This series presents economic research on health care and health policy issues. The papers are written primarily for a policy audience. Each volume contains approximately five papers from an annual conference held in Washington, D.C. Topics covered include the effects of health policy reforms, changes in health care organization and management, measurement of health outcomes, health care output and productivity, the role of health-related behavior, health and aging, health and children, and health care financing.Contributors Laurence C. Baker, David M. Cutler, Matthew Eichner, Mark McClellan, Ellen Meara, Jonathan S. Skinner, Douglas O. Staiger, John E. Wennberg, David A. Wise.