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Providing case management and care coordination for children is not merely an option for providers in Hawaii's Medicaid program; it is a requirement in their contracts. The agency recently began monitoring how many children are actually receiving these services.
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State Medicaid programs are taking various approaches to promote care coordination for young children, but few utilize existing maternal child health hotlines or web-based referral strategies.
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Instead of denying payment outright for preventable conditions as other states do, Maryland is taking a unique approach by instead adjusting payments. The goal is to reduce the statewide averages of these conditions, with the bar raised from year to year, and significant cost savings are expected.
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In this issue: Examining the three arms of the ACCORD trial; and FDA Actions: clopidogrel, dexlansoprazole, and tamsulosin.
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Half of urban teenage girls may acquire at least one of three common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) chlamydia, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis within 2 years of becoming sexually active, according to results of a recent study.
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The prognostic value of complete cytoreduction has been well described and supported by several meta-analyses. However, the impact of lymphadenectomy is more controversial.
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The prognostic value of complete cytoreduction has been well described and supported by several meta-analyses. However, the impact of lymphadenectomy is more controversial.
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One hundred ninety-nine women were randomized to undergo surgery using either the transobturator tape procedure (TOT) or the tension-free vaginal tape procedure (TVT).
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Early-stage ovarian cancer is frequently associated with younger patients, some of whom may be interested in fertility preservation.