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August 2004
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Specialty Pharmacy Presents Unique Set of Challenges Only a small percent of a typical health plan's population takes medicine for conditions outside the generalist's scope. But it's a big portion of the drug bill. |
Managed Care
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Managed Care
September 2005
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Managed Care
November 2005 |
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Managed Care
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Health Plans Come Together for Better Outcomes Research Companies that participate in large research cooperatives such as the HMO Research Network are helping the whole medical system |
Managed Care
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Wearing Black Hats ... Again 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 |
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Managed Care
April 2007
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HMO - 21st Century Model The history of HMOs has been one of conflict between plans and physicians. Could global specialty capitation be a better way? |
Managed Care
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HMOs Continue Losing Ground On Liability Issues at State Level The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision offers a nice breather, but executives should not let down their guard, as an Illinois ruling shows. |
