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Managed Care
May 2002 |
Study: Mail Order Pharmacy Keeps Growing in Popularity The tech-savvy may denigrate it as "snail mail," but patients see value in reaching into their mailboxes for pharmaceuticals   |
Managed Care
May 2002 |
House Weighs Giving Parity To Mental Health Mental health parity has resurfaced as a legislative initiative. A bill would require that insurers' level of mental health coverage be on a par with physical health coverage |
Managed Care
May 2002 |
Drug Companies Unveil Their Plan For Discount Card In the absence of any congressional action on a pharmacy benefit in Medicare, seven pharmaceutical companies have teamed up to offer a drug discount card that many call a vital first step in shoring up Medicare coverage |
Managed Care
May 2002 |
Medication Labels May Soon Include Unique Bar Codes The Food and Drug Administration is expected to unveil regulations this summer that, if implemented, will require bar codes unique to a specific medication and its strength on all prescription drug labels. The agency's proposal is designed to help reduce medication errors |
Managed Care
May 2002
John Carroll |
Efforts To Kill Coverage Mandates Run Up Against Powerful Forces State coverage mandates were a popular feature on legislative agendas throughout the '90s. But when the economy soured last year and premiums shot up at a double-digit pace, a few legislators began launching bills in the hopes of rolling back mandates. Not so fast |
Managed Care
May 2002
Michael S. Victoroff |
Psychologist Prescribing: Not Such a Crazy Idea New Mexico has just granted medication-prescribing authority to certain certified Ph.D psychologists -- a development with broad potential implications for the field of mental health. It's a bold precedent |
Managed Care
May 2002 |
Radiologists, anesthesiologists in demand Radiology is the name of the game in physician recruitment today. Studies have also seen increased demand for another traditionally hospital-based specialty -- anesthesiology |
Managed Care
May 2002
Bob Carlson |
Team-Care Approach Catching On A team approach is likely to gain ground for at least two reasons: First, demographic data suggest that the demand for health care services will exceed supply in the next decade, especially in geriatric specialties. Second, rising health care costs will increase pressures to use resources more appropriately |
Managed Care
May 2002
Melanie Brody |
Insurers Obligated To Fight Money-Laundering Schemes Federal antiterrorist legislation enacted last October requires that health insurance companies, along with an array of other financial institutions, should have adopted and implemented programs to combat money laundering by April 24, 2002 |
Managed Care
May 2002 |
Small employers plan to shift increased costs to workers Small companies -- those with 3 to 24 employees -- are bracing for continuing health care cost increases, and indicate that they may have to shift more of that expense to workers |
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