Today, March 14, 2006. 46. Bai, M. "Health Care is Not an Issue to Tinker With." Wall Street Journal, January 29, 2006.

47. Borger, C., et al. "Health Spending Projections through 2015: Changes on the Horizon." Health Affairs. (Web Exclusive): W61-

W73, February 22, 2006. 48. Broder, D. S. "A Polarized, and Polarizing, Congress." Washington Post, B7, August 5, 2007. 49. Browne, A. "Policy Woes: China's Workers See Thin Protection in Insurance Plans." Wall Street Journal, December 30, 2005. 50. Clinton, H. "Excerpts: 'I Look Forward to the Debate': Sen. Clinton on Her Health Proposal, The Need for Reform, and

Consensus." Wall Street Journal, September 19, 2007. 51. Coalition to Advance Healthcare Reform. Accessed June 16, 2007. 52. Cogan, J. F. "Keep Government Out." Wall Street Journal, January 13, 2006. 53. Confessore, N. "Spitzer Talks of Suing to Expand Health Plan." New York Times, B2, August 28, 2007. 54. "Consumer Choice: Can It Cure the Nation's Health Care Ills?" Wall Street Journal, December 13, 2005. 55. Cortese, D. A., MD. Healing America’s Ailing Health Care System. Rochester, MN: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education

and Research. 81 492-6, 2006. 56. "Creeps and Bounds: Can America Provide Universal Health Care Without Adopting a Government-Run System?" Economist.

July 19, 2007. 57. Cunningham, R. "Reform: The Polarities Aren't All Political." Health Affairs. (Blog): 2 pp, April 11, 2007. 58. "Daschle Optimistic about Chances for Comprehensive Health Reform." Health Affairs. 2006. 59. Day, B. "The Dark Side of Healthcare Reform." Boston Globe, August 30, 2007. 60. The Emerging Budget Crisis: Urgent Fiscal Choices. Washington, D.C.: Committee on Economic Development, May 2005. 61. Enthoven, A. Wisconsin Steps Forward with Real Market-Based Health Reform. July 16, 2007. 62. Fein, R. "Universal Health Insurance - Let the Debate Begin." Journal of the American Medical Association. 290 (6): 818-20,

August 13, 2003. 63. Felland, L. E. Massachusetts Health Reform: Employers, Lower-Wage Workers and Universal Coverage. Washington, DC:

Center for Studying Health System Change, July 2007. 64. Freudenheim, M. "Mayo Clinic Recommends Universal Health Insurance Plan." New York Times, September 15, 2007. 65. Fuchs, V. R. "Health Care Reform: Why? What? When?" Health Affairs. 24 (6): 1399-2005, November/December 2005. 66. Gardner, J. “Employer Mandate Strongly Supported by Working-Age Americans and Californians, Survey Says.” Health

Affairs, 2004. 67. Gerena-Morales, R. "U.S. Needs a New Prescription to Slow Health-Care Spending." Wall Street Journal, March 6, 2006. 68. Ginsburg, P. B. "Competition in Health Care: Its Evolution Over the Past Decade." Health Affairs. 24 (6): 1512 - 1522,

November/December 2005. 69. Ginsburg, P. B. A Decade of Tracking Health System Change. Washington, D.C.: Center for Studying Health System Change,

March 2006. 70. Goodman, J. C. Transparency in Health Care. Dallas, TX: National Center for Policy Analysis, March 29, 2006. 71. Gratzer, D. "Health of the Union." Wall Street Journal, January 26, 2006. 72. Gruber, J. Taking Massachusetts National: Incremental Universalism for the U.S. Hamilton Project Presentation: The Brookings

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73. Giuliani, R. W. "A Free-Market Cure for US Healthcare System." Boston Globe, August 3, 2007. 74. Harwood, J. "Public's Focus is Health Care, Troop Cuts in Iraq." Wall Street Journal, January 31, 2006. 75. Healy, P. " Wary of Past, Clinton Unveils A Health Plan." New York Times, September 18, 2007. 76. "The Health Care Opportunity." Wall Street Journal, February 1, 2006. 77. HealthCast 2020: Creating a Sustainable Future. PriceWaterhouseCoopers, 2005. 78. Herbert, B. "Need Medicaid? Show your Passport." New York Times, January 5, 2006. 79. Hubbard, A. B. "A Tax Cure for Health Care." Wall Street Journal, A15, July 24, 2007. 80. "IRS OKs Not-for-Profit Hospital IT Subsidies for Physicians." iHealthBeat, California Healthcare Foundation, May 14, 2007. 81. Kowalczyk, L. "Universal Health Plan is Endorsed." Boston Globe, August 13, 2003. 82. Krugman, P. "Medicine: Who Decides?" New York Times, December 26, 2005. 83. Krugman, P. "Health Care Confidential." New York Times, January 27, 2006. 84. Krugman, P. "The Health Care Crisis and What to Do about It." The New York Review of Books. 53 (5): March 23, 2006. 85. Kuttner, R. "Toward True National Insurance." Boston Globe, November 26, 2005. 86. Lueck, S. "Stiffer Rules for Nursing-Home Coverage." Wall Street Journal, December 21, 2005. 87. Lueck, S. "Health-Care Spending Growth Slows." Wall Street Journal, January 10, 2006. 88. Lueck, S. "Bush's Health-Care Point Man." Wall Street Journal, April 3, 2006. 89. Madrick, J. "Economic Scene: Some New Studies Look at What to Do about the Troubled American Health System." New York

