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Nearly 30 years ago. Milton Friedman wrote There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch. To which hospitals might respond, "Have you heard about health care, Milton?" Hospitals traditionally have [...]

To THE EDITOR: Having been morbidly fascinated with Noam Chomsky for decades and having written about him on several occasions, (and even engaged in some private correspondence with him), I [...]

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. "Siege and Massacre at Fort William Henry," which chronicled the French and Indian War in North America in 1755; "Weaponry," which described the Franco-Prussian War from 1870-1871; Description of Aleksei Brusilov's offensive during the Russian war in 1916.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article by Jean DerGurahian regarding information technology definitions created by the National Alliance for Health Information Technology under contract with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

Focuses on the efforts of several companies and institutions in the U.S. to raise awareness about the problems of uninsured persons and to help rally public support for action. Number of uninsured persons in the country; Ideas offered by legislators to solve medigap in health care coverage; Principles which can be implemented for health care.

Focuses on developments in the U.S. health care system in 2003. Information on the unified health care policy; Details on guidelines issued by the American Hospital Association on hospital billing and collections; Purpose of the Quality Initiative: A Public Resource on Hospital Performance.

Encourages U.S. citizens to participate in the quality initiative designed to demonstrate the quality of care delivered by hospitals in the U.S. Reason for embarking the initiative; Significance of voluntary participation among U.S. citizens; Aim of the initiative.

Provides information on a retreat attended by the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees. Outcome of the group discussion led by each trustee; Topic of the group discussion; Concerns on health care aired by the consumers.

Focuses on the 'Cover the Uninsured Week,' a chain of events focused on increasing awareness about uninsured individuals in the U.S. Possible implications of the campaign's success; Reason behind the need to increase insurance awareness; Factors that affect health insurance coverage across the country.