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Managed Care July 2007 |
AMA: Patients Will Feel Cuts in Medicare Next year's proposed 10 percent cut in Medicare payments is serving as a rallying point for members of the American Medical Association, which says the cuts will make it difficult for physicians to accept new Medicare patients.  |
Managed Care August 2000 |
Nation's Only Medicare PSO Under Rubble of M+C Pullout There was a time when provider-sponsored organizations were the government's great hope for the spread of managed Medicare. But less than three years later, the nation's only Medicare PSO is cashing it in.  |
Managed Care March 2006 |
Standard Measures In Works For P4P Push Uncle Sam has decided to get behind the pay-for-performance effort in a big way, something some physician associations are less than thrilled about.  |
Managed Care August 2000 |
Medicare+Choice pullouts' deep, deep sting The health plan exodus from Medicare+Choice will affect 934,000 people in 2001 -- more than were affected in 1999 and 2000 combined, according to the Health Care Financing Administration.  |
Managed Care May 2006 John Carroll |
Medicare Debates Fairness of Pay For Primary Care and Specialists A growing controversy in MedPAC and in physician organizations could spill over into how all health plans compensate doctors.  |
Managed Care September 2002 |
Medicare holds down physician pay Compensation increased at a comparatively small rate from 2000 to 2001 for both primary care physicians and specialists, according to the Medical Group Management Association.  |
Managed Care May 2002 Patrick Mullen |
Interview: Thomas Scilly In a candid, wide-ranging interview, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator counsels patience in solving the myriad problems of health care. A fix could take 20 years  |
BusinessWeek January 20, 2011 Anna Edney |
The Doctors in the House Have an Agenda Republican physician-lawmakers want to dismantle a Medicare cost-cutting board that could hit doctors in their wallets.  |
Managed Care December 2006 |
Compensation Monitor More than half of the nation's HMOs use pay-for-performance programs.  |
Managed Care April 2001 |
Compensation, patient-care time vary widely by practice size Self-employed physicians who practice with one or more other doctors tend to spend more time in patient-care activities than solo practitioners -- and their compensation reflects that...  |
AskMen.com Harold Russell |
The Truth About Lung Cancer Read this article to find out about the causes, symptoms, treatments, and preventive measures of lung cancer.  |
Managed Care August 2001 |
GAO: Consultants Point Docs Toward Federal Law Violations The General Accounting Office has found that some health care consultants have been advising physicians to do things that conflict with federal laws and that may be unethical...  |
Managed Care July 2007 John Carroll |
Unlocking a Trove of Quality Data A bill before Congress would give analysts a powerful tool for sifting through Medicare data on the performance of hospitals and physicians.  |
BusinessWeek September 9, 2010 Caroline Winter |
A High-End Handler for Deep-Pocketed Patients A startup links the seriously ill with global experts on their malady  |
Managed Care June 2005 |
Quick Results, Not Self-Referrals, Fuel Increase in Imaging Tests The researchers say that if self-referral were an important driver of the number of imaging services, they would have seen an acceleration in the growth of imaging services from 2001 to 2003 to offset the reductions in physician income brought about by reductions in the conversion factor.  |
Managed Care April 2006 John Carroll |
Some Specialist Societies Feel Left Out of AMA-CMS Deal on P4P Many physicians question the fairness of a deal between the American Medical Association and the government that give doctors a bonus when they follow certain rules.  |
Managed Care July 2006 |
Physicians' Real Income Continues to Fall Adjusted for inflation, physicians' net income from the practice of medicine declined 7% between 1995 and 2003, according to a national study.  |
The Motley Fool April 29, 2005 Tim Hanson |
Genentech's Promising Future Cancer drug Avastin is finding new uses. How will outside forces affect its potential? Investors take note.  |
Managed Care August 2007 Martin Sipkoff |
Soaring Price of Cancer Drugs Leads Plans To New Approaches Insurers are trying different methods, from pay for performance to promoting preventive care, to hold down cost of chemotherapy drugs.  |
Managed Care December 2007 John Carroll |
How Doctors Are Paid Now, And Why It Has to Change Everyone knows about the perverse incentive of fee-for-service medicine, but that hasn't had much effect on its use.  |
Managed Care November 1999 |
Medicare Reform Dead for Now On Capitol Hill  |
BusinessWeek February 16, 2004 Catherine Arnst |
Medicare vs. Cancer Patients Refusing to reimburse off-label treatment is far from the best way to cut costs.  |
American Family Physician February 1, 2001 Thomas J. Gates |
Screening for Cancer: Evaluating the Evidence This article reviews the kind of evidence required to justify screening tests for cancer, with the goal of guiding family physicians through current and future screening controversies...  |
AskMen.com Tara Weiss |
Reasons Not To Become A Doctor There were once many rewards to being in the medical profession. For decades, doctors earned hefty paychecks, had autonomy and respect. Those benefits are fading, and as a result, so is the number of doctors.  |
BusinessWeek February 20, 2006 Arlene Weintraub |
Should Doctors Own Hospitals? Controversy builds over a fast-growing, profit-driven business in which specialty hospitals are partly owned and run by doctors.  |
Managed Care December 2002 |
Providers turn to fee-for-service charges to make up revenue lost under capitation If there's any doubt whether capitation has left a bit of a sour taste in the mouths of physicians and hospitals, a survey issued earlier this year would seem to confirm it.  |
