Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. A New Approach to Comparing Health Systems -- 2. Comparable Cities within Contrasting Health Systems -- 3. Overall Performance of the Health System: Avoidable Mortality -- 4. Access to Primary Care: Avoidable Hospital Conditions -- 5. Access to Specialty Care: The Treatment of Heart Disease -- 6. Conclusions -- Appendix: Data and Methods -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.