2005 Patients With Diabetes Enrolled in Medicare HMOs... Weighing Benefits and Risks in Managing ADHD... Rising Mental Health Drug Costs... Nurse-Led Arthritis Clinics... Screening for Depression in Primary Care... The Medicare Doughnut Hole... Shift in the Reasons Why Adults Seek HIV Testing... ADHD: More Prevalent or Better Recognized... A Cost Comparison of Treatments of Psoriasis... After the Black Box Warning: Treating Children and Adolescents... More FDA Scrutiny of Approved Drugs... Heart Treatment Gender Gap May Be Closing... Washington Matters: How Good Must Employer Benefits Be?... IT Seen As Key to Improving Quality... Primary Care Guidelines for the Management of Persons Infected... Insulin Augmentation in a Texas Medicaid Population... Study: Vioxx, Celebrex Were Widely Overprescribed... Discounted Drug Sales May Violate the Law... Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: Plans, PBMs Happy... Alzheimer Disease Update: New Targets, New Options... More Americans Take Prescription Medication... Pharmacy Patient-Reported Satisfaction With Health Care Services... Behavioral Health Matters: Addressing the Root Causes... Washington Matters: Medicare Drug Program Needs a Hard Sell... A Retrospective Database Analysis of Prescribing Patterns... Trend of the Month: Pharmacy Reimbursement Continues to Drop... 2004 Employers Generally Satisfied with PBM Services... How Election Results Change 2005 Health Prospects... Proposal for a Rational Formulary for Antipsychotic Medications... Evaluation of the Burden of Illness in Patients... The Economic Burden of Bipolar-Related Phases of Depression... Bioterrorism Preparedness: Practical Considerations... Many Americans Seek Drug Information - But Not Drugs - Online... Washington Matters: Insurers Eye Bigger Medicare Role... Physicians Slow to Adopt IT for Patient Care... Advanced-Access Scheduling Boosts Quality, Productivity... Controversy Over Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents... CMS Implements Average Sales Price Payment Methodology... Newsbriefs: Five Conditions Account for 31% of Health Spending... Fight Over Medicare Drug Formulary Has Begun... Screening for Bipolar Depression in the Primary Care Setting... Newsbriefs: VA Bests Private Plans in Diabetes Care... Washington Matters: The Prescription for E-Prescribing... Health Insurance Is Most Expensive Employer-Paid Benefit... The Impact of Bipolar Disorder on Work Loss... Washington Matters: More Generics Coming to Market Earlier... Behavioral Briefs: ADHD Has Repercussions Throughout Adulthood... Legal Matters: Compliance Is Now the Focus Under the Medicare... Washington Matters: Will Automatic Enrollment Save The Medicare... How Patients View Pharmacy Benefit Plans and Management... Plan Member Response to Increase in Copays Varies... Corporate Executives Weigh Solutions to Rising Drug Costs... U.S. Court Bars Enforcement of Maine Statute Regarding PBMs... Managed Care Matters: Plans Seek Role in Managing Drug Benefit... Washington Report: Re-importation Opposition Crumbling... Bowel Syndrome Remains a Difficult Condition to Manage... Improving Medication Adherence: In Pharmaceutical Industry... Management of Hepatitis C Virus Infection... Antihypertensive Agent Needed in Most Kidney Disease Patients... Cholesterol Agents Lead Therapeutic Classes in Prescription Sale... Washington Matters: FTC Launches Probe of PBM Policies... Winners and Losers Under Medicare Part D... Bush Administration Takes Aim at Painkiller Prescriptions... Newsbriefs: Hypertensive Patients Unaware of Health Status... Who is Designing the New Cost-Management Tools?... Internet Prescriptions: Risky Business for Physicians and Patien... Behavioral Health Matters: New Business Tactic of Retrospective... Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage... Are Medications for Alcoholism Underutilized?... Many Patients Choose Not to Comply With Prescribed Medication... PBM Price-Spread Study Highlights Hidden... Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: States... CMS, Drug Card Sponsors Gear Up for Prescription... Health Care Spending Growth Slows... Health Plans Lose Ground to PBM Carve-Outs... Tiered Plan Design Has Unintended Consequences... News and Trends Affecting Behavioral Health Care... HHS Tightens Scrutiny of Compliance With Medicaid Drug Rebate... The Medicare Drug Coverage Debate... 