| The Tompkins Group's recommended reading . . . |
| Health Care Spending |
| Iglehart, John K., "The American Health Care
System – Expenditures," New England Journal of Medicine, 1999; 340(1): 163-168. |
| Smith, Sheila et al., "The Next Ten Years of Health Spending: What Does the Future Hold?" Health Affairs 1998;17:128-40. |
| Health Care Financing |
| Kuttner, Robert, "The American Health Care System
-- Health Insurance Coverage," New England Journal of Medicine, 1999; 340(2): 70-76. |
| William M. Mercer, Inc.,"National Survey of Employer - Sponsored Health Plans," 1988. |
| Medicare |
| Bodenheimer, Thomas, "The American Health Care
System -- Medicare," New England Journal of Medicine, 1999; 340: 403-408. |
| Iglehart, John K., "The American Health Care
System -- Medicare," New England Journal of Medicine, 1999; 340(4): 327-332. |
| Medicaid |
| Iglehart, John K., "The American Health Care
System -- Medicaid," New England Journal of Medicine, 1999; 340(5): 403-408. |
| Managed Care |
| Blendon, Robert J., et al., "Understanding the
Managed Care Backlash," Health Affairs 1998; 17(4): 80-94 |
| Relman, Arnold S., "The Decline and Fall of
Managed Care," Hospitals & Health Networks, July 5, 1998. |
| Ginzberg, Eli, "The Uncertain Future of Managed
Care," New England Journal of Medicine 1999; 340(2): 144-145. |
| Grumbach, Kevin, M.D., et al, "Primary Care
Physicians' Experience of Financial Incentives in Managed Care Systems," New England Journal of Medicine 1998; 339(21): 1516-1521. |
| Health Care Delivery |
| Iglehart, John K., "Listening in on the Duke
University Private Sector Conference: Beyond Managed Health Care -- The Role of the Academic Health Center," New England Journal of Medicine 1997; 336(25): 1827-1831. |
| Kuttner, Robert, "The American Health Care System
-- Wall Street and Health Care," New England Journal of Medicine, 1999; 340(8): 664-668. |
| McCue, Mike, "IDNs: The Newest Managed Care
Juggernaut," Managed Healthcare March 1998:27-31 |
| Robinson, James C., "Financial Capital and
Intellectual Capital In Physician Practice Management," Health Affairs 1998; 17(4): 53-74 |
| Terry, Ken, "Now Hospitals Want to be Your
Partner, Not Your Boss," Medical Economics, August 24, 1998: |
| Van Amerongen, Derek. Networks and the Future of
Medical Practice. Chicago: Health Administration Press: 1998 |
| Physicians |
| Bodenheimer, Thomas, "The American Health Care
System -- Physicians and the Changing Medical Marketplace," New England Journal of Medicine, 1999; 340(7): 584-588. |
| Kassirer, Jerome P., "Doctor Discontent," New England Journal of Medicine 1998; 339(21): 1543-1544. |
| Marsh, Lawrence C., "The Doctor's Bottom
Line," Health Affairs 1998; 17(4): 75-79 |
| Quality |
| Bodenheimer, Thomas, "The American Health Care
System -- The Movement for Improved Quality in Health Care," New England Journal of Medicine, 1999;40(6): 488-492. |
| Managing |
| Eisenhardt, Kathleen M. and Brown, Shona L.,
"Time Pacing: Competing in Markets that Won’t Stand Still," Harvard Business Review, 1998; March-April: 59-69 |
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