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Limited Options to Manage Specialty Drug Spending
Outlines rising trends in costs of and spending on specialty drugs; health plans' efforts to curb specialty drug spending, including patient cost sharing and utilization management; and efforts to integrate medical and pharmaceutical coverage
Financial and Health Burdens of Chronic Conditions Grow
Points to rising rates of chronic conditions and obesity; growing numbers of patients with problems paying medical bills, even with insurance; and contributing factors such as declining private coverage and delays in accessing care. Outlines implications
An Underlying Theory for Gravity
A new direction to understand gravity has recently been explored by
considering classical gravity to be a derived interaction from an underlying
theory. This underlying theory would involve new degrees of freedom at a deeper
level and it would be structurally different from classical gravitation. It may
conceivably be a quantum theory or a non-quantum theory. The relation between
this underlying theory and Einstein's gravity is similar to the connection
between statistical mechanics and thermodynamics. We discuss the apparent lack
of evidence of any quantum nature of gravity in this context.Comment: Contributed paper to VIIth International Conference on Gravitation
and Cosmology, 14 - 19 December, 2011 GOA, INDIA. 4 page
Striking Jump in Consumers Seeking Health Care Information
Examines shifts in how Americans seek health information from sources other than their doctors. Looks at growing Internet use and information-seeking for others, education as a factor, and the impact of information-seeking on perceptions of health issues
Word of Mouth and Physician Referrals Still Drive Health Care Provider Choice
Examines how consumers choose physicians, specialists, or medical facilities, including the use of physician referrals, word-of-mouth recommendations, health plan information, and the Internet. Explores implications for consumer-directed health care
Designing Effective Health Care Quality Transparency Initiatives
Profiles two well-designed healthcare quality transparency initiatives from California and Massachusetts. Examines key design and implementation elements, including provider engagement, reliable data, consumer-friendliness, and feedback to providers
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