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Managed Care December 2005 Lola Butcher	Kansas City Focuses on Depression Health plans, researchers, employers, and workers make common cause to identify and treat depression.
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Managed Care February 2005 Tony Berberabe	Information: It's Better When You Share Today's version of a community health information network, the regional health information organization, is a collaborative of health plans, health care providers, and hospitals in a given geographic area that collects patient information stored on a secure Web site.
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Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2006	Sales and Marketing: Where the Buck Stops Pharma's ultimate customer is the employer - the guy who pays the health plan's bill. Here's what he wants to know about drugs.
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Managed Care February 2008	The Increasing Burden of Chronic Disease A recent report says that more than half of Americans suffer from one or more chronic diseases. The most common chronic conditions are costing the economy more than $1 trillion annually right now.
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Job Journal March 25, 2007 Michael Kinsman	Career Pros: Paid Sick Leave is Good Medicine Paid sick leave is an employee benefit whose time has come.
American Family Physician September 1, 2006 Gardiner & Dvorkin	Promoting Medication Adherence in Children The problem of getting children to follow a treatment regimen is widespread and is frustrating for physicians. Having the child participate in devising the plan improves adherence.
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Managed Care December 2007	Employers Offer Financial Incentives for Healthy Behavior With pressure to control health care costs mounting, more companies plan to offer financial incentives to reward workers who adopt healthy lifestyles, according to a survey.
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