2006 Article-of-the-Year Award Nominees 

Balsa, A., T. McGuire, and L. Meredith. “Testing for Statistical Discrimination in Health Care.” Health Services Research 40.1 (February 2005): pp. 227–52.

Bindman, A., A. Chattopadhyay, D.H. Osmond, et. al. “The Impact of Medicaid Managed Care on Hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions.” Health Services Research 40.1 (February 2005): pp. 19–38.

Flores, G., M. Abreu, C.E. Chaisson, et. al. “A Randomized, Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Community-Based Case Management in Insuring Uninsured Latino Children.” Pediatrics 116 (2005): pp. 1433–41.

Fung, C.H., M.N. Elliott, R.D. Hays, et. al. “Patients' Preferences for Technical Versus Interpersonal Quality When Selecting a Primary Care Physician.” Health Services Research 40.4 (August 2005): pp. 957–77.

Gabel, J., G. Claxton, I. Gil, et. Al. “Health Benefits in 2005: Premium Increases Slow Down, Coverage Continues to Erode.” Health Affairs 24.5 (September/October 2005): pp. 1273–80.

Kravitz, R.L., R.M. Epstein, M.D. Feldman, et. al. “Influence of patients' Requests for Direct-to-Consumer Advertised Antidepressants: A Randomized Controlled Trial.” Journal of the American Medical Association 203.16 (April 2005): pp. 1995–2002.

Leff, B., L. Burton, S. Mader, et. al. “Hospital at Home: Feasibility and Outcomes of a Program to Provide Hospital-Level Care at Home for Acutely Ill Older Patients.” Annals of Internal Medicine 143 (December 2005): pp. 798–808.

Loberzia, Jr., F.R., M. Zhang, S.J. Lee, et. al. “Association of Transplant Center and Physician Factors on Mortality after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in the United States.” Blood 105.7 (April 2005): pp. 2979–87.

Mukamel, D.B., D.L. Weimer, J. Zwanziger, et. al. “Quality Report Cards, Selection of Cardiac Surgeons, and Racial Disparities: A Study of the Publication of the New York State Cardiac Surgery Reports.” Inquiry 41 (Winter 2004/2005): pp. 435–446.

Pizer, S.D., R. Feldman, and A.B. Frakt. “Defective Design: Regional Competition in Medicare.” Health Affairs – Web Exclusive (August 2005): W5-399–W5-411.

Scanlon, D.P., S. Swaminathan, M. Chernew, et. al. “Competition and Health Plan Performance: Evidence from Health Maintenance Organization Insurance Markets.” Medical Care 43.4 (April 2005): pp. 1–9.

Thorpe, K. “The Rise in Health Care Spending and What to Do About It.” Health Affairs 24.6 (2005): pp 1436–45.

Trivedi, A., A.M. Zaslavsky, E.C. Schneider, et. al. “Trends in the Quality of Care and Racial Disparities in Medicare Managed Care.” The New England Journal of Medicine 353.7 (August 2005): pp. 692–700.