Times, July 8, 2004. 90. McDonough, J. E., et al. "The Third Wave Of Massachusetts Health Care Access Reform." Health Affairs. (Web Exclusive):

W420-W431, September 14, 2006. 91. McKinnon, J. D. "Bush Sets Focus on Health Care for 2006 Agenda." Wall Street Journal, January 12, 2006. 92. McLaughlin, L. "The Medicare Model for Health Care." Boston Globe, November 24, 2003. 93. Melloan, G. "The Health of the Union." Wall Street Journal, January 31, 2006. 94. "Men in Shorts Join the Fray." Economist. January 28, 2006. 95. Merlis, M. Rising Out-of-Pocket Spending for Medical Care: A Growing Strain on Family Budgets. New York, NY: The

Commonwealth Fund, 2006. 96. Milligan, S. "Richardsohn Unveils Mandatory Healthcare Plan." Boston Globe, August 8, 2007. 97. Moffit, R. E. State-Based Health Reform: A Comparison of Health Insurance Exchanges and the Federal Employees Health

Benefits Program. Washington, DC: The Heritage Foundation, June 20, 2007. 98. Mongan, J. J. A Tale of Two Health Systems. New York, NY: The Commonwealth Fund, 2005. 99. Murray, A. "Health-Care Fixes Should Focus on Quality." Wall Street Journal, February 1, 2006. 100. Nussbaum, S. Health Plans: Consumer Advocates in a Complex Health Care System. Washington, D.C.: WellPoint, Inc.,

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101. Obama, B. Barack Obama's Plan for a Healthy America, 2007. 102. "Obama's Incomplete Health Plan." Boston Globe, May 30, 2007. 103. Ornstein, N. "The Politics of Destruction." New York Times, July 22, 2007. 104. Pipes, S. C. "The Choice on Health Care." Wall Street Journal, A12, June 28, 2007. 105. Porter, E. "Health Care for All, Just a (Big) Step Away." New York Times, December 18, 2005. 106. Poterba, J. Recommendations of the President's Advisory Panel on Tax Reform. MIT: President's Advisory Panel on Tax

Reform. 35 pp, January 6, 2006. 107. Preciphs, J. "States Take on Minimum Wage." Wall Street Journal, March 14, 2006. 108. "Proposal of the Physicians' Working Group for Single-Payer National Health Insurance." Journal of the American Medical

Association. 290 (6): 798-806, August 13, 2006. 109. "Readers on Health Care." Wall Street Journal, January 9, 2006. 110. Roan, S. "Survival, at a Cost." Los Angeles Times, November 21, 2005. 111. Rowland, C. "Health Industry Grows Stronger." Boston Globe, December 20, 2005. 112. Rubenstein, S. "Patients Become Consumers." Wall Street Journal, December 28, 2005. 113. Rundle, R. L. "California Health Plan in Peril." Wall Street Journal, A6, September 11, 2007. 114. Sheils, J. Lewin Group Analysis of Sen. Wyden's Plan. Physicians for a National Health Program, December 12, 2006. 115. "State of the Union: Running on Empty." Economist. February 2, 2006. 116. Strassel, K. "Socialized Medicine Showdown." Wall Street Journal, A14, June 29, 2007. 117. Toner, R. "Health Care Looms as Top Campaign Issue." New York Times, July 5, 2007. 118. Vennochi, J. "Taming the Beast in State's Healthcare." Boston Globe, December 22, 2005. 119. Vennochi, J. "Healthcare Reform with a Dose of Profit." Boston Globe, April 2, 2006. 120. Wal-Mart, Partners Launch 'Better Health Care Together' Campaign. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., accesed June 16, 2007. 121. Wharam, J. F. "Toward Evidence-Based Policy Making and Standardized Assessment of Health Policy Reform." Journal of the

American Medical Association. 298 (6): 676-9, August 8, 2007. 122. Wessel, D. "Pressure Mounts to Mend the Health System." Wall Street Journal, November 3, 2005. 123. Woolhandler, S. "Health Reform Failure." Boston Globe, September 17, 2007. 124. "Wrong Prescription." Wall Street Journal, A12, July 13, 2007. 125. Wyden, R. "Fixing Health Care." Wall Street Journal, A14, June 26, 2007. 126. Yee, C. M. "Fix Health Care? Mayo's on the Case." Start Tribune, May 5, 2007.

