May 2002
Careful interpretation required: Health plans operating in multiple states have a challenge sorting out where the federal law trumps state statutes.
David Humiston
Stephen M. Crane
High daily copayments for high-priced hospitals are coming into fashion. It's all about shifting costs, but what about quality of care?
John Carroll
The government offers financial incentives that include $100,000 in seed money, risk-sharing deals, and higher payment rates.
Frank Diamond
In a candid, wide-ranging interview, the CMS administrator counsels patience in solving the myriad problems of health care. A fix could take 20 years.
Ernest P. Schloss, PhD
Vicky Lewis, RN, PhD
Nancy Martin, RN, MSN
Marlene Pitts, BSN, RN
Escalating premiums, changing attitudes play a role in employers' decision to take on the same thing that burned many physicians: financial risk.
Sharon Baker
Simplistic, for sure. But a movie pitting a man with modest income against the big bad managed care plan has drawn attention to the enormous cost of transplants and the difficulty of matching organs and recipients.
Marlene Piturro
Departments
Legislation & Regulation
John Carroll
Compensation Monitor
Managed Care Outlook