VOLUME 25 • NO. 7 • JULY 2001

HMO negotiations continue over capitated access to SHC

Bone marrow transplant efforts enriched by arranging donor/ recipient meetings

Spirituality training helps broaden patient encounters

LPCH anniversary greetings

Katzenstein brings together science and AIDS activism

Graduation

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HMO negotiations continue over capitated access to SHC
Leaders of Stanford Medical Center were continuing negotiations with six managed care companies to develop new health plan options that preserve patients' access to Stanford faculty physicians and Stanford Hospital and Clinics. 

The negotiations began in May after the medical center notified six companies - Aetna, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Cigna, Health Net and PacifiCare - that it would exit "capitated" HMO contracts at the end of this year.

"The response from the health plans has been good, and the discussions are progressing. The companies are trying to develop options that work for us and for them as well," said Gary May, the medical center's vice president for network management and contracting.