October 1999 - Managedcaremag.com

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Employers, DM Vendors Edging Just a Bit Closer

This is barely a blip on the screen and yet, just the fact that it’s being discussed in some places points to dissatisfaction with HMOs’ programs.

Frank Diamond

Does Supreme Court’s Tilt Portend Problems for HMOs?

The Rehnquist Court is decidedly pro-states, as are many lower-level judges, but other factors will affect HMO liability and physician bargaining cases.

Michael Levin-Epstein

Bigger Is Not Always Better

People talk of mergers as if they were all done when the ink dries. But the real secret to a successful merger comes afterward.

Karen L. Trespacz

California Physicians Struggling — Problems Ahead for Other States?

Primary-care practices are hurting, with bankruptcies by the week, but California’s problems today won’t necessarily be everyone else’s tomorrow.

Michael D. Dalzell

A Conversation with Walter A. Zelman, Ph.D.: Managed Care’s West Coast Champion

The head of the California Association of Health Plans began as an activist against the HMO industry, and gradually came to see the system as the best way to manage both care and costs.

Will Palm-Size Computers Make Electronic Prescribing Happen?

A device hardly larger than an Rx pad may fare better than earlier versions of electronic prescribing. Vendors say learning to use them is a snap.

Ed Rabinowitz

Departments

EDITOR’S MEMO

Down but Not Out, California Again Watched by Industry

John A. Marcille

WASHINGTON WATCH

Privacy Regulations Revert to HHS While Congress Works on Other Issues

Michael Levin-Epstein

STATE INITIATIVES

Health Plans’ Financial Instability Presents New Regulatory Challenges

Bob Carlson

COMPENSATION MONITOR

Meet capitation at least halfway

ETHICS

Should Physician Entrepreneurs Be Held to Professional Standards?

John La Puma, M.D.

LEGAL FORUM

Disputes Between Physicians and Plans Can Be Settled Without Costly Litigation

Mark D. Abruzzo, J.D.

MANAGED CARE OUTLOOK

Variance in Medicare pharmacy benefits is wide

News & Commentary

The Comeback Isn’t Complete: HMOs Still Shaky

An age-old question: Would universal access result in higher costs from those less in need?

Headlines On Deadline…

Major Managed Medicare Player Plans No Expansion in Next 5 Years

Physician Groups In N.Y. and Calif. Changing Hands

Uninsurance Rate for Women Jumps Nearly 40%

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