Managed Care October 2012 Digital Edition

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Dear VIJAY PITHADIA: Your October 2012 digital issue of Managed Care is available. Click here . This issue contains: Feature articles    Bundled Payment Takes on Fee for Service After several years of effort, this idea finally gets an urgent push from health reform. Adapted in stages, say proponents, it should cut costs and ensure more appropriate care. Data Forecast: Cloudy If you think the cloud is just a more convenient and maybe cheaper place to store data, here are other advantages to think about. Medicaid Expansion's Silverless Lining Bringing more people into the system under health care reform is a great opportunity, but with a serious downside: primary care overload. 3 Principles for Improving Health Care Delivery Robert L. Jesse, MD, PhD, a high-ranking Veterans Health Administration official, describes basic characteristics of a healthy health care system. Cost-Effective Relief for Restless Legs Syndrome Researchers find that it costs relatively little to treat the condition with medication that, they argue, should be covered by insurers. Plus: Working with hospitals on readmissions. Fewer CDHPs offered. Biosimilars may not measure up. New treatment for CHF. Young docs not keen on rural areas. Anti-sepsis program's big results. How players intend to contain costs. Click here to read the current issue.   We hope you enjoy this issue of Managed Care . If you have any comments or questions about this digital format, please send an e-mail to me at tberberabe@medimedia.com . Sincerely, Tony Berberabe, MPH Senior Web Editor