SPRING 2000 TABLE OF CONTENTS

EDITOR'S NOTE
by Peter Ross Range

Where We Stand

44,000,000 & 98,000 -- A TALE OF TWO NUMBERS
by Al From
Here are eight steps to start the consumer revolution in health care.

Policy Challenges

WHOSE HEALTH IS IT, ANYWAY?
by S. Robert Levine, MD
Managed care and other reforms failed to account for the fact that, just as all politics is local, all health care is personal. Plus:

• A HEALTH CONSUMER'S TOOL KIT

"WHERE'S MINE?"
by Michael L. Millenson
For 90 years, reformers have tried to empower consumers with reports on the quality of care. Mostly, they have failed.

CAN CONSUMERS JUDGE?
by David Lansky
We already have many of the tools to measure how well doctors perform, but we don't use them. Plus:

• A PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS? by Jeff Lemieux
• FAILING REPORT CARDS by David Lansky

LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD
by Regina E. Herzlinger
The SEC transformed securities markets during the Great Depression. It's time to do the same for health care markets.

GETTING ON THE FAST TRACK TO UNIVERSAL COVERAGE
by David Kendall
Why we need to mandate health insurance for everyone. Plus:

• THE GOP APPROACH TO REFORM
• HOW WOULD A HEALTH INSURANCE TAX CREDIT WORK? (note: see page 2 of this item)
• WHAT WORKS: POOLING RESOURCES FOR THE POOR by Fran Carlson

GORE VS. BRADLEY: HOW THEY WOULD COVER THE UNINSURED
by David Kendall and Jeff Lemieux

Solutions

REVOLUTION IN MINNESOTA
by Kerry Tremain
Minnesota-based UnitedHealth Group reports on doctors' performance.

WHAT WORKS: COVERING WISCONSIN'S POOR by Margy Waller

2001: A PERSONAL HEALTH SPACE ODYSSEY
by Katie Donohue
Store your records. Talk to your doctor. Fill a prescription. All online and free, say boosters. Plus:

• IS YOUR PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION REALLY SAFE?
• HEALTHWISE MAKES CONSUMERS PARTNERS by Marilyn Snell
• MENTAL HEALTH: THE UNRESOLVED AREA OF HEALTH CARE REFORM The Editors

RESOURCE FOR RESEARCH
by Kerry Tremain
NIH's PubMed Central puts life science online.

THE DOCTOR IN THE MIRROR
by Michael Castleman
Your most important health care provider is - you. Plus:

• COLLABORATING WITH YOUR DOCTOR by Jessie Gruman

THE BLUEPRINT HEALTH INDEX
Startling numbers underscore the urgency of reform.

WHAT WORKS: CHATTANOOGA'S OUTREACH PROGRAM
by Judy Packer-Tursman

LEARNING HEALTH FOR LIFE
by Judy Packer-Tursman
K-12 health education reduces bad lifestyle choices later on.

SAVE MEDICARE FROM ITSELF
by Senator John Breaux
Troubled Medicare can be ushered into the 21st century only by getting politicians out of the medical business. Plus:

• A WORTHY TRUST FUND by Jeff Lemieux
• FINDING THE WILL TO REFORM by Jeff Lemieux

WHAT'S YOUR PLAN?
by Eric B. Schnurer
Most people don't have long-term care insurance, a fact that could bankrupt both government and families.

Penn's Poll

HEALTH CARE IS BACK
By Mark Penn

POST SCRIPT
by David Kendall and S. Robert Levine, MD