MANAGED CARE October 2001. ©MediMedia USA
Vol. 10, No. 10
Cover Story
Employers Want Relief From Indirect Costs
A case is being made that premium levels are less important than the ability of the HMO to minimize workers' sick days.
HMOs' Report Card Looking Better
The latest data from NCQA show considerable HEDIS improvement, particularly for the worst performers.
CHF Patients Benefit from DM via Web
Someone forgot to tell the elderly patients in this study that people their age don't like computers. A win for DM.
Medicare+Choice+Sept. 11 = On Hold
Domestic agenda? What domestic agenda? The terrorist attacks and the economic fallout put the brakes on Medicare reform.
Q&A: Burden on Pharmacists Increasing
John A. Gans, DrPh, of the APhA, has ideas on how to decrease pharmacists' workload and improve quality simultaneously.
Develop Cost-Management Plan for Statins [PDF]
Dosing trends for six brands suggest that HMOs should review more than just clinical efficacy and total cost of care.
DEPARTMENTS
Time out from managed care issues.
News and Commentary
Washington's Focus on Terrorism Jeopardizes Quick Health Care Reform
Physician Pay Used as Boost For Quality
CMS Defends Plan To Let States Tailor Medicaid Benefits
Headlines On Deadline...
Medicare projects take on chronic illness.
Florida's Medicaid plan upheld, sued.
Pay scale reflects demand for specialists.
Sept. 11's lessons in disaster care.
Contraceptive coverage more likely.
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