Health Savings Accounts

127. Bloche, M. G. "Consumer-Directed Health Care." New England Journal of Medicine. 355 (17): 1756-9, October 26, 2006. 128. "Bush Says Patients Should Pay More Directly for Health Care." Wall Street Journal, February 16, 2006.

129. Claxton, G., et al. "What High-Deductible Plans Look Like: Findings From A National Survey Of Employers, 2005." Health

Affairs. (Web Exclusive): W5-434 - W5-441, September 14, 2005. 130. Cogan, J. F., et al. "Making Markets Work: Five Steps To A Better Health Care System." Health Affairs. 24 (6): 1447-57,

November/December 2005. 131. Cogan, J. F., et al. "Not a Panacea . . ." Wall Street Journal, A12, February 9, 2006. 132. Dash, E. "Health Savings Accounts Attract Wall St." New York Times, 1, January 27, 2006. 133. Faust, M. American Express and WellChoice Announce Agreement to Offer New Healthcare Payment Solution. American

Express, November 30, 2005. 134. Fisher, J. P. "More Patients Asked to Pay First." The News & Observer, January 31, 2006. 135. Francis, T. "Health Accounts Have Benefits For Employers." Wall Street Journal, B1, February 3, 2006. 136. Freudenheim, M. "Prognosis is Mixed for Health Savings." New York Times, 1, January 26, 2006. 137. Fuhrmans, V. "Blue Cross, Blue Shild Seek Health Savings Plans' Funds." Wall Street Journal, B4, December 5, 2005. 138. Fuhrmans, V. "Selective Coverage: A Big Insurer Bets on a Hot Trend: Shopping Around for Health Care." Wall Street Journal,

1, October 24, 2005. 139. Fuhrmans, V. "Few Uninsured Workers Opt for Employers' New Health Plans." Wall Street Journal, B1, February 8, 2006. 140. Ghose, M. Nearly 3.2 Million Enrolled in HSA/HDHPs. America's Health Insurance Plans, March 9, 2006. 141. Ginsburg, P. B. Tax-free But of Little Account: Without Changes, Health Savings Plans Unlikely to Achieve Lofty Goals.

Washington, DC: Center for Studying Health System Change, February 16, 2004. 142. Gratzer, D. "Congress Got Something Right!" Wall Street Journal, A18, December 7, 2005. 143. Lewis, D. E. "Tax Savings are in the Cards: New Benefit Lets Employees Withdraw Funds Set Aside for Health Care Expenses."

Boston Globe, G1, G4, January 18, 2004. 144. Lieber, R. "Asking your Doc for Discounts." Wall Street Journal, B1, October 29, 2005. 145. Lopes, G. "Health Plans Offer Investment." Washington Times, August 20, 2007. 146. Lueck, S. "Bush to Seek Bigger Health-Savings Tax Break." Wall Street Journal, A3, January 21, 2006. 147. Lueck, S. "Bush's Medicare-Cut Proposal Would Slam Nation's Hospitals." Wall Street Journal, A16, February 7, 2006. 148. Rowan, C. Health Savings Account Enrollees Predicted to Rise to 30 Million by 2009. Mintel, May 10, 2007. 149. Rubenstein, S. "In New Health Plan, Patients Pay their Share -- Or Else." Wall Street Journal, B1, March 13, 2006. 150. Rubenstein, S. "Is an HSA Right for You?" Wall Street Journal, D1, February 2, 2006. 151. Sarche, J. "Company Details the True Cost of Health Care." Boston Globe, E4, March 20, 2006. 152. Smith, V. L. "Trust the Customer!" Wall Street Journal, A20, March 8, 2006. 153. Tu, H. T. Benefit Design Innovations: Implications for Consumer-Directed Health Care. Washington, DC: Center for Studying

Health System Change, February 2007. 154. Wojcik, J. Healthia Helps Consumers Choose Health Options. Business Insurance, January 25, 2006.

