Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Author's Note
Foreword John Raisian
Preface
1. The WHO Ranking of Health Systems Redux: A Critical Appraisal
2. The Limited Value of Life Expectancy Comparisons in Ranking Health Systems
3. Infant Mortality as an Indicator of Health and Health Care
4. Measuring Medical Care Quality in the United States
5. Evaluating Access to America's Medical Care
6. Specialists and Medical Innovation: The Best of the Best
7. Maintaining Excellence While Reducing Costs: An American Solution
Notes
About the Author
About the Hoover Institution's Working Group on Health Care Policy
Index