Converging on reform / Richard M. Sorian -- President Clinton's health security prescription / Cathy Tokarski and Janet Firshein -- Access to care and health care reform / Diane Rowland and Lois Simon -- Curbing health costs : many tried, none succeeded / Cathy Tokarski and Janet Firshein -- Policing the professions : malpractice and antitrust under reform / Daniel B. Moskowitz -- Long term care : the looming crisis / Karen J. Migdail -- Quality of care under reform : practice guidelines and report cards / David Strickland -- The states : laboratory for reform / Richard M. Sorian with Allan Holmes -- Unlearned lessons : what other nations might teach America / Richard A. Knox -- The lobbyists line up / Richard M. Sorian -- Congress : the players and the process / Richard M. Sorian -- The end of the health reform journey / Cathy Tokarski and Janet Firshein -- Legislative summary : health security act / Roy Bredder