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Pick one side of the road and then stick to it
Dec 01, 2000; ... Except for the affluent very few people can afford the price of freedom. I hate gray. It's the color of ambivalence and indecision. In Life's great fork in the road, it is neither the one more traveled nor the one less traveled. And rather than serving as a compromise, it ends up ...
Americans confused about managed care
Dec 01, 2000; ... They lack confidence to choose a plan and end up dissatisfied with employer's choice WASHINGTON, D. C.-The public is more concerned about rising medical costs and has little confidence that today's healthcare system can address their fears, according to a survey by the Employee Benefit ...
Defined contribution is coming, albeit slowly
Dec 01, 2000; ... Uwe Reinhardt to health plans: market and recruit to individuals rather than larger employers NATIONAL REPORTS-The predicted move toward defined contribution plans hasn't happened with the speed some predicted, but it is definitely waiting in the wings, according to many analysts ....
States battle for drug discounts
Dec 01, 2000; ... WASHINGTON, D.C.-With Congress doing little to address widespread complaints about high pharmaceutical prices, consumers are taking the campaign for drug price relief to state capitols. A heated battle is taking place in Maine. That state legislature adopted the Maine Rx program last January ...
Congress backs drug imports
Dec 01, 2000; ... WASHINGTON, D.C.-Democratic gains on Capitol Hill are expected to put pressure on the FDA to move swiftly to implement the drug import policy that Congress adopted a few months ago. This legislation, which aims to encourage prescription drug importing into the U.S., was proposed by ...