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Managed Care Weekly Digest


Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . December 1st, 2008
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Managed Care Weekly Digest | Other Publications

Employee Benefit Research Institute - Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey: 9.8 Million Adults in Consumer-Directed, High-Deductible Plans; Participants Likely to Have Higher Incomes, Be in Better Health

Life Sciences - Recent studies from University of Pennsylvania add new data to life sciences

Type 2 Diabetes - Study results from Kaiser Permanente broaden understanding of type 2 diabetes

Angiography - Studies in the area of angiography reported from D.L. Brown and co-researchers

Behavior - Study results from University of Queensland provide new insights into behavior

Bipolar Disorder - Data on bipolar disorder described by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital

Bipolar Disorder - New bipolar disorder study findings have been reported from University of California

Cardiology - Scientists at Lehigh University publish research in cardiology

Chronic Disease - Findings from T.R. Frieden et al in chronic disease reported

Colon Cancer - New colon cancer study findings recently were reported by G.F. Riey and co-researchers

Colon Cancer - Studies conducted at INSERM on colon cancer recently published

Depression - New depression study results from A. Tiwari et al described

Diabetes Care - Researchers from Harvard University describe findings in diabetes care

Health Care Financing - Reports outline health care financing study results from I. Honekamp et al

Health Insurance - New health insurance research reported from University of Washington

Health Insurance - New health insurance study findings have been published by scientists at University of Michigan

Health Insurance - New health insurance study findings recently were reported by researchers at Columbia University

Health Insurance - Research findings from University of Minnesota update understanding of health insurance

Health Insurance - Studies from Polytechnic University in the area of health insurance published

Health Policy - Study findings from Duke University provide new insights into health policy

Heart Transplants - Research findings from Johns Hopkins University update understanding of heart transplants

Implants - Recent studies by B. Aros and co-authors add new data to implants findings

Managed Care - Research by L. Baruch and colleagues in managed care provides new insights

Managed Care - Studies from State University of New York provide new data on managed care

Managed Care - Study data from University of Pennsylvania provide new insights into managed care

Medicare and Medicaid - Investigators at Kaiser Permanente have published new data on medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - New medicare and medicaid study findings have been reported by scientists at University of Rochester

Medicare and Medicaid - New medicare and medicaid study results reported from G.F. Riley et al

Medicare and Medicaid - Research data from Duke University update understanding of medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Research data from W.L. Stpeter and colleagues update understanding of medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Research findings from Rice University update understanding of medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Researchers at University of Houston have published new data on medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Studies from T.M. Kuo et al provide new data on medicare and medicaid

Mental Health - Findings from J. Verdier and co-authors provide new insights into mental health

Mental Health - Study results from M. Petticrew and colleagues broaden understanding of mental health

Obesity and Diabetes - Kaiser Permanente details research in obesity and diabetes

Colon Cancer Therapy - Scientists at Center for Health Studies describe research in colon cancer therapy

Hepatitis B Virus Risk Factors - New hepatitis B virus risk factors research from National Cancer Institute outlined

Life Sciences - Research from California State University has provided new information about life sciences

Aetna - Aetna Names Lonny Reisman, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer

AllMed Healthcare Management Inc. - AllMed Announces Annual Independent Medical Review Survey Results

American Association for Cancer Research - Behavior/lifestyle factors influence cancer risk among the elderly

American Council of Engineering Companies of New York - New Report Shows Private Engineering Design Saves New York State Millions

American Society of Nephrology - Kidney injury puts elderly individuals at high risk for developing serious kidney disease

AmeriHealth New Jersey - AmeriHealth NJ Earns State's Top Ratings for Customer Service, Quality-of-Care in New HMO Performance Report

Asthma - Kaiser Permanente Receives the Most Stars in California Office of Patient Advocate's Annual Quality Report Card

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina - S.C. BlueCross Government Programs Division Honored for Compliance

Diabetes - Study Finds Cost of Diabetes in the United States Exceeds $217 Billion

Health Insurance - 16th Milliman Survey Indicates Health Insurance Rate Increases in 2009 About 3% Lower for HMOs than PPOs

