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What Mental Health Parity Has Wrought
Psychiatrists now practice like primary care physicians: short meetings and a prescription…
Insurer Has E-Security Problem
For all of the enthusiasm of President Obama’s digital initiatives within the…
Bullying and Social Hierarchies in Schools
Bullying and other forms of social aggression affect nearly 30% of…
Teenage Cancer Survivor Perseveres by Blogging
When Clarissa was 13 she entered Johns Hopkins Hospital to be treated…
Mental Health Cost Cuts Strain Law Enforcement
So-called austerity measures, a strategy in many Republican-dominated state legislatures to control…
Really Oxfam? Really?
Oxfam hasn’t let pesky little things like representative household surveys and impact…
Why Pilot Programs are a Waste of Time and Money
President Obama has repeatedly given us his vision of how to lower…
Alternative Quality Contract
“In January 2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts launched a new…
CMS to Announce ACO Regs Soon
What exactly is an accountable care organization? Interestingly, the term is as…
