April 6, 2007
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Program Result Report
In 2001, MaineHealth, a nonprofit health system serving southern and central Maine, established CarePartners, a health plan using a network of providers offering volunteer care to the uninsured.
April 5, 2007
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Program Result Report
In January 2004, JaxCare began offering subsidized health insurance to low-income employees of participating businesses in Duval County, Fla.
March 1, 1998
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Program Result Report
The Contra Costa County Department of Health Services sought to complete a plan to develop an enriched HMO program for families residing in their county, with a particular focus on low income families served by the publicly-funded health services system.
April 1, 1998
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Program Result Report
The George Washington University Center for Health Services Research and Policy examined immunization practices of managed care plans in a Los Angeles County community with high levels of under-immunized infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
June 1, 1998
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Program Result Report
This project surveyed HMO medical directors to determine the extent of requests and coverage for predictive genetic testing for three common adult-onset disorders and Huntington's disease.
February 1, 1998
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Program Result Report
Researchers at Brandeis University analyzed the impact of managed care on the costs of substance abuse treatment in the private sector.
January 1, 1997
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Program Result Report
During 1992 and 1993, staff at the Johns Hopkins Health System created a plan to develop and market a managed care product offering capitated specialist care for the employed chronically ill.
April 1, 1997
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Program Result Report
The University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine examined how the structure and intensity of utilization management in physician groups with capitated contracts affect primary care physician and patient satisfaction.
June 1, 1997
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Program Result Report
The Health Care Policy Research and Development Unit of the Medical Practice Evaluation Center of Massachusetts General Hospital conducted an empirical study of the role of patient insurance status on clinical decision-making.
January 1, 1996
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Toolkit
Improving Chronic Illness Care (ICIC) is a national program dedicated to improving the quality of life among the 133 million Americans who suffer from diabetes, depression and other chronic conditions. An evaluation of ICIC was conducted by RAND Corporation, led by Emmett B. Keeler, Ph.D.