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Managed Care
May 2001
Jack McCain |
Use of Hospitalists: Another Case of 'May' vs. 'Must' Despite a movement to ban mandatory use of these physicians, their numbers and influence are rising as their roles become better understood...   |
Managed Care
May 2001
Patrick Mullen |
Jeff Goldsmith Deny the increasing importance of the Internet at your peril, says the noted health care futurist. Faster connections, smarter applications are needed... |
Managed Care
May 2001
Cyril F. Chang |
Covering Risk But Not Risky Behaviors A critical review of the arguments for insurance coverage for smoking-cessation therapies... |
Managed Care
May 2001 |
Old Ideas About Formulary Structure Gone as Humana Tests 4-Tier Model Humana is phasing in a four-tier formulary that categorizes prescription drugs by costs, rather than generic or brand status. The higher the drug's acquisition cost -- regardless of whether it's a branded or generic product -- the higher the tier it lands in... |
Managed Care
May 2001 |
3rd U.S. Preventive Task Force Issues Recommendations The Third U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released its first of 70 sets of recommendations about the value of specific preventive services... |
Managed Care
May 2001 |
Study: Consumers benefited most during '90s conversion to managed care Out-of-pocket spending on health care went virtually unchanged from 1990 to 1997, thanks in large part to employers' conversion from indemnity plans to managed care... |
Managed Care
May 2001 |
New Privacy Rules May Provide Boost For IT Companies For all the whining about HIPAA from providers and payers, there are reports that a growing share of them are beginning to see the value of it in long-term savings... |
Managed Care
May 2001 |
Minnesota Plans, Providers Using Same Guidelines Minnesota's five largest health plans and three major provider systems, including the Mayo Clinic, have agreed to use a standard set of evidence-based treatment guidelines developed by the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement... |
Managed Care
May 2001 |
6-State Coalition Creating Joint Drug-Buying Pool A second multistate drug-purchasing effort is forming, this time in the Southeast. Led by West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise, the group-buying effort includes Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas. Washington State is also participating in the talks... |
Managed Care
May 2001
Michael Levin-Epstein |
Prescription Drug Talk Cooled Off Faster Than a Texas Thunderstorm Medicare reform -- and especially prescription drug benefits within Medicare -- no longer appears to be the burning issue it once was on Capitol Hill. The culprits: priorities and money... |
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