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		<title>AMA Resolution On Non-Compliant Patients &#8211; What&#039;s Up With That?</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2009/06/15/ama-resolution-on-non-compliant-patients-whats-up-with-that/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In one of those instances of serendipity about which one hears so much, the AMA and I have each been independently engaged in changing the current perspective and policies on management of non-compliant patients. Our proposals, it turns out, are not identical. The result of my efforts today can be found in the preceding post, Beyond [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flawed Alignment In The West Virginia Medicaid Incentive Plan</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2008/10/30/flawed-alignment-in-the-west-virginia-medicaid-incentive-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Medical News Critiques West Virginia Medicaid Incentive Program The graphic above is the heading for an American Medical News1  story about the West Virginia Medicaid patient incentive plan.  The basics of the West Virginia plan and my perspective on it was discussed in this blog two years ago at West Virginia Medicaid Compliance Contracts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Edwards On Patient Compliance</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2007/09/06/john-edwards-on-patient-compliance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
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		<title>Managing Medication Expenditures Without Cost-Sharing</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2007/08/13/managing-medication-expenditures-without-cost-sharing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Controlling Prescription Drug Expenditures: A Report of Success David P. Miller, MD; Curt D. Furberg, MD, PhD; Ronald H. Small, MBA; Franklyn M. Millman, MD; Walter T. Ambrosius, PhD; Julia S. Harshbarger, PharmD; and Christopher A. Ohl, MD Am J Manag Care. 2007;13:473-480]]></description>
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		<title>Payment For Medication Compliance: Incentive or Bribe?</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2007/08/03/payment-for-medication-compliance-incentive-or-bribe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it acceptable for people to be paid to adhere to medication? Yes Tom Burns. BMJ 2007;335:232, doi:10.1136/bmj.39286.399514.BE Is it acceptable for people to be paid to adhere to medication? No Joanne Shaw. BMJ 2007;335:233, doi:10.1136/bmj.39286.422639.BE]]></description>
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		<title>Health Incentives and Minnesota&#039;s Healthcare Alignment Plan</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2007/04/03/health-incentives-and-minnesotas-healthcare-alignment-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://alignmap.com/2007/04/03/health-incentives-and-minnesotas-healthcare-alignment-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 11:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
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		<title>Proposing Coerced Treatment Compliance</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2007/02/18/proposing-coerced-treatment-compliance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
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		<title>Patient Compliance Claim Triggers FDA Warning</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2007/01/25/patient-compliance-claim-triggers-fda-warning-letter/</link>
		<comments>http://alignmap.com/2007/01/25/patient-compliance-claim-triggers-fda-warning-letter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An October 11, 2006 FDA Warning Letter addressed, among other issues, the claim by Orapred that the addition of flavor enhancers improves compliance with its product. The FDA letter, excerpted below,1 focuses on the need for evidence of such claims. Unsubstantiated Claims The &#8220;NEW INSTITUTIONAL 10-PACKS&#8221; link on the main product website claims that Orapred [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life Insurance For HIV Patients Contingent On Treatment Compliance</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2007/01/10/life-insurance-for-hiv-patients-contingent-on-treatment-compliance/</link>
		<comments>http://alignmap.com/2007/01/10/life-insurance-for-hiv-patients-contingent-on-treatment-compliance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
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		<title>Lancet Recommends European Union Mandate Vaccination Against Cervical Cancer Virus</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2006/10/17/lancet-recommends-european-union-mandate-vaccination-against-cervical-cancer-virus/</link>
		<comments>http://alignmap.com/2006/10/17/lancet-recommends-european-union-mandate-vaccination-against-cervical-cancer-virus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EU Urged To Vaccinate Girls Against Cervical Cancer Reuters October 5, 2006]]></description>
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		<title>Public Policy &amp; Healthcare Compliance: In The News</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2006/10/12/public-policy-healthcare-compliance-in-the-news/</link>
		<comments>http://alignmap.com/2006/10/12/public-policy-healthcare-compliance-in-the-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
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		<title>West Virginia Medicaid Compliance Contracts &#8211; The Plan, The NEJM Perspective, &amp; The Rest Of The Story</title>
		<link>http://alignmap.com/2006/08/25/contracting-for-compliance/</link>
		<comments>http://alignmap.com/2006/08/25/contracting-for-compliance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Showalter, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The West Virginia Medicaid Plan West Virginia plans to require that residents of that state who are eligible for Medicaid because of low income sign the “West Virginia Medicaid Member Agreement.”1 The agreement lists “member responsibilities and rights,&#8221; the former of which include, for example, taking medications as prescribed, appearing for appointments on time, and [...]]]></description>
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