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Vol. 12, No. 9
September 2003
Consumer-Directed Care
The next big thing in health plan design is being pushed by consultants and employers. Is it also in plans' and patients' interest?
Will the New Designs Be Accepted?
Some health plans are cautious; some are bold.
Pharmacy Might Be Place To Start
Systems and data are already there.
Shall we hang together or separately?
The System Always Responds to Cost
You think cost-shifting is new?
Using the 'Balanced Scorecard'
A discussion of the "balanced scorecard" way to quality improvement and economic success in health care.
Remember the Patients' Bill of Rights?
For a number of reasons, nothing much has happened on this issue in Washington. Still, it has its advocates.
In whose interest?
Discussing when to use palivizumab.
News and Commentary
Blue Cross of Calif. Steers Patients Toward Best Hospitals for CABG
Medicare+Choice expenses increasing for enrollees [chart]
Verizon Wants Workers To Pay Part of Premium
Anthem Blocked In Bid To Buy BCBS of Kansas
Headlines On Deadline...
Power of the dollar: Lobbying in D.C.
Gatekeeper decline hurts PCPs.
Specialty pharmacy's bite.
Competition needed in biotech.
Health insurance after layoff.