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Vol. 12, No. 2
February 2003
New twist on an old method — the "request for information."
Cover Story
Republicans control the White House and both houses of Congress, which could be the best political news that for-profit HMOs and PPOs have heard in some time.
Q&A: HealthPartners Medical Director
George J. Isham, MD, talks about the new Institute of Medicine report that encourages experiments in 20 areas of health care.
Institute of Medicine Puts Quality Foremost
Experts look at the report itself. As one put it: There can be too much concern about the bottom line.
Splitting Pills To Lower Bills
The practice has caught on, reducing pharmacy benefit costs, but many medications cannot be split satisfactorily.
Member Disputes Needn't Become Lawsuits
Simple steps to minimize friction, to everyone's advantage.
DEPARTMENTS
Searching for the ideal time.
Consumers and managed care: allies?
News and Commentary
Labor Unions Promise To Fight Employers' Efforts To Shift Costs
Many States Weigh Drug Benefit Cuts For Medicaid
Headlines On Deadline...
Are liability caps working?
Hard road to electronic medical record.
CHIP faces unsure future.
Pediatric subspecialties in demand.
Quinolones for pneumonia.
New challenges in drug marketing.
Flood of hand-held devices coming.
Weakening of capitation.