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Managed Care July 2003 Ed Silverman	A Little Something For the Physicians Health plans know that getting along with physicians is important, and many are trying new initiatives. Here are some successes.
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Fast Company March 2015 Julie Makinen	Apricot Forest Fixes What Ails Chinese Health Care Apricot Forest offers a suite of three apps that aim to fix some of the core inefficiencies in China's medical system. Twenty-five percent of China's 2.5 million doctors now use at least one of the apps, as do about 2,000 new physicians every day.
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BusinessWeek May 8, 2006 Kerry Capell	A Closer Continent How the explosion in bargain Euro-fares is breaking down borders and creating a new class of commuters.
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Managed Care July 2000 John Carroll	Physicians Reconsider Taking On Pharmacy Risk They've been burned here in the past, but physicians - and the HMOs that they contract with - may have learned some lessons.
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