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Explosive Numbers
In 2006, health care spending averaged $7,026 per person. By 2017, that will shoot up to $13,101.
John Carroll
Moving to a payment system tied to the severity of illness and refusing to pay for hospital-acquired conditions may encourage private payers to do the same
Martin Sipkoff
The UnitedHealth executive brings experience in public health and physician leadership to bear on issues facing health plans
There is no one-size-fits-all contract, says a senior executive at Prescription Solutions. A PBM can perform many functions.
John D. Jones, RPh, JD
Many are calling this attempt at universal coverage a failure, but health plans, physicians, and policymakers in Massachusetts say “Not so fast!”
Frank Diamond
Departments
VIEWPOINT
We Yanks might learn a thing or two about making decisive, countrywide health care decisions from our Canadian neighbors
Lorraine Fernandes, RHIA, RHIT
LEGISLATION & REGULATION
A proposed research institute would pit medications against each other instead of against placebos, and that might save $368 billion over 10 years
John Carroll
MEDICATION MANAGEMENT
Other countries do it, and the FDA is thinking about creating a class of drugs that would not require a doctor’s prescription but would require a pharmacist’s approval
Martin Sipkoff
COMPENSATION MONITOR
THE FORMULARY FILES
PLAN WATCH
Aetna releases a five-year study showing that companies that do this correctly can enjoy impressive savings
Frank Diamond
TOMORROW’S MEDICINE
Artiss, a fibrin product, is a breakthrough, allowing burn patients to avoid anesthesia, staples, and a subsequent operation to remove the staples
Thomas Morrow, MD
MANAGED CARE OUTLOOK
News & Commentary
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.