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Managed Care November 1999	Another Group Hopes To Measure Quality of Care There's a new player in quality measurement: the National Forum for Healthcare Quality Measurement and Reporting....
Managed Care November 1999	Headlines On Deadline... MedPartners Inc. renamed to Caremark Rx Inc.... Tufts Health Plan will boost premiums... The Pacific Business Group on Health named Blue Cross of California its 2000 Blue Ribbon health plan...
Managed Care November 1999 John La Puma, M.D.	Expanding HMO Liability: Ethical, But Not the Point ...Many states are not waiting for the federal debate about expanding HMO liability to play out...
Managed Care November 1999 Mark D. Abruzzo, J.D.	Peer Review May Not Be Confidential When Fairness of Process Is at Issue ...In Pennsylvania, peer review protection took a hit on Oct. 1 when the state Supreme Court ruled that physician peer review at hospitals cannot always be kept confidential...
Managed Care September 1999 Frank Diamond	Consumers Join The Fray Electoral politics, the Internet, and much more sophisticated patients have all helped to redistribute power among managed care players.
Managed Care September 1999 John A. Marcille	Will Consumers Exercise Their New Power Wisely? ...As forgotten players in what all too often seems to be a tug of war in many directions, patients -- the ultimate consumers of health care, are making their presence felt....
Managed Care September 1999 John La Puma, M.D.	Community-Based Research: Not Just for Pharmaceuticals Research at the level of the doctor's office. As an example, the effect dietary education on weight loss.
Managed Care September 1999 Frank Diamond Senior Editor	Florida Medicaid Moves Toward Direct Contracting Florida will soon test a program that could provide competition for HMOs serving the Medicaid population. Other states are watching.
Managed Care September 1999 Ed Rabinowitz	Is There a Doctor in the House? The per-visit cost of a house call is high, but used judiciously, this practice can lower overall medical costs -- not to mention provide better care.
Managed Care September 1999 Bruce J. Goldstein, J.D. & Mark D. Abruzzo, J.D.	Health Plans That Decredential Docs Must Do It Correctly and Expect a Fight
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