Recent Issues

 Jan/February 2009

• Decision Support for Patients
• Motivating Change  

• What the Doctor Ordered
• Preventing the Preventable
• Quality First

• Genetically Speaking
• Early Intervention
• First Communicate
• The New World
• Team Green
• Advance planning
• Dental Benefit Consultants
   

• Creating the Conditions for Health
• Take Two and E-mail Me at Your Convenience
• New Features Draw Users to PHRs
• Reaching Out to Ensure a Healthy Start
• Steady Progress in E-Prescribing
• Filling the Health Care IT Gap
   

May/June 2008 

• Pandemic Influenza: A Simulated Response 
• Better Evidence, Better Health Care Decisions 
• Medical Tourism Takes Off
• Reining In Medicare Drug Costs a Challenge   
• Senators See Changes on Their Plates 

March/April 2008

• Quality Care in Challenging Times 
• Obesity Knows No Boundaries 
• Crystal-Clear Communication 
• Designing Wellness Programs with HIPAA in Mind 

Jan/February 2008

• Resilience in Disaster’s Wake
• Electing a Reformer in Chief
• A Universal Lesson From Europe
• Medical Homes: The Prescription to Save Primary Care?

• Developing the 21st Century Health Care Workforce 
• New Immunizations Protect Adolescents 
• Making Mammograms a Priority 
• Complex Care Management a Plus for Patients  
• Health Care’s Retail Transformation

 Sept/October 2007

• Collaborative Improves Monitoring of Vaccine Safety
• The Retail Health Clinic: A Revolution in Convenience
• The Personal Health Record: A Key to Improving Health Care for Seniors
• Congress Moves Closer to Allowing Generic Biologics
• New Drug Approvals: Shifting the Focus From Speed to Safety

July/August 2007

• Guiding the Way to Wellness
• Examine the Evidence
• Operation Transformation
• Transparency Initiatives Spark Interest

 May/June 2007

• Coalescing Around Reform
• Care That Maximizes Quality of Life
• Thinking Locally and Out of the Box
• Critical Missions

 March/April 2007

• You Can Take It With You
• Uncommon Challenges
• The Road to Recovery
• Universal Coverage Proposals Call for Improved Care
• Web Sight: The Clinical Vision for Payer-Provider Portals

• The Health Care Debate in '08
• Expanding Screening to Save Lives
• A Powerful Voice for Prevention
• Caring at All Stages of Life and Health
• Broader Access Will Dominate State Agendas in 2007

Nov/December 2006

• Can the Massachusetts Model Be Replicated?
• The Duck Heard ’Round the World
• A New Level of Understanding
• High Standards

Sept/October 2006

• A Quest for Better Quality
  
• Here’s to Your (Mental) Health
  
• Ratcheting Up Quality Reporting
  
• The State of Our Health
  
• Outsourcing: Better for the Bottom Line?
  

July/August 2006

• Opening Doors on Disease Management
  
• Navigating New Terrain
  
• Waivers Permit States to Better Tailor Medicaid
  
• Supreme Court Allows Enforcement for Health Plans Seeking Reimbursement
  

May/June 2006

• Communicating About Costs
  
• Benefit Designs Targeting the Uninsured
  
• Involving Health Plans in RHIOs and Health Information Networks
  
• States Develop Innovative Solutions for Advancing Access
  
• Health Pricing Transparency Proposal Sparks Hot Debate 

March/April 2006

• Implementing Personal Health Records
  
• A Medical Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dental Caries
  
• Reaching Out on Obesity
  
• Long-Term Care Partnerships Can Relieve Medicaid’s Growing Burden

Jan/Feb 2006

• Weighing In on Obesity
  
• Accreditation: Quality Control in an Evolving Marketplace
  
• Preparing for Pandemic
  
• Congressional Direction on Health IT Still Not Clear

Nov/December 2005

• Association Health Plans: Déjà Vu All Over Again
  
• Bringing Evidence-Based Medicine into the Doctor’s Office
  
• High-tech, high-touch -Home-based telemedicine is expanding access to care and maximizing resources
  
