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American Family Physician October 15, 2006 Liz Smith	Newsletter Physician Leaders, Congress Discuss Medicare Physician Payment Cuts... Insurance Data May Build Pressure for Overhaul of Health Care System... IOM Finds Investment of Resources Inadequate to Address Obesity Crisis... etc.
American Family Physician January 15, 2007	Newsletter Congress Passes Legislation That Prevents Medicare Payment Cut... Congress Approves Extension of Physicians for Underserved Areas Act... HHS Unveils Four Cornerstones of Value-Driven Health Care System... etc.
American Family Physician November 1, 2000 Allen L. Hixon & Ronald W. Chapman	Medicine and Society Healthy People 2010: The Role of Family Physicians in Addressing Health Disparities...
American Family Physician April 15, 2005	Newsletter Demand for Subspecialists May Jeopardize Public Health... CDC Survey Reveals Limited Use of Electronic Health Records Systems... SAMHSA Offers $12.4 Million in Grants for Child Trauma Initiative... etc.
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2014 William Looney	The Call to Community: A Conversation with Dr. David Nash Population health is the foundation for much of what is truly new in US health reform. For big Pharma, it represents yet another escalation in expectations.
Managed Care November 2001 Michael D. Dalzell	The Uninsured: How Health Plans Can Do Well By Doing Good While health plans battle for market share, 38 million Americans are uninsured. At least some could be signed up, but pursuing them is not without risk...
American Family Physician February 15, 2007	Newsletter Health Care Alliance Announces Proposal to Cover Uninsured... Health Coverage, Physician Payment Are Priorities for AAFP Chapters... Supreme Court Refuses to Hear NRMP Antitrust Lawsuit... etc.
Managed Care November 2001	For Now, at Least, Fewer People Lack Insurance The Census Bureau says the number of uninsured Americans dropped in 2000, for the second year in a row -- a trend many experts doubt will continue, thanks to a weakening economy...
American Family Physician September 15, 2005 Carrie Morantz	Newsletter AAFP Web Resource Answers Questions About Medicare Part D ... Ambulatory Care Quality Standards Endorsed by NQF... NIGMS Allocates $9 Million to Centers for Stem Cell Research... etc.
American Family Physician August 15, 2006 Liz Smith	Newsletter IOM Report Finds Medication Errors Injure 1.5 Million Persons Annually... CCHIT Completes First Round of Ambulatory EHR Product Certification... AAFP Study Examines Reasons for Family Medicine Residency Closures... etc.
Managed Care June 2004 Martin Sipkoff	The New Consensus Favoring IOM's Definition of Quality The word "quality" is ubiquitous in health care, but what does it mean to health plan leaders, providers, patients, and payers?
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Managed Care November 2000	Rise in employer-based coverage spurs drop in ranks of uninsured The Census Bureau reports that the number of Americans without health insurance dropped from 44 million in 1998 to 42 million in 1999, thanks in large part to a boost in the share of employers offering job-based coverage...
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Managed Care June 2005 Martin Sipkoff	The Re-Emergence of the Primary Care Physician A new model of care developed by the American Academy of Family Physicians places primary care physicians back at the center of care delivery.
Reason February 2009 Ronald Bailey	E.R. Crowding A study blames a rising population, a falling number of emergency departments, and understaffing that prevents stabilized patients from being admitted to other parts of the hospital.
American Family Physician April 15, 2006 Liz Smith	Newsletter Medicaid Cost Sharing and Premiums May Reduce Physician Revenues... AMA Supports Amendment on Cuts to Medicare Physician Payments... Increase in Candidates Matched into Family Medicine Residencies... etc.
American Family Physician July 15, 2005 Carrie Morantz	Newsletter AMA, AAFP Act to Protect Patients' Access to Prescriptions... AHRQ Releases Updated Guide to Clinical Preventive Services... HHS Awards $80.5 Million in Grants to Reduce Infant Mortality Rates... etc.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Play It Safe With Your Health Census Bureau figures indicate 47 million Americans do not have health insurance. High deductible insurance is one solution that may help these individuals to avoid a potential financial disaster.
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006	Marketing to Professionals: Ensuring Equality An interview with the National Medical Association president and medical director of the Northwest Indiana Dialysis Center on the racial issues surrounding enrollment of seniors in Medicare Part D, targeted advertising and promotion, and participation of minorities in clinical trials.
American Family Physician September 15, 2006 Liz Smith	Newsletter CMS Issues Guidance on Part D vs. Part B Coverage Determination... Residents, Students Adopt Resolutions on Drug Samples, Universal Care... CMS Proposes Changes to Outpatient Services Policies and Payment... etc.
