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Managed Healthcare Executive E-News
June 15, 2010
TOP SEARCHES: Quality // Law // Disease Management // Policy
In this issue
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 Costs of pre-existing conditions coverage
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 Health centers becoming medical homes
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 Poll: Parents want vaccination choice
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 Hypertension: triple therapy benefits
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 Reducing epilepsy costs
Key Topic Updates

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$5 billion interim Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act funding not enough to cover uninsured with pre-existing conditions
While 5.6 million to 7 million Americans may qualify for health coverage through a new temporary national high-risk pool program, the $5 billion allocated until 2014 will cover only a fraction of those in need, potentially as few as 200,000 people a year, according to a new policy analysis from the National Institute for Health Care Reform (NIHCR). More...
Commonwealth Fund survey: community health centers closely affiliated with hospitals obtain specialty care for patients easier
Community health centers that are closely affiliated with hospitals have fewer difficulties getting their patients appointments for specialty procedures, such as X-rays, diagnostic tests, and visits with specialist physicians, according to a new Commonwealth Fund survey of community health centers. Centers without hospital affiliations reported they had more difficulty getting off-site specialty appointments regardless of a patient's insurance status. More...
Harris Interactive poll sponsored by Center for Personal Rights says majority of parents want vaccination choice
A new Harris Interactive poll shows a majority of American parents believe they, rather than the government, should have the final say in which vaccines their children receive. More...
Triple combination therapy of olmesartan medoxomil (OM), amlodipine besylate (AML), and hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), demonstrated greater mean reductions in blood pressure
Results of a new study presented at the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) annual meeting, found that the investigational triple combination therapy of olmesartan medoxomil (OM), amlodipine besylate (AML), and hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), demonstrated significantly greater mean reductions in blood pressure as compared with corresponding dual combination therapy. More...
Research presented at International Society of Pharmacoeconomic Outcomes Research (ISPOR) shows improved management of severe epilepsy may reduce treatment costs
Improved treatment of severe epilepsy could reduce the overall cost of the condition, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Pharmacoeconomic Outcomes Research (ISPOR), in Atlanta. More...
Key Topic Updates
Thought Leadership
Sustain in tough times
Reduce crushing costs

Policy
Will employers continue offering healthcare coverage?
States will seek waivers to manage Medicaid

Pharmacy
Drugs are getting personal
Don't pass up savings opportunities from OTC benefit programs

Technology
Financial self-service tools drive members toward smart decisions
Stop pumping cash into your old legacy system clunker
 
 

 
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