Trends and Innovations in Chronic Disease Prevention & Treatment
April 2008
An overview of key trends in chronic care, highlighting Medicare Advantage plans' recent innovations.
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Report by Topic
- Overcoming Language and Cultural Barriers to Care
(see also pp.3, 23, 14, 31) - Services Offered by Special Needs Plans
(see also pp. 5, 16, 35, 38) - Promoting Wellness and Fitness
(see also p. 24) - Addressing Bipolar Disorder
(see also p. 19) - Improving Care for End-Stage Renal Disease
(see also pp. 25, 37) - Improving Options for End-of-Life Care
(see also pp. 8, 15, 29) - Health Coaching
(see also pp. 10, 14, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 30, 31, 33, 34) - Using Health Information Technology to Improve Health
(see also pp. 11, 18, 21, 23, 27) - Pay-for-Performance
(see also p. 31) - Improving Care Transitions
Report by Company
Aetna: pp. 3, 7, 14, 15
AMERIGROUP Community Care: pp. 4, 16
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA): pp. 11, 18
Health Alliance Plan (HAP): pp. 6, 19
Health Plan of Nevada/Sierra Health & Life (HPN/SHL): pp. 2, 23
HealthNow New York (HealthNow): pp. 5, 21
Humana/Healthways: pp. 6, 24
Independence Blue Cross (IBC): pp. 9, 25
Independent Health Association: pp. 11, 27
Kaiser Permanente: pp. 8, 9, 29, 30
Ovations: pp. 4, 35
Presbyterian Healthcare Services (PHS): pp. 2, 31
Regence: pp. 10, 33
UCare: pp. 10, 34
WellPoint: pp. 6, 37
XLHealth/Care Improvement Plus: pp. 5, 38