ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A large number of individuals have contributed directly or indirectly to the production of this book. Of the direct contributors, Martin G. Gellen and Deborah A. Dickstein deserve special thanks for reviewing draft material. Heidi Merrifield produced many of the graphic appearing in the text.
Several people deserve thanks for indirectly but materially contributing to my understanding of the health field. I wish to acknowledge the core faculty of the University of Chicago Center for Health Administration Studies, which, beginning in the mid-1970s, introduced me to the field of health administration and policy. From outstanding figures in this field, including Ronald Andersen, Odin Anderson, Theodore R. Marmor, and Selwyn W. Becker, ...

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