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Desirable genes are transferred into tissues which have been removed from patients. The altered, hardier tissue is then reinserted into the patient. If the procedure succeeds, the patients will begin to produce the new protein as though it had always been part of their...
...worker families. Some also trumpet their expertise in treating particular illnesses. "No. 1 in cardiac care," brags HealthSystem Minnesota--plus "96% early detection of breast cancer...above-average five-year prostate cancer survival rates." Some groups ask for $10 a month, in addition to the $70 payment each patient gets from his or her employer; others demand $20, still others $40 (no deductibles though). You pays your money--along with funds kicked in by such employers as Pillsbury, General Mills, Honeywell or Scotch tape-maker 3M--and you takes your choice...
...addition, patient advocates say, a consumer should ask any prospective health-care provider...
...most important question to be answered about Choice Plus is whether it can really keep costs affordable, sustain the plan against political opposition and improve levels of medical care and service. The omens are good: 1997 bids from medical groups came in at an average cost per patient per month that was 8.5% lower than B.H.C.A.G. had anticipated. But these estimates are basically guesses. If they are wrong, the companies as self-insurers will pay the difference between actual costs and premium revenues out of their own pockets. That will not bankrupt Pillsbury or Honeywell, but it might sour them...
...than 100 points of comparison, ranging from "childhood immunization" to "ambulatory follow-up for major affective disorder." But HEDIS, with its emphasis on preventive care, is easy to manipulate. When cholesterol tests became a key criterion, HMOs scrambled to offer the tests--often with no follow-up on the patients' results. Most experts agree that it is much more useful for a patient to know the breast-cancer survival rate in a given plan than to know whether it offers free mammograms...