The Journal of Health Care Finance, a respected quarterly print journal for over 30 years, is now modernizing its operations and going fully online under the leadership of its long time Editor, James Unland. This will enable our Journal to (a) publish articles relating to major health care financial and policy developments in a more timely manner, (b) publish articles without regard to article length restrictions and (c) publish many more articles than was the case with the print edition.

In addition to these enhanced capabilities, we have been mindful of the increasing number of excellent articles in recent years that have covered the health care systems of nations outside the United States. Hence, we are starting an International Section of our Journal. Several experts qualified in this area have formed a special International Section Editorial Advisory Board under the leadership of Professor Mustafa Younis, and we are looking forward to offering a diverse array of informative and groundbreaking international articles as we move toward truly global health care finance coverage.

James Unland, Executive Editor and Publisher

USA Section Editorial Advisory Board

Steven R. Eastaugh, PhD
Consultant, Eastaugh Economics
Washington, D.C.

Dana A. Forgione, PhD, CPA, CMA, CFE
Professor of Accounting, College of Business
University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas

Peter E. Hilsenrath, Ph.D.
Professor of Healthcare Management and Economics
University of the Pacific
Stockton, California

Ellen F. Hoye, MS
Principal, Hoye Consulting
Elmhurst, Illinois

Daniel R. Longo, ScD
Professor, Department of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

Kevin T. Ponton
Senior Analyst, Tax Sensitive Strategies
Standish Mellon Asset Management, Boston, Massachusetts

Elaine Scheye
President, The Scheye Group, Ltd.
Chicago, Illinois

Pamela C. Smith, PhD
Professor, Department of Accounting
University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas

Jonathan P. Tomes, JD
Partner, Tomes & Dvorak
Overland Park, Kansas

International Section Editorial Advisory Board

Mustafa Z. Younis, International Section Editor
Professor
Jackson State University
Jackson, Mississippi

Mohammad Nabil Almunawar, Associate Dean
Faculty of Business Economics and Policy Studies
University of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam

Yagoub Yousif Al-Kandari, Ph.D.
Professor, Medical Anthropology
Kuwait University College of Social Sciences
Kuwait University

Michael Hartmann
School of Medicine
Jena University
Jena, Germany

Tawfik A M Khoja,MBBS,DPHC, FRCGP,FFPH,FRCP (UK)
Director General Executive Board
Health Ministers Council for Cooperation Council
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Adnan Kisa
President & Rector
Zirve University
Gaziantep-TURKEY

Malcolm Richards, Provost
American University of Sharjah
Sharjah, United Arab Emiratis

William Ward
College of Public Health
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida

Vivian Y. Wu, PhD, MS Assistant Professor
Sol Price School of Public Policy
University of Southern California