It's a done deal, but ... details will delay PacifiCare-FHP consolidation.
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Our reporters make their prognostications for a dozen major segments of the healthcare industry in 1997. A common thread runs through them: as mergers and consolidations continue to sweet through the industry, communities and regulators are becoming increasingly concerned about whether the public interest is being served. And, our reporters say, scrutiny of such deals is going to get even more intense.
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Managed-care plans have become the nation's whipping boys, under attack from consumers, policymakers and some physicians alarmed by charges of treatment information being withheld and life-threatening denials of medical care. The issue of drive-through deliveries became a lightning rod for politicians who rushed to pass legislation requiring minimum stays for new mothers and their babies. Reports of forced outpatient treatments for mastectomy patients has reignited criticism. A new book by Wall Street Journal reporter George Anders promises to be a pivotal publication in the debate.
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The Blues landscape is a swirl of activity as the nation's 62 independent plans struggle to remain competitive in today's managed-care environment. Collectively, Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans serve 66.3 million people in widely differing markets. Although the plans have unique cultures, they're merging, affiliating in consortia, creating for-profit subsidiaries and converting to for-profit status. And to borrow from the Oldsmobile slogan, these are definitely not your father's Blues plans.
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They're bright, focused and aggressive. They're on a mission to improve the quality of America's healthcare provider organizations. They're MODERN HEALTHCARE's 1996 Up & Comers, a dozen healthcare professionals 40 and younger who are in the vanguard of the next generation.
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