MANAGED CARE May 2003. ©MediMedia USA
Vol. 12, No. 5
May 2003
The Company Doctor Is in -- Again
And he's checking out your benefit package.
Cover Story
Time May Be on Single Payer's Side
Challenges to launching such a system are daunting, but many see it as the eventual answer. What role would health plans play?
'Just How Did You Get That Bruise?'
Haltingly, managed care is beginning to launch programs that identify victims of domestic abuse.
Rising Tide of Quality Lifts All Plans
More HMOs are sharing their best-practice methodologies.
Q&A: Employers Want 'Aspirational' Change
Leapfrog's chief, Suzanne F. Delbanco, lays out challenge.
Teams Give Patients the Once-Over
Shared medical appointments let docs do more in less time.
Unions Will Strike Over Premium Hikes
Labor resents what it sees as an erosion of benefits.
Risk Factors Weighed in Palivizumab Use
Utilization patterns play role in battle against infectious disease.
DEPARTMENTS
Questions keep us involved.
Higher drug copays not always answer.
News and Commentary
Program Rewards Physicians For Delivering High-Quality Care
Latinos more likely to be uninsured, says study
High Profits Seen for HMOs Through 2003
E-Health Gives Kaiser Role In Bioterror Fight
Headlines On Deadline ...
Any-willing-provider ruling revisited.
Liability insurance cuts into income.
Poll: Regulate health care more!
Keep your opinions to yourself.
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