September 2006

Pharma Tackles Patient Adherence

Manufacturers' programs include Web-based reminders, financial incentives, and full-blown disease management

David Adler

Cover Story

Managed Medicare Revitalized: Feel-Good Plan of the Decade

Insurers are largely happy with what they've seen. They're creating new benefit packages and expect more business in the next one to three years.

John Carroll

PBMs Raise the Curtain

Efforts are under way to find out exactly how pharmacy benefit managers work their magic

Martin Sipkoff

Peer-Reviewed

Compliance With Antithrombotic Guidelines: Current Practice, Barriers, and Strategies For Improvement

Deeply held, but not evidence-based, concerns about the possible risks of pharmacologic prophylaxis leave many patients at risk for DVT

Joseph A. Caprini, MD, MS, FACS, RVT ; Thomas M. Hyers, MD, FCCP

Q&A

A Conversation with Jeanne Scott: We Can't Avoid Tough Decisions Forever

This former Reagan administration official is working to change how health information is processed. However, that's only part of the solution.

Tomorrow’s Medicine

Remarkable Work Went Into Designing the New HPV Vaccine

The recently approved human papillomavirus vaccine is a prime example of how science is beating back the advance of old diseases

Thomas Morrow, MD

Compensation Monitor

Malpractice premiums constitute small component of expenses

Editor's Memo

Looking at the Industry Through a 'Consumer' Lens

John Marcille

Employer Update

Modest Investment in 'Coaching' Seems To Lead To Lowered Costs

As enrollment increases in consumer-directed health plans, some insurers find a little guidance goes a long way

Lola Butcher

Medication Management

Specialty Pharmacy Grows As Cost-Control Option

It seems that everyone is jumping on this bandwagon, with physician specialists even participating. Will the big PBMs come to dominate this market too?

Martin Sipkoff

Managed Care Outlook

Payers, consumers benefit as patents expire

Legislation & Regulation

Revolution in Massachusetts May Spread to Other States

Governors and legislators look to borrow whatever they think might work well for their own constituencies