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Managed Care March 2006	Will HMOs' Robust Profits Make Good Political Fodder? Those looking for any excuse to bash HMOs, including political gain, will turn anything into a weapon, including a recent study pointing to healthy profits.
Managed Care March 2006	Study: No Need To Burden Consumers To Cut Drug Bill A study by Express Scripts shows that changing the prescription benefit copayments can reduce costs by encouraging more use of generic drugs. All without shifting costs to consumers.
Managed Care March 2006	Financial Picture Looking Better For Part D News about financing the massive Medicare Part D program is good these days - or at least better.
Managed Care March 2006	Prescription Drug Cost Increase Lowest Since 1994 A slowdown on spending for prescription drugs is credited for leading the slowing in health care costs overall, according to a recent study.
Managed Care March 2006	HMOs Want Evidence About Arthritis Drugs Long-term research needs to be done on the cost effectiveness of biologics in fighting rheumatoid arthritis before health plans can be convinced that coverage of the new agents will save money in the long run, a recent study suggests.
Managed Care March 2006	Cigna Offers Quick Care At Retail Outlets Cigna hopes to marry convenience to cost effectiveness with a new benefit package that covers enrollees who get treatment for common ailments at MinuteClinic health care centers.
Managed Care March 2006	Health Costs Expected To Hit $4 Trillion in 2015 The amount the U.S. spends on health care will reach $4 trillion, or about 20 percent of gross domestic product in 2015, according to a report by the National Health Statistics Group, a division of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Managed Care March 2006	Wal-Mart Announces Better Insurance Package For Part-Time Workers Wal-Mart announced that it will reduce the two-year waiting period for part-time workers to qualify for benefits.
Managed Care March 2006	Headlines On Deadline . . . No less than measuring and evaluating outcomes in disease management programs is the goal of a new program... Germany's Chancellor says she admires the managed care system in the U.S... President Bush wants most Americans to have electronic medical records by 2014... etc.
Managed Care March 2006 Michael S. Victoroff	When Should Bad Behavior Become a Covered Disease? Defining noxious people as 'sick' distinguishes them socially from sinners, criminals, and scoundrels.
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