Contents -- Preface -- 1 Washington and Its Academic Medical Centers -- 2 George Washington University: Selling the Hospital -- 3 George Washington University: Separating the Practice Plan -- 4 George Washington University: Closing the HMO -- 5 George Washington University and Its Medical School -- 6 Georgetown University: Selling the Hospital -- 7 Georgetown University: Selling the Practice Plan -- 8 Georgetown University and Its Medical School -- 9 MedStar Health -- 10 Conclusions -- Appendix A: Other Universities with Teaching Hospitals Owned by For-Profit Companies -- Appendix B: Reducing Deficits and Increasing Surpluses in Private Medical Schools That Do Not Own Their Primary Teaching Hospitals -- Appendix C: Interviewees -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Photographs.