• Automated Tools Help Health Plans’ Members Control Prescription Drug Costs

Sept/October 2005

• Making the Most of MMA-How Technology will help Medicare Advantage Plans Improve Health Outcomes   (PDF)
• Technology Informed Business Strategies: The Integral Role of the CIO (PDF)
• Medicare Modernization Act Changes Will Challenge Health Plans' Call Centers (PDF)
• Five Alternatives Permit Employers to Pick the Option Most Advantageous to their Retirees(PDF)

July/August 2005

• Surviving in a Post-HIPAA Environment by Creating a Culture of Privacy of Security  (PDF)
• Improving Patient Decision Making: The Role of Consumer Clinical Decision Support Tools (PDF)
• Building Business Intelligence Applications for a Strong Payer-Provider Collaboration  (PDF)
• Maximizing Savings from Non-Network Exposure(PDF)
• Aren't You Going to Stop and Ask for Directions? A Road map for Reinsurance Coverage Selection  (PDF)

May/June 2005

• Revolutionizing Health Care: Creating a System That Works for Every American
  
• Putting Consumers in the Driver's Seat?
  
• Advancing the Health Information Technology Initiative, Ahead of Schedule
• Stopping Chronic Illness Before It Starts
  How Disease Management Programs Can Manage Metabolic Syndrome and Prevent Related Chronic Conditions
• Consumers' Right-to-Know: Legislative, Regulatory Efforts Gaining Momentum

March/April 2005

• The Future of Genomics: Hope or Hype?
• Obesity: Health Insurance Plans Respond to a Public Health Challenge
• Preserving Your Purest Treasure: Managing Corporate Reputation
• Dental Carriers use Cyberspace to Provide Superior Service
• States Target Remaining Impediments to HSA Success

Jan/Feb 2005

• Now in Session: Grappling With A Health Care Agenda
  With Much at Stake, Congress Carefully Weighs its Next Moves
• Is Medical Radiation Exposure A Public Health Concern?
  The Downside to Technological Advances in Computed Tomography
• Fraud Laws, Regulatory Action Effective Vs. Broker Misconduct
• Toward a 21st Century Health System: The Contributions and Promise of Prepaid Group Practice 

Nov/December 2004

• Building the Cornerstones of CDHC: Market Leaders Offer Construct for the New Paradigm 
• Health Literacy: A Hidden and Critical Challenge to Effective Health Care 
• Brokers, Insurers Welcome Sales Automation 
• Immunization Registries Boost Rates and Improve Quality

Sept/October 2004

• Engineering New Strategies in Specialty Pharmacy Management 
• Complementary Health Care: No Longer Just an Alternative 
• From the Regulators: Treasury Makes HSAs an Appealing Alternative 
• Health Plans Increase Efforts at Giving Teens a Shot in the Arm 

July/August 2004

• Health plans reach out to the underserved
• Medicare Examines Chronic Care Coordination
• Consumer Choice
• From the Regulators

• Table of Contents
• 10 Myths of the Uninsured
• Covering the Uninsured: The Promise and Pitfalls of the Individual Medical Market
• Baby Boomers Get Their Way - Again: They're Fueling Change in Health Care as in Other Areas
• Case Management Evolves: Asthma care points the way

• Table of Contents
• Strategies for Managing Risk in an Era of Rapid Change
• HSAs Make a Splash
• HIPAA Compliance: Electronic Claims Processing
• Managing Patient Care Transitions: A Report of the HMO Care Management Workgroup
• Wye River Group Gets Americans Talking About Health Care Change

• COVER STORY: The 2004 Elections: Medicare, the Uninsured, and Rising Costs Take Center Stage in Health Care Debate
• Individual Health Insurance: New Studies Shed Light on Issues of Affordability, Access, and Plan Design
• Predictive Modeling: No Crystal Ball but an Important Tool
  A relatively new application in health care holds promise of better care, lower costs
• The “STD Window”: Understanding the Relationship Between Medical Services and Short-Term Disability
  
  

• COVER STORY: Insuring America’s Health
  American Association of Health Plans and Health Insurance Association of America Unify
• Prime Ministry of Women’s Health
• Assessing Needs and Outcomes, Health Plans Improve Mental Health Care
• Disease Management
  Attracting and Retaining Participants: A Checklist