2003 Employers Embrace Cost Sharing... The Impact of Managed Care: Comparison of Case Rate... Electronic Prescribing Raises Issues of Confidentiality... At Stake in Reimportation Dispute... What is the Cost of Asthma to Employers?... Massachusetts Medicaid Officials Pull Back... Employers Largely Satisfied With PBM Performance... States Oppose U.S. Ban on Reimportation of Drugs... FDA Continues Efforts to Improve Drug Manufacturing... Improving Clinical Outcomes Over the Continuum... Establishment of an Innovative Clinic... Strategies for Documenting Improved Outcomes... Prescription Drugs Seen as Major Factor... Doctor Visits Up Among Persons Aged 45 and Older... Pharmacy Groups File Suits Against Medco, AdvancePCS... Improving the Efficiency of the Prescription Process... First Generics Filed Will Share Marketing Exclusivity... Supreme Court Actions Will Spur More States... EAPs Help Improve Workplace Productivity... FDA Launches Initiative to Fight Counterfeit Drugs... The Medicare Drug Benefit Debate... Antidepressants Used as Placebos... Internet is Valued for Health Information Seekers... The Pharmacist as Patient Care Provider... Drug Cost Projected to Rise... HMO Rates Expected to Rise 18% in 2004.... Twin Moves Aim to Speed Generics to Market... Treatment of Mentally Ill in Prisons and Jails... Selling the Benefits of Mail... Washington Matters... Consumer Ads Fueling Rising Drug Costs... News and Trends... Green Light for State Regulation... Getting the Right Drug to the Right Patient... Consumer-Driven Health Plans... Employers to Increase Cost Sharing... Express Scripts Alters Rebate Policy... Will Pharmacy Benefit Costs Jump Another 20% This Year?... More States Turn to Formularies to Rein In Drug Costs... News and Trends Affecting Behavioral Health Care... Where is Behavioral Health Care Headed?... Mail-Order Prescriptions Again Show Strongest Growth... Physicians Give DTC Ads Mixed Reviews... CMS Analyzes the Marketing of Prescription Drugs... Wanted: Disease Management Proposals for Medicare Beneficiaries... Medicaid Program Policy Trends... Employers are Reshaping the Drug Benefit... GAO Report is Favorable on PBMs... New Obstacles Slow Efforts to Speed Generics to Market... Employers Give PBMs High Marks for Service... JCAHO Initiative Seeks to Improve Patient Safety... Many Fear Doctors Will Miss Clues in Online Interaction... 2002 Federal and State Laws and Regulations Affecting Managed Care... Disease Management: What Does the Research Evidence Show?... Employers Favor Open Pharmacy Network... Containing Costs While Maintaining Quality... DHHS Tailors Compliance Guideline for Pharma Manufacturers... Federal and State Laws and Regulations Affecting Managed Care... Containing Costs While Maintaining Quality... Proven Efficacy, Not Rebates, Should Drive Drug Choices... Viagra and Medical Necessity... Government Medicare-Endorsed Prescription Drug Card Initiative... Federal and State Laws and Regulations Affecting Managed Care... Health Care Coverage and the Underinsured... FDA Responds on Advertising of Compound Drugs... Federal and State Laws and Regulations Affecting Managed Care... Access Issues in Behavioral Health Care... Viewpoint: It's Time for PBMs to Step Up to the Plate... Medicaid Drug Cost Controls Create Friction... Average Number of Prescriptions by HMOs Increases... Federal and State Laws and Regulations Affecting Managed Care... Are Newer Drugs Worth What We Pay for Them?... Improving Formulary Compliance With Managed Care Members... Federal and State Laws and Regulations Affecting Managed Care... Trend of the Month: More People Are Taking More Expensive Drugs... Are PBMs and Managed Care on the Same Side?... Drug Prices Likely to Rise... Drug Trend May Be Moderating... Federal and State Laws and Regulations Affecting Managed Care... Court Decides When Pharmacies Have a Duty to Warn Patients... States Take Steps to Limit Medicaid Expenditures... Health Plans Must Understand the Road They've Traveled... Federal and State Laws Affecting Managed Care... Medication Adherence in an Immigrant Population... Advertised Prescription Drugs Are the Hot Sellers... Innovative Uses for Drug Discount Cards... Federal and State Laws and Regulations Affecting Managed Care... Prescription to OTC Switches... Most PPOs Are Not Accredited... Behavioral Health Matters: Persons With Serious Mental Illness... Private Lawsuits Follow TAP Settlement of Government Allegations... Washington Matters: Federal and State Laws and Regulations... Trend of the Month: Three-Tier Copayments... Behavioral Health Matters: Clinical Responsibility and E-Therapy... Pharmacy Industry Continues to Challenge... Washington Matters: Federal and State Laws