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Vol. 10, No. 3
March 2001
The Right Drugs for the Right Patients
Applying risk assessment to formulary design is an underused but effective method of controlling utilization and costs.
How To Walk the Walk on Prevention
It is a building block of managed care, but prevention is often approached suboptimally. Thank legislators and plan sponsors.
Q&A: Building a Better Health Care Widget
John W. Kenagy, M.D., M.B.A., of Harvard Business School, promotes "disruptive innovation." He thinks outside the box.
Why Bad Docs Slip Through the Cracks
It is a delicate business. You have a top-notch credentialing system, yet you've been burned by poor physicians.
Diabetes: Perceived Status vs. Reality
Patients with poor HbA1c control often think they're doing fine. Education directed by the health plan may be worthwhile.
An apple a day....
News and Commentary
Privacy Up, Liability Down In State Houses This Year
Maine Gets HCFA Waiver for Drug Discount Program
Bush: Medicare Drug Benefit Tied To Overall Reform
Does Cost-Sharing For Drugs Lead To Adverse Events?
Docs Spend More Time, Not Less, With Patients Now
To Control Costs, CalPERS Rejects All Bids for 2002
Sox Selected To Edit ACP-ASIM Journal Annals
Headlines On Deadline...
Single-source drugs get formulary preference
Specialty salaries surge in last two years.
Managed care reform tops health agenda.
Bush and Thompson a formidable team.
Stark Law's fog begins to dissipate.
Premiums outstrip medical costs.