Editorial: Who Belongs?

Who belongs inside the carotid arteries?

Creation of training and credentialing standards for cervicocerebral angiography, angioplasty, and stenting, published in this issue of Neurology,1 acknowledges an important reality: the cardiologists are coming. A force of over 4,500 interventional cardiologists,2 having already moved from the heart to the renal and peripheral arteries, having stood up to cardiothoracic surgeons and won, is ra...

Tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.

Editorial Who wants his plaque sealed ?

There are some lessons to be learned from 25 years of coronary interventional cardiology. One of the most fundamental and important lessons learnt has been the need for an extensive understanding and knowledge of a specific disease process prior to the successful design of a targeted interventional treatment. The rapid development of sophisticated imaging equipment in interventional cardiology ...

Who Belongs in Managed Care? Using Premium Policy to Achieve an Efficient Assignment in Medicare

Abstract Acknowledgments: The authors are grateful to the National Institute of Aging for support through P01 XXXXX. The Role of Private Plans in Medicare, J. Newhouse, PI. This paper grew out of discussions with Rhema Vaithianathan. Mike Chernew, Richard Frank and Joe Newhouse provided helpful comments on an earlier draft. The opinions and conclusions in this paper are the authors’ alone. This...

What Belongs in a Constitution?

The essay argues that the content of constitutions should derive from its political functions: granting stability and legitimacy to government. There are three main candidates for inclusion in constitutions: regime arrangements, human rights, and general credo. All constitutions must include institutional arrangements. The level of detail and entrenchment may vary. There are important reasons f...