May/June 2010, Vol 3, No 3

Clinical

Prevalence of Treated Bipolar Disorders and Associated Comorbidities in Managed Care and Medicaid Populations
Jeff Jianfei Guo, MS, BPharm, PhD
; Nick C. Patel, PharmD, PhD
; Hong Li, PhD
; Paul E. Keck Jr, MD
Stakeholder Perspective by Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH

Business

Health Benefit Coverage, Reimbursement, and Influences on Traditional Pharmaceutical Channels
F. Randy Vogenberg, RPh, PhD
Stakeholder Perspective by Gary M. Owens, MD
Impact of Etanercept Treatment on Absenteeism and Productivity: The Work Loss and Productivity Survey
Denise Globe, PhD
; Peter Mazonson, MD, MBA
; Chris Santas, MBA
; Regina Murphy, MBA
; Annie Cheng
; Xingyue Huang, BPharm, PhD
; Arthur Kavanaugh, MD

Meeting Highlights

Medication Adherence: Effectiveness of Physician Alerts to Resolve Potential Gaps in Pharmacotherapy
This study was presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, April 2010, San Diego, CA.
Joshua N. Liberman, PhD
; Janice Moore, MPH
; Asif Ally, RPh, MBA
; Troyen A. Brennan, JD, MD
New Approaches to Treating HCV Infection
Caroline Helwick
AMCP HIGHLIGHTS
American Society of Hypertension Highlights

Commentary

The Health Reform Law: Key Changes to Be Implemented in 2010
Kip Piper, MA, FACHE
Correspondence: Article Supported by a Pharmaceutical Company Raises Concern
No, You Can't Keep Your Health Plan: Insurers and Doctors Are Already Consolidating Their Businesses in the Wake of ObamaCare's Passage
Scott Gottlieb, MD

Industry Trends

Bundled Payment: A Promising Initiative of Payment Reform
Jim Evans

Generic Drug Trends

Impact of 2 Copay Waivers in a Generic Incentive Program
Anthony F. Liu, MSCS
; Tom Jecklin
; Geoffrey Lee
; James Hogan

Drug Pipeline

Promising New Approaches to Multiple Sclerosis Medications: AAN 2010
Alice Goodman