BACKGROUND The question addressed in this book, Why are some people healthy and
others not?, has generated a vast academic literature, spanning many disciplines and many …

… Theodore Marmor, whose work has appeared in the nation's major newspapers and …
Marmor explains what we can and cannot expect from reform of American medicine, and he …

Comparison of Canadian and US welfare state developments attempt to identify both what
unique characteristics distinguish the two North America countries and what common features …

The elimination of" waste, fraud, and abuse" from American medicine is not a quick or easy
solution to the challenge of rising medical care costs. Although there are clearly some …

We reviewed a considerable body of literature in an attempt to characterize the patterns of
managing pain in US childbirth. In doing so, we noted the relatively restricted range of choice …

… Marmor, Ph.D., and Jonathan Oberlander, Ph.D.… The Dutch experience is particularly
relevant given the proposal by Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) to eliminate traditional …

This book offers a timely account of health reform struggles in developed democracies. The
editors, leading experts in the field, have brought together a group of distinguished scholars …

Paying physicians to hit performance targets is becoming increasingly fashionable, as
evidenced by the growing number of “pay-for-performance” programs in the United States and …

The passage of the National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974,
PL93-641, set in motion the establishment of 205 health systems agencies (HSAs) across the …

Studies of medical politics usually emphasize one of the following types of inquiries: (a)
analyzing the internal politics of medical organizations, as with Oliver Garceau's classic study of …