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HBS Working Knowledge April 5, 2004 Jonathan Byrnes	Fixing the Healthcare Supply Chain The paradox of healthcare supply chains is that they are the home of some of the best and worst practices in supply chain management. With limited hospital budgets, supply chain inefficiencies consume resources that could be used to bring important therapies into more widespread availability.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2004 Charly Travers	A Biotech's Transition to Drugs A deal with Roche gives ArQule's drug program a leg up. ArQule has spent the last year transitioning from a services company into a drug developer. Last week's deal with Roche could signify that the transition is complete.
BusinessWeek April 12, 2004 Brian Grow	All Scrushy, All The Time HealthSouth's embattled ex-CEO takes his defense directly to the people
Managed Care March 2004 Martin Sipkoff	Can Transparency Save Health Care? If everyone can see what everyone is doing, we'll have better care at lower costs. First task: Create common standards.
Managed Care March 2004 John Carroll	Mental Health Parity's Nice, But Is Federal Bill Too Costly? There's a big push for passage this year, but don't hold your breath. Many feel that such a measure would be too expensive.
Managed Care March 2004 Tony Berberabe	Safeguards Against Stockpiling Now Have Global Ramifications Y2K, 9/11, anthrax scares -- these events crystallized the problem of medication stockpiling. How does managed care respond?
Managed Care March 2004	Hospitals Retain Bargaining Edge In Contract Talks Contract negotiations between health plans and providers, primarily hospitals, were mild in 2002 and 2003, compared to how they played out in 2000 and 2001.
Managed Care March 2004	IOM: Workforce Diversity Lacking In Health Care The report -- "In the Nation's Compelling Interest: Ensuring Diversity in the Health Care Workforce" -- points out that the health care workforce does not mirror the rest of society's move toward greater ethnic and racial diversity.
Managed Care March 2004	Physician-owned practices benefit from diverse mix of specialists Practices, whether they are physician-owned or hospital-affiliated, are likely going to be more aggressive in negotiating private reimbursement in the future.
Managed Care March 2004	More State Medicaid Programs Use Preferred Drug Lists To Manage Costs Medicaid, enacted in 1965, is currently costing over $200 billion per year. With rapidly rising health care costs, including prescription drugs, state Medicaid budgets are feeling the strain. Here's what they're trying to do to manage.
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