MANAGED CARE July 2009

How to Save a Bundle on Hospital Readmissions

Lola Butcher

Managed Medicare and Medicaid especially struggle to develop improved discharge and follow-up systems

Want to Change Patients’ Behavior? Look to the Internet

Thomas Reinke

Patients are responding to online programs that help them improve or maintain their health and become better consumers

Is Your Online Formulary Guide Ready for Uncle Sam’s Scrutiny?

Jeff Mays

Under new Medicare rules, searchable formulary Web sites now face tougher regulatory oversight

A Conversation With Thomas E. Getzen, PhD: How Much Are We Willing to Spend?

Reform may not address the real question

Effect of Patient Medication Cost Share on Adherence and Glycemic Control

Jacquelyn Hunt, PharmD, MS, BCPS

Yelena Rozenfeld, MPH

Rahul Shenolikar, BS Pharm, PhD

Higher cost sharing decreases adherence to oral diabetes drugs and worsens glucose levels

Trending

A Conversation with Gary Lyman, MD: Biosimilars and the Search for the Cure To Cancer Treatment’s Financial Toxicity

FDA’s Gottlieb Aims To End Biosimilars Groundhog Day

Bringing Humira (Its Price) Down a Peg

Why Biosimilars Can Never Be Identical To Originators–and Why They Don’t Need To Be

Show Us (the U.S.) the Savings

IN THIS ISSUE

Editor's Memo

Tired of Spin & Half-Truths? Let the Sun Shine In

John Marcille

Legislation & Regulation

Legislation Shortens Members’ Waiting Time

John Carroll

“The doctor can see you this afternoon” may become the typical response when a patient calls for a same-day office visit. California leads the way.

Medication Management

Health Plans Take Active Role In Overcoming Clinical Inertia

Martin Sipkoff

Improve pharmaceutical control of chronic diseases by communicating with network providers and using integrated claims data

Compensation Monitor

Nurse anesthetists’ pay comparable to PCPs’

Plan Watch

Palo Alto Clinic Physicians Design Own P4P Program

Frank Diamond

Bonuses and the fact that doctors knew each other’s scores seem to have helped to improve outcomes

Tomorrow’s Medicine

New Wheelchair Design Improves Maneuverability

Thomas Morrow, MD

Shoulder pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and other repetitive stress injuries can be avoided with this advance

Managed Care Outlook

Comparative effectiveness to play greater role

News and Commentary

Americans Still Have Limited Knowledge About Generics

News and Commentary

Headlines on Deadline July 2009

News and Commentary

Modest gains in health plan membership

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