Health Insurance - Alliance for Patient Access Applauds AMA's Heath Insurer Code of Conduct

Health Insurance - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Calls for Attorney General to Support Stronger Regulation of Commercial Insurers; Protections for Consumers; and Financially Stable Insurance Market

Health Insurance - Consumer Watchdog Comments on Health Insurer's Self-Serving Support of 'Individual Mandate'

Health Insurance - Health Plans Propose Guaranteed Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions and Individual Coverage Mandate

Health Insurance - The Regence Foundation Grants Target Medical Care for Uninsured Community Clinics in Four States to Get $350,000

Health Maintenance Organizations - Two Senior Executives Join Touchstone Health

Health Maintenance Organizations - Virginia HMO Quality Usually Better than Nation, and Still Improving

HIV/AIDS - Miami HIV Clinic Administrator and Two Miami Residents Sentenced for Their Roles in a $14 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

HIV/AIDS - Miami Physicians Sentenced to Prison for Their Roles in a $6.8 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

Immunization - Immunization Rates Lag in Older African-American and Hispanic Populations, AARP Report Shows

Managed Care - Insurers Employ Multiple Solutions to Avoid Radiology Expense Spike

Managed Care - SCAN Senior Connections Resource Center is Now Open in Phoenix

Managed Care - Wright State University to Offer Employees Fifth Third Health Savings Accounts

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Three-Quarters of Americans and Industry Leaders Want Health Care Reform in President-elect Obama's First Term

Marshal8e6 - New Marshal8e6 Releases Comprehensive Content Filtering for Internal Email

MedAssets, Inc. - MedAssets Introduces Next Generation SELECT Program to Deliver Supply Cost Savings

Medicare and Medicaid - ACS Signs $48 Million Medicaid Contract Renewal with State of Wyoming

Medicare and Medicaid - Acting Secretary of Aging Announces Help in Choosing Medicare Drug Plans

Medicare and Medicaid - AMERIGROUP to Acquire New Jersey Medicaid Business, Sell Medicaid Business in South Carolina

Medicare and Medicaid - Care Improvement Plus Achieves Top Scores for First SNP Evaluation Measures

Medicare and Medicaid - Interim HealthCare Recognizes Outstanding Franchisees at National Clinical Symposium

Medicare and Medicaid - It's Time for an Annual Prescription Drug Checkup

Medicare and Medicaid - Milliman to Convene Healthcare Town Hall Meeting

Medicare and Medicaid - New National Poll: Medicare Coverage Gap Confounds Majority of Seniors; Medco Launches National Campaign to Educate Enrollees About the Gap

Medicare and Medicaid - New Study Shows Kaiser, AARP Leaders in Senior Customer Loyalty

Medicare and Medicaid - New Survey Shows Seniors Overwhelmingly Satisfied With Medicare Part D

Medicare and Medicaid - NHCAA Presents the Miami Herald With its 2008 Excellence in Public Awareness Award

Medicare and Medicaid - Seniors Overwhelmingly Satisfied With Medicare Part D

Medicare and Medicaid - Virginia Business Coalition on Health Issues Statement of Support for Hospital Improvement

National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials NALEO - NALEO Congratulates U.S. Representative Xavier Becerra on Election to Vice-Chair of House Democratic Caucus

National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association - Fred F. Holt, M.D., J.D., AHFI of BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina Wins 2008 NHCAA Medical Director Award

National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association - U.S. Departments of Justice, HHS, Labor, Office of Personnel Management and TriCenturion Receive NHCAA Fraud 'Investigation of the Year' Honorable Mention

National Minority Quality Forum - National Minority Quality Forum Applauds AMA's Health Insurer Code of Conduct

Smoking - November 23 Marks Tenth Anniversary of the Largest Civil Settlement in U.S. History

UCN, Inc. - Leading Healthcare Provider Signs Agreement With UCN for inContact

Ulmer & Berne LLP - Ulmer & Berne Attorney Elizabeth M. Hill to Speak at the 2008 Ohio Securities Conference

Washington University School of Medicine - Survival of head and neck cancer patients is greatly affected by coexisting ailments

WellCentive, Llc - Prominent Northern Michigan Health Care System Implements WellCentive Registry



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