Informing American health care policy : the dynamics of medical expenditure and insurance surveys, 1977-1996 / Alan C. Monheit, Renate Wilson, Ross H. Arnett III, editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 1. Past challenges and current issues. National Medical Expenditure Surveys : genesis and rationale / Ronald Andersen and Odin W. Anderson -- Modeling consumer and provider behavior : the first national expenditure study / Gail R. Wilensky -- The provider system and the changing locus of expenditure data : survey strategies from fee-for-service to managed care / Joel W. Cohen and Amy K. Taylor -- pt. 2. Sources of payment and the structure of health insurance. Examining health insurance differences : issues of public equity and cost efficiency / Pamela Farley Short -- Health insurance, employment, and the labor market / Alan C. Monheit -- pt. 3. Vulnerable populations : health care and measures of access. The national expenditure surveys and studies of access to care by vulnerable populations / Marc L. Berk -- Evaluating Medicare and Medicaid : the yield in information from the National Medical Expenditure Surveys / Judith D. Kasper -- pt. 4. Survey methods, budget constraints, and operational issues. Better estimates of populations at risk and more efficient sampling : changing survey design strategies over time / Steven B. Cohen -- Continuity versus change : challenges in designing a successor survey / Daniel C. Walden -- Survey integration and end-of-century constraints / Ross H. Arnet III -- pt. 5. The role of national data in policy formulation. Health system reform debates and medical expenditure surveys / Len. M. Nichols.