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Managed care for the elderly: A threat or a promise?
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Older people stand to gain-and lose-the most from managed care.
In the 1990s, the nation's medical care system has undergone a dramatic transformation. Most Americans under age 65 now get their healthcare through some form of "managed care"that is, through a health plan that, in a variety of ways, influences or guides their care and treatment choices. Although far fewer older than younger Americans participate in managed care, even here the numbers have grown dramatically. Today, more than 6 million elderly people participate in managed care through the Medicare program, more than double the ...
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VAS ASIA 2009: WAVENET CEO TO ADDRESS VAS CONVENTION FORUM.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News
; ...details below.) Expanding Opportunities - VAS Asia 2009: WaveNet, Platinum Sponsor of Asia's Largest VAS Convention, CEO to Address Forum COLOMBO, July 7 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- VAS Asia 2009, Asia's largest convention on...
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VAS-NET: UK Internet service provider VAS-NET expands network with Torrent IP9000 Routers.
M2 Presswire
; M2 PRESSWIRE-31 March 1999-VAS-NET: UK Internet service provider VAS-NET expands network with Torrent IP9000 Routers (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:300399 * VAS-NET chooses the IP9000 to develop its core network...
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Vas Deferens Obstruction Due to Fibrosis After Plug Hernioplasty
Magazine article from: The American Surgeon
; ...effects of plug-induced fibrosis on the vas is incomplete. This is the first case of a documented fibrotic vas deferens obstruction resulting from compression...plug that was in direct contact with the vas. During subsequent repair for a recurrent...
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Vas deferens occlusion during no-scalpel vasectomy.
Magazine article from: Journal of Family Practice
; ...closure over the inguinal end of the cut vas (Schmidt's method) has the lowest failure rate of all reasonable vas occulstion methods. The anatomical relationships...words. Vasectomy; no-scalpel vasectomy; vas deferens occlusion; cautery; sheath interruption...
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Proprietary VAs Await Market Return: Banks and insurers aggressively pushed proprietary funds for joint-venture VAs in 2001. Will they again?
Magazine article from: Bank Investment Consultant
; ...based research group. "And joint-venture VAs are somewhat static." But he is optimistic...have been behind the push for proprietary VAs. "Banks have, for the most part, disappointed...but by putting their proprietaries in VAs, they get more sales," he notes. "Insurers...
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Vasa Previa: The Effect of Prenatal Diagnosis on Outcomes.
Magazine article from: OB/GYN Clinical Alert
; Vasa Previa: The Effect of Prenatal Diagnosis...Commentary Synopsis: Good outcomes with vasa previa depend primarily on prenatal diagnosis...to assess the clinical effect of diagnosing vasa previa prior to delivery. Their findings...
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PacificNet Announces VAS Value Chain Integration and VAS-Alliance Marketing Strategy at the Second Quarterly Synergy Development Conference.
Business Wire
; ...position of Vice President of PacificNet VAS Group. PacificNet Inc. (Nasdaq:PACT...and value-added telecom services (VAS) in China, announced today results of...Synergy Development Conference and its new VAS Value Chain Integration and VAS-Alliance...
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A VAS array of opportunities.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Warehousing Management
; ...money. They are value-added services (VAS). These types of services can take many...operations to reach success. Traditional VAS Industry experts have been touting the existence, if not the need for, VAS for several years. And as more warehouses...
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Now Available - China Mobile VAS Market Annual Report 2007.
Business Wire
; ...researchandmarkets.com/research/fc873e/china_mobile_vas_m) has announced the addition of the "China Mobile VAS Market Annual Report 2007" report to their offering. China's Mobile VAS market was still in the market adjustment stage. What...
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The Swedish warship 'Vasa'. (brief military and political history of Sweden as related to sunken battleship Vasa with description of its retrieval and preservation by archaeologists) (focus on Archaeology) (Column)
Magazine article from: International Travel News
; ...on this Sunday afternoon. The warship Vasa was leaving the quay below the Royal Palace...Stockholm's archipelago. Aboard the Vasa was a crew of about a hundred. There also...in the sun. Suddenly a gust caused the Vasa to list. She righted herself momentarily...
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