Abstract Although the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution formally abolished slavery
and involuntary servitude in 1865, the text created an exception for the punishment of …

The persistent riddle of health-care policy is how to control the costs while improving the
quality of care. The riddle's oncepromising answer-managed care-has been politically …

In recent years, there has been national alarm about the rising rate of home foreclosures,
which now strike one in every 92 households in America, and which contribute to even …

The nation's student-loan system, which originated $85 billion in loans in 2007,'was struck
by scandal during that year. Major institutional actors involved in the system-universities, the …

This article discusses comparative consumer bankruptcy in the context of the international
spread of consumer credit capitalism and its accompanying social cost, overindebtedness …

Organizations belong to one of three sectors-the state, the market, or the independent
sector.'Although defining the roles and boundaries of the state and the market is hard, it is …

Abstract Comprising four sections: Overall Developments; Corporate Training and
Development; Higher Education; and K-12 Education, this chapter synthesizes the findings …

Background An emerging literature shows that mortgage strain can lead to poor health
outcomes, but less work has focused on whether and how health shocks influence mortgage …

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In the vast majority of health care interactions, patients in the United Statesregardless of their
insurance status-bear some direct financial liability to medical providers. 1 Whether they are …