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The Most Satisfying HMO: What It’s Doing Right
Are there lessons to be learned from the HMO that’s doing arguably the nation’s best job of satisfying members? Yes, and one of them is that member satisfaction alone doesn’t assure success.
Getting ACE Inhibitors Into the Right Hands
We know that ACE inhibitors are a front-line treatment for congestive heart failure, but they’re not prescribed often enough. Will managed care give physicians a nudge?
Lessons America Should Learn From a Land of ‘Free’ Health Care
This British-trained, San Diego-based family physician says today’s managed care reminds him of what his homeland went through 48 years ago — and points out lessons the British experience can teach.
Eric G. Anderson, M.D.
Should Insurance Pay For Preventive Services Suggested By Genetics?
Physicians, plans and patients are discovering that the promise of genetic testing will be hard to fulfill. Even when a test can show predisposition toward a disease, performing it can’t necessarily improve medical outcomes. Unfortunately, doing these tests can have some unintended negative effects.
Jean Lawrence
Departments
STATE INITIATIVES
Texas Bill Would Let Ob/Gyns Be Primary Care Physicians
WASHINGTON INITIATIVES
Health Committee Leadership Remains Much the Same — With a Key Exception
EDITOR’S MEMO
A Case Study in Keeping Plan Members ‘Satisfied’
COMPENSATION MONITOR
The growth of capitation continues
PRACTICE GUIDELINES
AHCPR Releases Last Guidelines: Diagnosing Early Alzheimer’s
LEGAL FORUM
The Age of Mergers Is Here: Decide Now How To Decide
ETHICS
How Much Should Doctors, Patients and Plans Care About Each Other?
MANAGED CARE OUTLOOK
Managed care makes room for the elderly and the poor
News & Commentary
California Kaiser Physicians Face Longer Work Week
Paul Lendner ist ein praktizierender Experte im Bereich Gesundheit, Medizin und Fitness. Er schreibt bereits seit über 5 Jahren für das Managed Care Mag. Mit seinen Artikeln, die einen einzigartigen Expertenstatus nachweisen, liefert er unseren Lesern nicht nur Mehrwert, sondern auch Hilfestellung bei ihren Problemen.