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Managed Care June 2002 Frank Diamond	A Look at Kaiser CEO's Legacy: Faith in Quality Never Waned David M. Lawrence, MD, MPH, guided the country's largest not-for-profit health plan through the tumultuous managed care decade.
Managed Care June 2002	'We Changed The Way Kaiser Makes Decisions, Views Itself' Lawrence's tenure as Kaiser CEO came at a tumultuous time for the country's largest classic HMO. An interview with David M. Lawrence.
Managed Care June 2002 Frank Diamond	Meet George C. Halvorson When it selected the person who would become only the fourth CEO in Kaiser Permanente's history, it may have seemed that the health plan reached beyond its own culture.
Managed Care June 2002	How Kaiser matches up against Britain's National Health Service The British Medical Journal this year published a comparison of Kaiser Permanente and the National Health Service, concluding that Kaiser's performance is considerably better in certain respects with similar cost.
Managed Care June 2002 Bob Carlson	First Business, Now Health Care: Signing Away One's Right To Sue More and more, mandatory arbitration clauses are surfacing in agreements between businesses and individuals. Will the line be drawn at managed care?
Managed Care June 2002 John A. Marcille	Lawrence Accomplished Much As Kaiser Permanente's CEO A look at the outgoing CEO of a health plan.
Managed Care June 2002 April Tererri	Health Plans Seem Supportive of Depression-Screening Push The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force made a new recommendation that primary care physicians screen all adult patients for depression
Managed Care June 2002	Report: Physicians storm Web sites to get information on formularies A study shows a big increase over the course of a year in the number of physician hits on HMO sites to get information on claims status, clinical guidelines, and many other topics.
Managed Care June 2002	Anthem's Bid Latest in Blues Consolidation Anthem's $4 billion purchase of Trigon Health Care would make Anthem the largest owner of Blue Cross plans.
Managed Care June 2002	Small Companies Seeking Caps On Premiums Small-business owners in Michigan have released a survey that they hope will prompt legislation to prevent some health insurers from "overpricing" policies.
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