States struggle with transition to Medicaid managed care

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Kaiser Commission on the Future of Medicaid Exec Dir Diane Rowland said that many of the state governments that have adopted Medicaid managed care programs have made serious mistakes. Rowland said that Tennessee, which implemented its TennCare program on Jan 1, 1994, was an example of how not to introduce Medicaid managed care. Despite its lack of a managed care infrastructure, Tennessee implemented the program and it has been plagued by problems. Rowland cautioned that states should not expect immediate cost savings from the implementation of large-scale, state-wide plans.

Medicaid, Health Programs-State, Management, Health care industry, Social policy, Managed care plans (Medical care), Health policy, State government

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Not just little men

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Gender-specific biology has become a rapidly emerging field of medicine in 1997, as health and physiological differences between men and women have been observed in a variety of medical fields. The National Institutes of Health is sponsoring the Women's Health Initiative, a $628 million, 15-year study of women's health issues that will include an observational study, a clinical trial, and a community prevention study.

Health Research Programs, Health aspects, Research, Women, Demographic aspects, Medical research, United States. National Institutes of Health, Women's health

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