and Regulations... Trend of the Month: Increases in Drug Spending... Washington Matters: Federal and State Laws and Regulations... Trend of the Month: Young Adults at Greatest Risk... Baseline Cost of Parkinson's Disease in a Large Health Care Plan... 2001 Trend of the Month - November 2001... Washington Matters - November 2001... November 2001... Court Upholds Missouri Law... Medicare HMO Drug Cost Dips Slightly... Medical Disease Offset: A Case Example... Washington Matters... Rethinking a Drug Discount Program... Pharmacy Risk Equals Pharmacy Loss for Group Practices... Washington Matters... Information Technology and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry... Viewpoint: Treatment of Chronic Pain... Legal Matters... Managing Asthma in the Emergency Department: Cost-Effective Strategies... Issues in Drug Benefit Management... Washington Matters... Drugs Take Bigger Slice of Total Health Care Expenditures... Behavioral Health Matters... Trend of the Month - July 2001... Behavioral Health Matters... The Value of Providing Quality-of-Life Information... New Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease... Washington Matters - July 2001... Managed Care Matters - June 2001... Trend of the Month - June 2001... Behavioral Health Matters... Federal and State Laws... Current News and Trends Affecting Behavioral Health Care... Trend of the Month - May 2001... Behavioral Briefs... Behavioral Health Matters - May 2001... Washington Matters - May 2001... Insurance Claim Costs for Overactive Bladder Disorder... Legal Matters - April 2001... Behavioral Health Matters... Issues in Drug Benefit Management... Trend of the Month - April 2001... The Role of Pharmacoeconomic Information... Trend of the Month... Managed Care Matters - March 2001... Issues in Drug Benefit Management... Behavioral Health Matters... Effect of a Closed Formulary on Average Prescription Cost... Washington Matters - February 2001... Managed Care Matters - February 2001... Trend of the Month - February 2001... The Pharmacy Benefit in the Year 2001... Consumerism and Escalating Drug Costs: A Volatile Mix... Legal Matters - January 2001... Trend of the Month - January 2001... 2000 Outcomes Research: When Can the Results Be Communicated?... Issues in Drug Benefit Management - December 2000... Trend of the Month - December 2000... Washington Matters - December 2000... Trend of the Month - November 2000... Behavioral Health Matters - Chronic and Relapsing Patients... Legal Matters - November 2000... Washington Matters - November 2000... Trend of the Month - October 2000... Issues in Drug Benefit Management - October 2000... Managed Care Matters - October 2000... Increasing Efficiency Through Point-of-Prescribing Technology... Legal Matters - September 2000... Trend of the Month - September 2000... Washington Matters - September 2000... Trend of the Month - August 2000... Legal Matters - August 2000... Behavioral Health Matters - August 2000... Issues in Drug Benefit Management - August 2000... Washington Matters - August 2000... Trend of the Month - Utilization and Introduction of New Drugs... Mental Health Benefits Remain Limited Despite Federal Parity Act... Viewpoint - How to Convince Payers of the Value of Pharmaceuticals... Managing HIV/AIDS - HIV, Managed Care, and Outcomes... Legal Matters - Price Control Legislation... Medication Nonadherence... Legal Matters - Security of Internet Prescriptions... Behavioral Health Matters - Managed Care and Suicide Prevention... Antidepressant Use and Use Patterns in Naturalistic Settings... Issues in Drug Benefit Management - June 2000... Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Dietary Intervention Trial... Antidepressant Selection for Major Depressive Disorder... Behavioral Health Matters - The Art of Persuading Patients to Take...... Newsbriefs - May 2000... Washington Matters - May 2000... Using Informed Decision Counseling to Promote Cost-Effective Care... Washington Matters - April 2000... Behavioral Briefs - April 2000... When a Depressed Cancer Patient Refuses Treatment... Legal Matters - Navigating the Bankruptcy Waters... Improving Warfarin Therapy for an Elderly, Poor Population... Trend of the Month - Higher Health Benefit Costs... Newsbriefs - March 2000... Washington Matters - March 2000... Legal Matters - FDA Rule Is Struck Down... The Use of Pharmacoeconomic Research by MCOs... Treatment of Drug Addiction... Behavioral Briefs - February 2000... Behavioral Health Matters - Carveout Management Companies... Issues in Drug Benefit Management - Pharmacy Benefit and Seniors... Trends in Collaborative Drug Therapy Management... Managing HIV/AIDS - HIV Care Can Be Cost-Effective... Problem of Coordinating Mental and Physical Health Care... Trend of the Month - Changing Prescribing Behavior... Newsbriefs - January 2000... Insulin Resistance Syndrome... Pathogenesis of Obesity... Treatment of Hypertension... Treatment of Obesity... Managing Type 2 Diabetes... Treatment of Dyslipidemia... Millennial Prognostications... 