MANAGED CARE May 2006. ©MediMedia USA
Vol. 15, No. 5
May 2006
Cover Story
As incidence increases, only a handful of health plans are managing this epidemic effectively.
Chronic Care Model
An alternative to DM focuses on primary care.Crushingly High Costs
Comorbidities push the cost up dramatically.New Treatment Approaches
Therapies offer promise of glycemic control.
How To Increase Use of Generics
Some plans have success in changing members' and prescribers' behavior.
We talk with Michael Porter and Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg, authors of Redefining Health Care, published this month.
ACP Promotes Its "Medical Home" Model
Internists would like to be paid to manage a patient's condition. This is not your father's gatekeeper.
Departments
Taking diabetes personally.
Much hinges on Medicare pay debate.
Part D gets pharmacists involved.
News and Commentary
AMA Says 1 or 2 Insurers Control Too Many Markets
Patients want better quality so long as they don't have to pay for it
Headlines On Deadline
When patients know the pay scale.
P4P's perverse incentives.
Psoriasis need not break the bank.
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