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HMOs, Health Insurance, and Health Care Economics

Krugman, Paul. "The Health Care Racket." New York Times, February 16, 2007.

Harmon, Amy. "Insurance Fears Leads Many to Shun DNA Tests." New York Times, February 24, 2008.

"Inside Wal-Mart, a Larger Debate." Editorial, New York Times, October 28, 2005.

Krugman, Paul. "The Deadly Doughnut." New York Times, November 11, 2005.

———. "A Private Obsession." New York Times, November 18, 2005.

Corbett, Sarah. "Patients Without Borders." New York Times, November 18, 2007.

Brody, Jane E. "Crisis of Care On the Front Line of Health." New York Times, September 29, 2008.

"Many Doctors Support Lying to Help Patients." Briefs, New York Times, October 24, 1999.

Chen, Pauline W. "Heart and Soul." New York Times, October 28, 2007.

Jauhar, Sandeep. "Pitfalls of Linking Doctors' Pay to Performance." New York Times, September 9, 2008.

Barlett, Donald L., and James B. Steele. "The Health of Nations." New York Times, October 24, 2004.

"Health Care and the Free Market." Letters, New York Times, October 30, 2004.

Berenson, Alex. "A Cancer Drug's Big Price Rise Is Cause for Concern." New York Times, March 12, 2006.

"World's Best Medical Care?" Editorial, New York Times, August 12, 2007.

Harris, Gardiner. "Infant Deaths Fall in U.S., but Rate is Still High." New York Times, October 16, 2008.

Beane, Billy, Newt Gingrich, and John Kerry. "How to Take American Health Care from Worst to First." New York Times, October 24, 2008.

"Health Care: A National Conversation." Letters, New York Times, November 28, 2007.

 

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