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Vol. 16, No. 4
April 2007
Size does matter in the struggle to rule a market or obtain a fair deal from hospitals.
Health plans take a closer look at what they are paying and what they are getting from nationwide labs.
What If Managed Care Had Never Happened?
Since dissatisfaction with the present system is widespread, we asked economists to imagine a world without HMOs.
Concrete advice on cutting medical and drug costs today.
Some say prices are a distraction; others believe the committee cannot do its job without them.
Mostly it is self-insured employers that offer the option, but health plans may want to join in.
So says Emad Rizk, MD, of McKesson Health Solutions, one of the largest DM providers.
Many issues in one issue.
Global specialty capitation.
Feds debate information security.
News and Commentary
High-Deductible Health Plans See Less Emergency Room Use
Consumers Upset By High Cost of Administration
Comparing congressional health care proposals
Headlines On Deadline ...
Docs want quality scores confidential.
Biogeneric approval act proposed.
Top off-label drugs for kids.
More data not always the answer.
Hip joints last a lifetime.
More cancer docs needed.