title: Four who fight back.
abstract: Florence McCarthy, Linda Miller, Abraham Verghese and Bonnie Howell are Davids in a world powered by Goliaths. In the chaos of today's cost squeeze, they are the voices of confrontation and accountability. That doesn't make them saintly--just determined.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Novarro
mesh_terms: D054598:Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans / Q000191:economics; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000191:economics; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000191:economics; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics; D007857:Leadership; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States