Whether market failure exists in the health care sector, because physicians induce demand in their own self-interest, has not been clearly addressed because of identification problems. A model is developed which includes the patient's financial burden as a limiting factor on demand inducement....

Objectives To evaluate the impacts of the chronic disease management program on the outcomes and cost of care for Virginia Medicaid beneficiaries.Methods A total of 35,628 patients and their physicians and pharmacists received interventions for five chronic diseases and comorbidities from 1999...

Disease management emphasizes prevention of disease-related exacerbations and complications using evidence-based guidelines and patient empowerment tools. It can help manage and improve the health status of a defined patient population over the entire course of a disease. More than 20 states in...