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Managed Care October 2001 |
Pay scales suggest that Mom was right Isn't this what your mother told you? Go to medical school, specialize, and make a lot of money. Managed care dented her wisdom, but didn't sweep it away...  |
Managed Care October 2001 Joyce Ochs |
Sept. 11's Lessons in Disaster Care While we are trying to grapple with the changes that terrorism may make to our way of life, a greater public awareness of emergency measures is bound to be one result...  |
Managed Care October 2001 Michael J. Friedman |
Prescription Contraceptives: Benefit Whose Time Has Come? Health plans and employers are paying increasing attention to recent administrative and judicial developments relative to contraception coverage. Whether self-funded or insured, plans that offer prescription drug benefits may no longer be able to exclude prescription contraceptives...  |
Managed Care October 2001 |
Small businesses use aggressive tactics to keep benefit costs down Small and mid-sized employers (10-999 workers) saw average health-benefit-premium increases of 9.2 percent last year. Marsh Inc. reports that these companies aggressively blunted the effects of fast-rising health care costs...  |
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A New Approach to Valuing Biotech Stocks Enormous swings in biotechnology stock prices during the last few weeks show how difficult it is for investors to value biotech companies. It's important to understand the invisible potential locked up in the organizational structure of biotechnology companies...  |
Salon.com October 18, 2001 Anthony York |
Is it time to bust the Cipro patent? Activist Jamie Love accuses the Bush administration of putting corporate profits above public safety...  |
Salon.com October 18, 2001 Lawrence H. Diller |
An end run to marketing victory Drug makers find ways to circumvent an advertising ban and promote psychiatric drugs for children...  |
CIO October 15, 2001 Stephanie Overby |
Drug Companies on speed The marriage of IT and medical research may be just what traditional pharmaceutical companies need to survive in an increasingly competitive field. Learn how IT is bringing the pharmaceutical industry into the information age...  |
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Prescription Drug Coverage for Seniors Faces Uncertain Future The discussion about adding a prescription drug benefit to Medicare will be put on hold...  |
AboutSafety October 4, 2001 |
Occupational Hazards In Hospitals Glutaraldehyde is used as a cold sterilant to disinfect and clean heat sensitive equipment. Hospital often use it in a diluted form mixed with water. Exposure to glutaraldehyde can cause throat and lung irritation, asthma, hives, and other symptoms...  |
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