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Sobering Stats Invite Insurers To Fight Alcoholism Effectively
Substance abuse is an underlying cause or exacerbation of many health problems, but physicians are reluctant to confront patients
Knowledge that oral health may affect overall health is prompting some plans to act
Too often, the patient doesn’t learn — or doesn’t remember — important things that can speed recovery
The United States’ health care system needs consumer and market controls to succeed, but it can’t rely on only those two factors
Insurers fear rising costs and poorer outcomes if members are less able to get appointments with family physicians and general internists
TOMORROW’S MEDICINE
Questions about study design and analysis prompted the agency to postpone action on Provenge, a treatment for advanced prostate cancer
COMPENSATION MONITOR
EDITOR’S MEMO
EMPLOYER UPDATE
In board rooms across the country, decisions are being made to battle, rather than run from, rising costs of care
THE FORMULARY FILES
MEDICATION MANAGEMENT
Overusing erythropoiesis-stimulating agents to collect rebates can be really bad for the patient. Ripping off taxpayers and private payers is another concern.
MANAGED CARE OUTLOOK
LEGISLATION & REGULATION
Critics say insurers fail to make a distinction between those who commit fraud and those who simply make mistakes
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.