Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Overview -- 2 Symposium Summary -- 3 Findings and Recommendations -- References -- References Consulted* -- A Additional Commentary Regarding Choice Facilitating Organizations -- B Invitational Symposium Agenda -- C Symposium Participants -- D Commissioned Papers -- E The Structure and Accountability for Medicare Health Plans: Government, the Market, and Professionalism -- F Best Practices for Structuring and Facilitating Consumer Choice of Health Plans -- G Medicare Managed Care: Issues for Vulnerable Populations -- H Reaching and Educating Medicare Beneficiaries About Choice -- I What Information Do Consumers Want and Need: What Do We Know About How They Judge Quality and Accountability? -- J Medicare Managed Care: Protecting Consumers and Enhancing Satisfaction -- K Medicare Managed Care: Current Requirements and Practices to Ensure Accountability -- L What Should Be the Basic Ground Rules for Plans Being Able to Participate in the Medicare Managed Care Market? Case Study: The California Public Employees' Retirement System -- Index.