The Managed Care Industry is the business sector overseeing the collection of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations such as HMOs (health maintenance organizations), third-party administrators, and Medicare and Medicaid services that have a common focus to control healthcare costs, encourage efficient use of healthcare resources (e.g. physicians, procedures, therapeutics), and provide protocols to ensure proper patient care.
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PresidentManaged Care Pharmacy Consultants, Inc
PresidentPharmacy Benefit Advisors
Pharmacy ConsultantDea Belazi, PharmD, MPH, PAHM
Independent ConsultantRobert Dondes, Consultant
ConsultantHealth Economics Consulting Group LLC
Study groups are populations of experts knowledgeable on specific sub-topics within a broader industry
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Economic Experts on Managed Care | 716 |
| Managed Care Reimbursement Experts | 60 |
| Managed Care Experts | 670 |
| Managed Care Pricing Trends Experts | 281 |
| Chief Financial Officers in the Managed Care Health Insurance Industry | 38 |
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Diabetes Care Article Shows Sustained Benefits of CGM
September 18, 2009
Kelly Close, President, Close Concerns
Sustained Benefit of Continuous Glucose Monitoring on HbA1c, Glucose Profiles, and Hypoglycemia in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes | care.diabetesjournals.org
A study by the JDRF CGM study group published in Diabetes Care showed sustained benefits of CGM use on A1c, glucose profiles, and rates of hypoglycemia in intensively managed adult type 1 diabetes patients. Patients spent significantly more time with glucose levels in the range of 71-180 mg/dl (3.9-10...
Health Care Reform will not fly!
September 30, 2009
James "Jim" Rippy, Former Senior Vice President of Operations, CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Fate of Government-Run Health Insurance May Rest in Obama's Hands | www.foxnews.com
Too much lobbyist money opposing any real reform. The insurance companies control.
What is the Future for the US Health Care Industry?
October 15, 2009
Facts on Healthcare | www.nchc.org
What is really going on in our Health Care Industry is being blurred with emotion, politics and self interest propaganda. Any of the other major industrial countries would provide regulated quality Universal Healthcare for more than $1 trillion dollars less than we are spending now. This waste is...
It's Time for Health Care Reform--Not Just Health Insurance Reform!
October 30, 2009
The Health Care Reform Debate We Need | blog.nj.com
With so much emphasis on changing the health insurance system, the far greater need to change the delivery and financing of care has gotten relatively little mention, at least in the sound bites where most people receiving their daily news. We should not squander this once in a lifetime change for...
Senate Finance Bill has the Greatest Potential to Reform Health Care Delivery
October 9, 2009
Health Care Bill Gets Green LIght in Cost Analysis | www.nytimes.com
The biggest boost that health care reform has received thus far occurred this week when the closely watched nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) concluded that the Senate Finance Bill would actually reduce the federal deficit by $81 billion over the next 10 years and more beyond that. That...