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American Medical News 1996 Leigh Page
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All sides want confidentiality, but dispute the 'how to.' (privacy of medical records)
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Leigh Page
AMA election winners. (American Medical Association chooses Virginia physician as 1996-97 president)(Annual Meeting News)
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Leigh Page
Arizona county debates effort to privatize health system. (Maricopa County)
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Leigh Page
Calif. Blues drop 12-month exclusion for maternity.(maternity benefits exclusion)
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Leigh Page
California voters asked to limit managed care. (state ballot initiatives)
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Leigh Page
Dramatic slowdown in last year's Medicaid spending.(fiscal year 1996)
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Leigh Page
Employers look to managed care to rein in benefit costs. (decreasing health care costs)
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Leigh Page
Federal study to standardize patient-satisfaction data.(Consumer Assessments of Health Plans Study)
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Leigh Page
First federal guidelines issued on workplace violence. (Occupational Health and Safety Administration)
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Leigh Page
For-profit conversions spawn new sources of charity.
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Leigh Page
HMO project aims to improve care for chronically ill. (health maintenance organizations; Chronic Care Initiatives in HMOs)
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Leigh Page
HMOs not hurting hospital quality, new survey says. (KPMG Peat Marwick LLP survey)
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Leigh Page
Hospital rate-setting nears end; N.Y. bill also urges cuts in residency slots, keeps charity subsidies.
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Leigh Page
Insurance regulators follow Blues' money trail. (Blue Cross & Blue Shield health plans)
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Leigh Page
Law sought to ensure payment for emergency care.
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Leigh Page
Managed care files pose privacy risks: patients object to electronic mental health records. (Harvard Pilgrim Health Care)
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Leigh Page
Managed care having dramatic impact on MS care. (health maintenance organizations; multiple sclerosis)
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Leigh Page
Maryland to test new Medicaid managed care pay formula. (mandatory Medicaid care program to take effect in March 1997)
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Leigh Page
Mass. cigarette tax hike to pay for kids' health services.
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Leigh Page
Medicaid managed care shapes rural health in Oregon.
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Leigh Page
Medicare HMOs winning over seniors. (Health Maintenance Organizations)
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Leigh Page
'Midcourse correction' suggested for AIDS research. (report commissioned by the National Institutes of Health and Office for AIDS Research)
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Leigh Page
Mixed reviews for AARP's plan to endorse HMOs. (American Association of Retired Persons)
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Leigh Page
New approach to long-term care for elderly: states integrate Medicare, Medicaid coverage.
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Leigh Page
New records-confidentiality bill introduced in Congress. (introduced by Representative Jim McDermott on May 16, 1996)
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Leigh Page
N.Y. fighting for Medicaid waiver approval. (to expedite move of state Medicaid program into managed care)
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Leigh Page
N.Y. governor brokers deal on managed care protections. (George E. Pataki)
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Leigh Page
Ophthalmologist asks Oregon voters to outlaw capitation. (Gordon A. Miller; payments to healthcare providers)
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Leigh Page
Patients get physician info with the tap of a finger. (electronic patient-information system; Health Partners)
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Leigh Page
Physicians gain seats in House; Medicaid, pot initiatives pass; managed care rules fail. (1996 elections)
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Brian McCormick, Leigh Page
Physicians, pharmacists slam FDA plan for drug information. (Food and Drug Administration; standardized medical guides)
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Leigh Page
States cautious of jumping into Medicaid managed care.
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Leigh Page
Survey finds state consumer hot lines 'dropping the ball.' (state insurance department informational phonelines; study conducted by the Center for Insurance Research)
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Leigh Page
Universal access alive and well in San Francisco - for now. (health care insurance)
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Leigh Page
Wash. insurance commissioner vows smoother 2nd term. (Washington state's Deborah Senn)
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Leigh Page
Western voters face variety of health-related initiatives.(Election '96)
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Leigh Page
Win may not bring victory for Wash. insurance chief.(re-election of Deborah Senn will cause renewed difficulties with interpretation of state health reform law)
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Leigh Page
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