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Kerri Fitzgerald

06/19/2014
Commonly, interstitial pneumonia (IP) complicates collagen vascular disease (CVD) and IP may be the first or only manifestation of CVD. It is difficult to distinguish IP from CVD and many patients may be diagnosed with idiopathic IP....
Commonly, interstitial pneumonia (IP) complicates collagen vascular disease (CVD) and IP may be the first or only manifestation of CVD. It is difficult to distinguish IP from CVD and many patients may be diagnosed with idiopathic IP....
Commonly, interstitial pneumonia...
06/19/2014
First Report Managed Care
Feature
06/21/2011
The recent recession has had an impact on Medicaid spending, increasing monthly enrollment by the largest amount since the program was implemented. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation’s Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured...
The recent recession has had an impact on Medicaid spending, increasing monthly enrollment by the largest amount since the program was implemented. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation’s Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured...
The recent recession has had an...
06/21/2011
First Report Managed Care
01/20/2015
The first accountable care organizations were implemented in 2005, beginning with just 10 large multispecialty groups of approximately 5000 physicians.
The first accountable care organizations were implemented in 2005, beginning with just 10 large multispecialty groups of approximately 5000 physicians.
The first accountable care...
01/20/2015
First Report Managed Care
05/21/2014
Tampa—Despite national guidelines and practice tools, only one-third of obese patients report receiving an obesity diagnosis or weight-related counseling. A panel of speakers discussed the treatment therapies for obesity and the burden of...
Tampa—Despite national guidelines and practice tools, only one-third of obese patients report receiving an obesity diagnosis or weight-related counseling. A panel of speakers discussed the treatment therapies for obesity and the burden of...
Tampa—Despite national...
05/21/2014
First Report Managed Care
Conference Insider
01/21/2014
San Antonio—Prophylaxis with factor VII or IX has been shown to reduce bleeding episodes for patients with hemophilia A and B; however, a recent study finds that most individuals with severe hemophilia are not adherent to a routine...
San Antonio—Prophylaxis with factor VII or IX has been shown to reduce bleeding episodes for patients with hemophilia A and B; however, a recent study finds that most individuals with severe hemophilia are not adherent to a routine...
San Antonio—Prophylaxis with...
01/21/2014
First Report Managed Care
11/03/2014
With open enrollment right around the corner, a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation examined changes in coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) moving into 2015.
With open enrollment right around the corner, a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation examined changes in coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) moving into 2015.
With open enrollment right...
11/03/2014
First Report Managed Care
12/17/2013
Under the ACA, the expansion of Medicaid to low-income adults and the launch of new Medicaid eligibility and enrollment will begin to go into effect in 2014.
Under the ACA, the expansion of Medicaid to low-income adults and the launch of new Medicaid eligibility and enrollment will begin to go into effect in 2014.
Under the ACA, the expansion of...
12/17/2013
First Report Managed Care
News Connection
03/16/2015
A recent report examined the subsidies and cost-sharing under the ACA, specifically regarding silver plan options on the exchange.
A recent report examined the subsidies and cost-sharing under the ACA, specifically regarding silver plan options on the exchange.
A recent report examined the...
03/16/2015
First Report Managed Care
News
06/18/2015
In the United States, Medicare and Medicaid account for more than three-quarters of domestic federal spending on HIV/AIDS treatment. In turn, policymakers are interested in monitoring the cost and quality of treatments for HIV/AIDS. 
In the United States, Medicare and Medicaid account for more than three-quarters of domestic federal spending on HIV/AIDS treatment. In turn, policymakers are interested in monitoring the cost and quality of treatments for HIV/AIDS. 
In the United States, Medicare...
06/18/2015
First Report Managed Care
06/19/2014
Previous studies have suggested that acetylcysteine is a beneficial treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF); however, data from placebo-controlled trials are lacking. A recent study by the Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Clinical...
Previous studies have suggested that acetylcysteine is a beneficial treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF); however, data from placebo-controlled trials are lacking. A recent study by the Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Clinical...
Previous studies have suggested...
06/19/2014
First Report Managed Care