The Motley Fool July 1, 2011 Luke Timmerman |
Dendreon Sways Medicare to Pay for Prostate Cancer Drug The decision by Medicare is no surprise, but it does conclude a period of uncertainty about insurance reimbursement for its lone marketed product.  |
Managed Care January 2007 |
Medicare's P4P Program Under Fire Before It Has Begun Just before adjourning last month, the outgoing Congress passed legislation that would set up a pay-for-performance program in Medicare.  |
American Family Physician October 15, 2004 Genevieve Ressel |
Newsletter Vaccine Manufacturer Expecting Delays in Distribution of Fluvirin... U.S. Census Bureau Report Confirms Rising Number of Uninsured Americans... CDC Reminds Physicians to Consider West Nile Virus in Pregnant Women... etc.  |
Managed Care August 2000 |
Internet revolution not yet impressing most physicians For all the potential of the Internet to erase old physician doubts about integrating information technology into everyday practice, scant few doctors have embraced it.  |
Managed Care July 2002 Michael D. Dalzell |
Has Capitation Weathered the Storm? More difficult than ever to pull off, health care on a fixed, per-capita budget has gone out of style in a number of areas. But many things are cyclical - and this trend may be, too.  |
Managed Care April 2000 Michael Levin-Epstein |
Congressional Anti-Kickback Battle Hinges on HCFA's Regulatory Stance In an election year, the political hot buttons -- the Patients Bill of Rights and a Medicare prescription benefit, and maybe the issue of medical errors -- are sure to get a lot more attention than such mundane things as laws that would address potential kickbacks....  |
Salon.com June 20, 2000 Naomi Mendelsohn |
Choosing the knife Healthy women at high risk for breast cancer are choosing to have both breasts removed, even while doctors are advocating less invasive treatments for those who are already sick  |
Managed Care May 2006 Michael Levin-Epstein |
Looking for a Better Way To Manage Care Can primary care physicians persuade health plans and Medicare to accept their version of the chronic care model?  |
The Motley Fool January 24, 2005 Brian Gorman |
Medicare on the Block The government may freeze Medicare reimbursements to long-term care providers. Investors in long-term care outfits look to be in for a bumpy ride in the near term.  |
Science News May 19, 2007 |
Science Safari: Cancer Risk -- Understanding the Puzzle This new Web site from the National Cancer Institute cuts through the hype to help you understand the plain and simple truth about cancer risk.  |
Managed Care June 2002 John Carroll |
DM and Medicare: A Marriage Made in Heaven? With a budget of about $230 billion for 40 million patients, many with chronic ailments, is it any wonder that disease management and Medicare are courting?  |
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 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.  |
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2012 Debbie Warner |
Adapting to a New Era of Cancer Care Coverage and treatment decisions will be driven by value and defined differently by each stakeholder.  |
Managed Care September 2007 John Carroll |
Who Gets Covered, Junior or Grandma? America's Health Insurance Plans is mounting a very public campaign aimed at portraying a House bill as a measure that robs enrollees of essential benefits.  |
American Family Physician October 15, 2006 Liz Smith |
Newsletter Physician Leaders, Congress Discuss Medicare Physician Payment Cuts... Insurance Data May Build Pressure for Overhaul of Health Care System... IOM Finds Investment of Resources Inadequate to Address Obesity Crisis... etc.  |
Managed Care April 2000 Karen L. Trespacz, J.D. |
League of Their Own: What Makes a Winning IPA? In a familiar cartoon, a professor writes long, learned equations on a blackboard. To connect the profundities on either end, he writes in the middle, "Then a miracle occurs." IPAs, done well, are the miracles that connect the ends of health care.  |
Managed Care December 2002 |
M+C meltdown hinders access to medications The fact that health plans are abandoning Medicare+Choice at a slower rate than in previous years doesn't mask the fact that the exodus of plans only exacerbates the problem of lack of pharmaceutical coverage for the elderly.  |
Managed Care June 2007 MargaretAnn Cross |
What the Primary Care Physician Shortage Means for Health Plans Insurers fear rising costs and poorer outcomes if members are less able to get appointments with family physicians and general internists.  |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler |
An 'A' for Advancing Expectations As head of both the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Mark McClellan has been at the center of public policy affecting the pharmaceutical industry over the last decade.  |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006 |
Marketing to Professionals: Ensuring Equality An interview with the National Medical Association president and medical director of the Northwest Indiana Dialysis Center on the racial issues surrounding enrollment of seniors in Medicare Part D, targeted advertising and promotion, and participation of minorities in clinical trials.  |
BusinessWeek June 21, 2004 Catherine Arnst |
Cancer Superdrugs, Costly Side Effects New therapies are extending lives, but the prices could weigh down the nation. Oncologists, pharmaceutical companies, and the government will have to focus on the best way to lower prices for these drugs.  |
BusinessWeek October 10, 2005 Howard Gleckman |
Medicare's Big Experiment The coming changes to Medicare aim to cut costs while improving care. Sound familiar?  |
Managed Care March 2001 Mark D. Abruzzo |
'Final' Stark Regulations Still a Work in Progress The Stark Law generally prohibits physicians from referring Medicare patients for certain designated health services to entities with which the physician (or immediate family members) has a financial relationship...  |