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Managed Care May 2005 MargaretAnn Cross	Are Consumers Really Directing Their Own Care? In theory, consumer-directed health plans put the reins of decision making into the hands of their members. But medical management departments are alive and well inside CDHPs -- and may even expand under these plan designs.
Managed Care May 2005 Frank Diamond	Hospitals May See Plans as Their New Confidant Not only can health plans pay for performance, they can offer a mechanism for confidential discussions of mistakes.
Managed Care May 2005 John Carroll	Evaporation of Retiree Benefits May Be Health Plan Opportunity With big companies steadily reducing coverage for retirees, plans need to devise products for this needy population.
Managed Care May 2005	Implementing Medicare Part D Could Get Ugly This expert who hopes to help everybody adjust, nevertheless expects big headaches come Jan. 1, 2006. However, e-prescribing could make the drug plan work.
Managed Care May 2005 John Carroll	With More Enthusiasm Than Money, Brailer Pushes Nationwide EMR System David Brailer, MD, PhD, the nation's health information chief, wants the industry, not the government, to devise a system that provides interoperability.
Managed Care May 2005	Company Offers To Manage Durable Medical Equipment Costs Those with an entrepreneurial flair have taken aim at a problem that seems to have sneaked up on health plans: the cost of durable medical equipment.
Managed Care May 2005	Medicare PPOs Face Challenge to Funding All the excitement in the industry about Medicare PPOs died in a hurry last month as the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) moved closer to recommending that the $10 billion fund for the program be eliminated.
Managed Care May 2005	Health Care Remains a Major Concern Health care ranks fourth on a list of problems that the public thinks the government should tackle, according to a report.
Managed Care May 2005 Martin Sipkoff	Health Plans Undaunted By Medicare Part D Despite the seeming Gordian knot of regulations associated with Medicare Part D, health plans figure the benefit-to-risk ratio is squarely in their favor.
Managed Care May 2005 Michael S. Victoroff	Class Action Suit: Windfall or Just Wind? Is using the tort system and class action lawsuits the best way to solve problems between business professionals? That and $54.37 can go toward the creation of a foundation to bring about meaningful organizational change.
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