1999 Advances in Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV-1 Disease... Research Partnerships Between MCOs and Pharmaceutical Companies... HCFA Oversight of Medicaid Mental Health Carveouts... Behavioral Briefs - December 1999... Playing Closed Poker in Behavioral Health Care... Managed Care for Patients With Alzheimer's Disease... Behavioral Health Matters - Chronic and Relapsing Disease... Comprehensive Pharmaceutical Care of Oncology Patients... Behavioral Briefs - November 1999... Legal Matters - FDA Guidance for Direct-to-Consumer Advertising... Trend of the Month - Drug Costs per Discharge Rise... Managed Care Matters - Drug Innovation Spurs High Prices, More Promotions... Depression in the Workplace: Impacts on Productivity... Behavioral Briefs - October 1999... Pharmacy Benefit Managers - Developing Disease Management Programs... NIH Research - September 1999... Special Report - Three-Tier Co-Payment Plans... Behavioral Briefs - September 1999... Antidepressant Utilization Patterns in a National Managed Care...... Trend of the Month - Revenue Shortfalls Imperil HMO Service to...... Control Charts To Guide Medication Decision Making in Asthma Care... Research in Formulary Decision Making... Trend of the Month - Increasingly Expensive Drug Benefit... Issues in Drug Benefit Management - Confidentiality... Managed Care Matters - Biotech Drugs... Clinical and Financial Implications of Migraine in Managed Care... Trend of the Month - HMO Enrollees Up, Growth is Down... Newsbriefs - July 1999... Managed Care Matters - DTC Advertising: The Big Face-Off... Legal Matters - Medicaid Drug Price Battle... Integrated Approach to Disease Management With Asthma... Trend of the Month - Number of Integrated Health Care Systems... Issues in Drug Benefit Management - Medications Like Champagne... Newsbriefs - June 1999... NIH Research - June 1999... Acute Otitis Media Program Focuses on Antibiotics Usage... Trend of the Month - Merck-Medco Leads in Processing Retail Rxs... Newsbriefs - May 1999... Managed Care Matters - PBMs in a Jaundiced Eye... Washington Matters - May 1999... Antithrombotic Therapy: Cost-Effective Approaches... Trend of the Month - Flat Growth for Employer Health Care Costs... Issues in Drug Benefit Management - Mail Service?... Newsbriefs - April 1999... NIH Research - April 1999... Medicaid Lock-in on Drug Utilization and Expenditures... Diabetes Treatment Program in a University County Hospital... Trend of the Month - How Employers and HMOs Rate PBMs... Newsbriefs - March 1999... NIH Research - March 1999... A Medical Center's Successful Care Management Program... Trend of the Month - More HMOs Are Using Drug Formularies... Issues in Drug Benefit Management - MCO Drug Review... Newsbriefs - February 1999... NIH Research - February 1999... Evolution of a Documented Pharmacist Intervention Program... Trend of the Month - Rising R&D Costs... Newsbriefs - January 1999... Managed Care Matters - Vertical Integration From the Bottom... Washington Matters - January 1999... Strong Relationship Between Mortality and Family Income... Diabetes Today... Diabetes Disease Management in Managed Health Care Plans... Health Improvement Through Diabetes Disease Management... Treatment Strategies for Type 2 Diabetes... Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, and Dyslipidemia... A Fenofibrate Evaluation Survey...... Prevalence, Patient Awareness, and Treatment of Dyslipidemia...... Clinical Review of Fenofibrate as Therapy for Dyslipidemia... 1998 Cost-Effectiveness Analyses: Legal and Ethical Issues... Issues in Drug Benefit Management - 1998: Blowout Year?... New Drug Development Can Get Boost From Managed Care... Managed Care Rebates: Their Role in Drug Benefit Cost Control... Legal Matters - Alternative Medicine and Pharmacists... Data Integration Technology and Applications: An Overview... A Pediatric Asthma Self-Management Program That Gets Results... Impact of HIV-1 Protease Inhibitors... Washington Matters - January 1998... Legal Matters - DM Programs and the Anti-Kickback Statute... | 
