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Study: More than half of insureds on chronic-care meds
A new study suggests that for the first time, more than half of insured Americans are regularly taking prescriptions for chronic health problems. The most popular drugs include those used to lower Read more...
PA health plans pay PCPs to track care
A group of Pennsylvania health plans have come together to create a program paying family doctors and other caregivers to manage patient care more closely. Among other things, the program will make Read more...
Medicare disease management pilot ending this year
Three years ago, CMS hired eight private disease management firms to set up chronic care improvement programs for beneficiaries. The programs, which reached as many as 150,000 seniors enrolled in Read more...
Medicare commission recommends primary care increase
Hoping to "reward a career in primary care" and decrease shortages, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has recommended that Congress create a budget-neutral adjustment that will boost payments Read more...
NQF develops coordination of care measures
The National Quality Forum plans to begin developing quality measures related to coordination of care over the next 15 months, a move that could help to boost the emerging trend toward giving Read more...
Senators ask CMS to keep disease-mgmt program
Last month, CMS decided to discontinue its planned three-year Medicare Health Support program--aimed at managing chronic diseases more effectively--arguing that initial results hadn't met quality, Read more...
Humana debuts national complex care mgmt program
Humana is launching a care management program for chronically ill Medicare members in several states. The program, which provides care through both telephone and field-based social workers, nurses, Read more...
MN officials focus on chronic disease care
Increasingly, states are beginning to focus on management of chronic diseases as a means for getting massive healthcare costs under control. This week, Minnesota is joining the pack. Legislators Read more...
MD groups struggle with Medicare incentive goals
It looks like the initial stages of a new CMS demonstration project have turned out to be something of a disappointment. In April 2005, CMS began offering annual bonuses to 10 physician groups if Read more...
Report:Number of U.S. primary care MDs falls
A new study underscores the point that the number of U.S. doctors specializing in primary care is falling, though stats suggest that the gap is being covered by doctors who move here from other Read more...
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