UNDERSTANDING COMPETITIVE MANAGED CARE.

The Emerging Competitive Managed Care Marketplace (J. Wilkerson, et al.).

Perspectives and Evidence on Efficiency in Managed Care Organizations (H. Luft).

PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATIVES AND RESPONSES.

The Role of Purchasing Groups (L.Bergthold & L. Solomon).

Exercising Purchasing Power for Prevention (H. Schauffler & T. Rodriguez).

The Challenge of Measuring and Monitoring Quality (A. Bindman).

The Future of the Health Professions Under Managed Care (E. O'Neil & L. Finnocchio).

Inside the System: The Patient-Physician Relationship in the Era of Managed Care (H. Waitzkin & J. Fishman).

PUBLIC SECTOR INITIATIVES AND RESPONSES.

Ensuring Competition in the Market for HMO Services (R. Given).

State-Sponsored Health Insurance Purchasing Cooperatives: California's "HIPC" (T. Buchmueller).

Managing the Managed Care Revolution: States and the New Medicaid (M. Sparer).

The Challenges of Implementing Market-Based Reform for Public Clients (K. Devers).

Messing with Medicare: Markets and Politics in the 104th Congress (J. Wilkerson).

Lessons for the United States: Britain's Experience with Managed Competition (D. Light).

Conclusion: The Potential and Limits of Competitive Managed Care.