Managed Health Care Glossary

HMO, PPO, POS and IPA. It all sounds like alphabet soup, not health care. Here’s a quick guide to help you understand your options and get the most out of your managed care plan.

Cafeteria plan
An employee benefit plan that gives workers a set amount of funds that they can choose to spend on a number […]

Managed Care: Balancing Costs and Quality

Managed care companies: Adore them? Pity them? Do away with them? Or reform them? Whether you love them or hate them, this article will give you a glimpse nside a managed care organization. You’ll learn how many of them are organized to deal with the daily dilemma of reducing costs while trying to improve quality.
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Drug Costs Continue to Soar

Patients who rely on life-saving medications are in for another year of sticker shock. American’s spent close to $132 billion on prescription drugs in 2000, up nearly 20% from the year before.
Although insurance helps pick up the tab for most patients, the costs are likely to trickle down in higher premiums and a greater use […]