Prevention drives care management strategies for Medicare HMOs.
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P Danaceau
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Case study. Several systems revisited.
HSL takes a second look at four systems we profiled in 1994. In the fierce Chicago market, Lutheran General Health System expanded geographically by merging with a long-time ally. Similarly, New England's Hitchcock and Lahey clinics joined to become a regional powerhouse. Finally, Houston's Memorial Health System forged an alliance with the Sisters of Charity to build a network throughout southeast Texas. Read what each has accomplished and learned.
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Hospital networks: system building blocks or mirages?
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Medicaid managed care.
Managed care plans that successfully deliver services to low-income populations say the first challenge can be the toughest: gaining potential enrollees' trust. Without it, they won't seek timely care or follow treatment instructions. That done, several care management strategies, including prevention and provider incentives, hold the key to keeping costs down and enrollment up, agree leaders at seven established Medicaid plans interviewed by HSL.
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