title: Perspectives. HMOs' legislative odyssey, Medicare changes, science explosion are top stories of 1998--and likely to dominate news again next year.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cunningham
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D005544:Forecasting; D018166:Health Care Reform; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000639:trends*; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends*; D006291:Health Policy / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends*; D012106:Research / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D012586:Science / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States