This paper presents a bilevel programming formulation of a leader±follower game that can be used to help decision makers arrive at a rational policy for encouraging biofuel production. In the model, the government is the leader and would like to minimize the annual tax credits it allows the petro-chemical industry for producing biofuels. The crops grown for this purpose are on land now set asid...

Over the past decade, reimbursement in the US health care system has undergone rapid transformation. The Affordable Care Act and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act are some of the many changes challenging traditional modes of practice and raising concerns about practitioners' ability to adapt. Recently, physician satisfaction was proposed as an addition to the Triple Aim in acknow...

Background The rising burden of disease and weak health systems are being compounded by the persistent economic downturn, re-emerging diseases, and violent conflicts. There is a growing recognition that the global health agenda needs to shift from an emphasis on disease-specific approaches to strengthening of health systems, including dealing with social, environmental, and economic determinant...

This article briefly describes key features of the 1994 Cairo Plan of Action and US population assistance, and identifies US efforts to implement the Cairo agenda. US leadership and funding play a key role in global population stabilization issues. Opponents of population assistance in recent years have been undermining the US position as a world leader in global stabilization and restricting...