1. Exploring the Concept of Single Payer-Michael S. Sparer, Lawrence D. Brown, and Lawrence R. Jacobs
2. Single Payers, Multiple Systems: The Scope and Limits of Subnational Variation under a Federal Health Policy Framework-Carolyn Hughes Tuohy
3. The Single-Payer Option: A Reconsideration-Adam Oliver
4. Single Payer—Good Metaphor, Bad Politics-Deborah Stone
5. Gap and Parallel Insurance in Health Care Systems with Mandatory Contributions to a Single Funding Pool for Core Medical and Hospital Benefits for All Citizens in Any Given Geographic Area-Joseph White
6. Single Payer as a Financing Mechanism-Sherry Glied
7. Achieving Horizontal Equity: Must We Have a Single-Payer Health System?-Michael K. Gusmano, Daniel Weisz, and Victor G. Rodwin
8. Quality of Care in Single-Payer and Multipayer Health Systems-Roger Feldman
9. Northern Disclosure: Getting Canada Right-Mark A. Peterson
10. Is the Canadian System Right for the United States?-Colleen M. Flood
11. Persistent Disparities in Access to Care across Health Care Systems-Lynn A. Blewett