Word: hmos
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Gephardt's defense of the liberal position on other issues has been respectably dependable. Upon Congress' adjournment last month, he announced an agenda for next year that proves his pulse is still on the things that matter: ensuring the quality of care provided by HMOs, improving pension security and giving kids somewhere to go after school...
...gets results, Americans will use it. A Boston University researcher told the panel that the saving from just faster stroke rehabilitation and effective carpal-tunnel-syndrome treatment could cut the nation's annual medical bill by $11 billion. Such a saving is sure to catch the eye of HMOs and private health insurers. As Daniel Cherkin, a senior scientific investigator for a large HMO in Seattle, puts it, "Why something works is not of interest to those individuals and organizations providing care." What matters these days is that it works for less...
...policies. The black humor itself isn't a bad idea; it is often a key and telling element of good satire. But Lumet has shot himself in the foot by making the humor too universal--if you show disdain for doctors, patients, bereaved family members, athiests, the strongly religious, HMOs and insurance companies, there isn't really anyone left to like...
...with millions of Americans spending $500 million a year on the procedures, matters of ethics and science are merely academic. All patients want is their HMOs to reimburse them for something they swear gets results. This panel is likely to help...
...Health care services are going to mean financial loss to the HMOs and that's going to be a dangerous thing," she said. "I know of seniors who have to choose between food and medication...