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Magazine articles on health care providers, pharmaceutical companies, and medical technology.

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Bio-IT World December 10, 2002	Craig Venter Unvarnished (part II) The former Celera CEO covers privacy, ESTs, and his new research institutes.
Bio-IT World December 10, 2002 Malorye Branca	The Trouble with Pharmaceutical Innovation There's a lot of one kind, but not enough of another in pharma land. Too many new technologies and too few new drugs -- that sums up the state of pharmaceutical R&D.
Bio-IT World December 10, 2002 Jim Hall	21st Century R&D Strategy: Atlantic or Pacific? The biopharmaceutical sector is divided by two strategic perspectives.
Knowledge@Wharton	Major Health Care Reform Under President Bush Remains Elusive Three of the chief health-care challenges facing the United States are: finding a way to provide coverage for the millions of uninsured, reforming Medicare, and setting up a prescription-drug plan for the elderly. The White House is likely to make headway on only the third of these in the next two years.
Managed Care November 2002 MargaretAnn Cross	Should Consumers Be Present On an HMO's Board of Directors? More consumers on HMO and integrated-system boards might not bring the benefits that advocates expect, yet some plans do find them helpful.
Managed Care November 2002 MargaretAnn Cross	Formulary Submission Process Catches On ... Slowly If drug purchasers are so bullish on what the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy's Format for Formulary Submissions can do for them, why don't more of them use it?
Managed Care November 2002 Sharon Baker	Applause, Catcalls Greet Retainer Medicine Proponents tout personalized care and easy access, and imply superior health care. Critics fear "elitist" practices.
Managed Care November 2002 Frank Diamond	Companies Leaning on Workers in Battle Against Pharmacy Costs A new urgency means that tiered formularies and higher copayments will become even more widespread, a recent survey indicates.
Managed Care November 2002 Andes et al.	Measuring Efficiency of Physician Practices Using Data Envelopment Analysis This paper develops a model to help determine best practices of efficient physician offices while allowing for choices between inputs. Measuring how efficient practices provide services yields useful information to help improve performance of less efficient practices.
Managed Care November 2002 John A. Marcille	Will Oregon Be Last Word on Universal Health Care? A "universal health care" proposition failed to win voter support in Oregon. Does this mean the idea is dead in the water?
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