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DEMAND MANAGEMENT
The diagnostic procedure has medical promise, but a lack of utilization guidelines raises questions about resource use and keeps payers away.
COST CONTAINMENT
Other states were looking to Florida to lead the way in Medicaid disease management, but now they may want to keep their distance.
Health costs are rising. UM has played out. Finding efficiencies in health care will be more challenging than ever, but three models offer a glimpse of the future.
POPULATION-BASED CARE
Proponents see it as the step beyond disease management. Why wait until a patient becomes part of a chronically ill group?
A CONVERSATION WITH TOM MILLER
Tom Miller, the director of health policy studies at the Cato Institute, says choice matters more than antiquated systems.
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