Insurance 155. Anders, G. "Rewarding Career: As Patients, Doctors Feel Pinch, Insurer's CEO Makes a Billion." Wall Street Journal, A1, April

18, 2006. 156. Bandler, J., et al. "CEO to Halt Stock-Based Pay at UnitedHealth." Wall Street Journal, A1, April 19, 2006. 157. "Blue Cross, Humana to Expand Electronic Health Record." Jacksonville Business Journal, May 7, 2007. 158. Francis, T. "Insurers' Lists on Doctors Under Fire." Wall Street Journal, D3, August 21, 2007. 159. Franczyk, A. "BlueCross Gets Nod from Harvard." Business First of Buffalo, December 14, 2005. 160. Freudenheim, M. "Aetna to Pay for Program to Manage Depression." New York Times, November 2, 2005. 161. Freudenheim, M. "Cost of Health Insurance Rises Again, but at a Slightly Slower Rate." New York Times, September 12, 2007. 162. Fuhrmans, V. "Rise in Aetna's Medical-Cost Ratio Spooks Investors." Wall Street Journal, A3, April 28, 2006. 163. Fuhrmans, V. "UnitedHealth Plans to Shake Up Governance Policy." Wall Street Journal, A17, April 27, 2006. 164. Grossman, J. M. For-Profit Conversions and Merger Trends Among Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Plans. Washington, DC:

Center for Studying Health System Change, January 2004. 165. Healy, B. "Big Hassle Brings in Big Money: Lexington Software Firm Finds Vast Opportunity in Paying Off Medical Claims."

Boston Globe, D1, January 12, 2004. 166. "Health and the Market." Boston Globe, A12, February 21, 2006. 167. Hudson, K. "Wal-Mart to Offer Improved Health-Care Benefits." Wall Street Journal, B2, February 24, 2006. 168. Hudson, K. "Wal-Mart's Low-Cost Health Plan Lifts Enrollment." Wall Street Journal, A3, December 3, 2005. 169. Kolata, G. "Medicare Says It Will Pay, but Patients Say 'No Thanks'." New York Times, 1, March 3, 2006. 170. Kolata, G. "Some Chronically Ill Adults Wait for Medicare to Arrive." New York Times, July 12, 2007. 171. Landro, L. "Eliminating Conflicts in Medical Treatment: Medicare Tests Program to Better Coordinate Care for Multiple

Ailments." Wall Street Journal, D5, February 8, 2006. 172. Lueck, S. "Small-Business Health Plans Advance in Senate." Wall Street Journal, A6, March 13, 2006. 173. Mantone, J. "Doctors Aren’t In for Medicaid Patients." Wall Street Journal, July 19, 2007. 174. McQueen, M. P. "Health Insurers Target the Individual Market." Wall Street Journal, D1, August 21, 2007. 175. "Medicaid Patients Get the Short End of the Government's Stick." Wall Street Journal, A11, July 27, 2007. 176. Pear, R. "AARP Says It Will Become Major Medicare Insurer While Remaining a Consumer Lobby." New York Times, April

17, 2007. 177. Rubenstein, S. "Keeping Workers Healthy Pays Off at Dow Chemical." Wall Street Journal, B4, October 24, 2005. 178. Tufts Health Plan Launches Online Renewals for Its Small Group Market. Connecture, Inc., March 9, 2006. 179. Wisenberg Brin, D. "Health-Insurer Outlook Appears Solid Despite Higher Cost Hit." Wall Street Journal, May 15, 2007. 180. Zuger, A. "For a Retainer, Lavish Care by 'Boutique Doctors'." New York Times, October 30, 2005.

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September 15, 2004. 214. Dreifus, C. "New Models for Healing and for Science Itself." New York Times, November 29, 2005. 215. Finder, A. "A Hot Trend on Campus: Majoring in Health Care." New York Times, February 6, 2006. 216. Foreman, J. "Trick or Treatment?" Boston Globe, February 6, 2006. 217. Fox, R. C. "Cultural Competence and the Culture of Medicine." New England Journal of Medicine. 353 (13): 1316-9,

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232. Lesser, C. S., et al. Initial Findings from HSC's 2005 Site Visits: Stage Set for Growing Health Care Cost and Access Problems.

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243. Rowland, C. "Lessons in Hospital Courtesy: Local Institutions Follow Hotels' Lead." Boston Globe, December 28, 2005. 244. Rowland, C. "Hospital Seeks Heart Care Edge in $350M Center." Boston Globe, October 8, 2005. 245. Rowland, C. "I'll Have a Loaf of Bread, Milk, and a Flu Shot: Discount Stores Add Health Clinics." Boston Globe, December

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