Managed Care December 2007	Privately Insured Use Emergency Room Less A recently issued brief from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation seeks to characterize and analyze persons who frequently, or infrequently, use hospital emergency department.
American Family Physician May 15, 2004 Genevieve Ressel	Newsletter NIH Announces New National Diabetes Education Program Resources... Journals Publish Robert Graham Center Research Articles... etc.
Managed Care February 2007	Employer-Sponsored Insurance Coverage Rates Falling A new report says that that 61 percent of non-elderly Americans had employer-sponsored insurance in 2004, compared to 66 percent in 2000.
Knowledge@Wharton	Major Health Care Reform Under President Bush Remains Elusive Three of the chief health-care challenges facing the United States are: finding a way to provide coverage for the millions of uninsured, reforming Medicare, and setting up a prescription-drug plan for the elderly. The White House is likely to make headway on only the third of these in the next two years.
Managed Care April 2007	Comparing Congressional Health Care Proposals A review of health care reform bills proposed by Congress shows that many of them would cover more uninsured Americans than the current administration proposal.
Managed Care August 2002	Patients' unpaid bills come from physicians, hospitals With health care costs rising and the number of uninsured Americans close to 40 million, physicians and hospitals are feeling the pinch.
Reason July 2002 Mike Lynch	Data: Can't Give It Away An Urban Institute study released in March indicates that lack of access to taxpayer-funded health insurance isn't the problem.
Nursing Management October 2011 Edna Cadmus	Your role in redesigning healthcare We need to rethink how we provide care and to understand the interconnectedness and the structure of healthcare by looking at it as a whole vs. the sum of its parts. As leaders we need to view the evidence as we rethink healthcare together.
American Family Physician September 15, 2004 Genevieve Ressel	Newsletter AFMO Launches Web Site for Family Medicine Research... CMS Eliminates Grace Period for Expired Codes... AAFP Publishes Resource for Starting a Medical Practice... AAFP Board Approves Recommendation to Double EB CME Credit... etc.
Nursing Management April 2009 Sharon H. Pappas	Profits, Payers, and Patients: Responding to Changes Profit is necessary for hospitals to fulfill their missions, invest in expansion and new technologies, and reinvest in existing patient care infrastructures. Profitability is the work of the financial team and the clinical team to produce the hospital's desired financial outcome.
American Family Physician March 15, 2007	Newsletter Title VII Funds Increase in 2007 Continuing Appropriations Resolution... Medicaid Enrollment Numbers Fall After Introduction of New Rule... AAFP Responds to HPV Vaccination Requirement for School Entry... etc.
American Family Physician December 15, 2003	Newsletter CDC reports current influenza season could be more severe than usual... AAFP partners with nine companies to provide affordable EHR systems... Annual report shows continued improvement in overall health in the United States... etc.
Managed Care July 2005 MargaretAnn Cross	Efforts To Cover the Uninsured An Opportunity for Health Plans Employers and state governments are getting together to design imaginative insurance programs to cover low-pay workers.
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2011 Jerry Coamey	Engage the Physician! New research shows that gauging the mind of the clinician is crucial to timely uptake of the new diagnostic tools offered by the genomic revolution
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Managed Care February 2004 Bob Carlson	Finding Common Ground: Where Foundations, MC Meet Tapping into local foundations' expertise and knowledge is one way managed care can start to reinvent itself.
Managed Care June 2007 MargaretAnn Cross	What the Primary Care Physician Shortage Means for Health Plans Insurers fear rising costs and poorer outcomes if members are less able to get appointments with family physicians and general internists.
American Family Physician September 15, 2003 Matthew Neff	Newsletter AAFP Launches Initiative to Strengthen Patients' Voices in Congress... New Guide Available Online to Help Physicians Counsel Older Drivers... Fact Sheet Outlines Health Issues for Patients to Address with Physicians... etc.
Managed Care March 2007	1 in 5 Non-Elderly Women Are Uninsured More than 17 million American women are uninsured. These women are more likely to postpone care and to forego filling needed prescriptions than insured women, and they often delay or go without important preventive care services.
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Managed Care July 2005 Thomas Morrow	Can CDHPs Resolve Issues Raised by Age of Biologics? While the potential of consumer-directed health plans is promising, this design still leaves many questions about coverage unanswered.
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Managed Care October 2005 Martin Sipkoff	The Lure of Tax Reform Politicians on both sides of the aisle are considering tax reforms as a way of fixing the health care system. What might it mean for health plans?