June/July 2009, Vol 2, No 4

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THE PEER-REVIEWED FORUM FOR EVIDENCE IN BENEFIT DESIGN ™ JUNE/JULY 2009

VOLUME 2, NUMBER 4

EDITORIAL

Prioritizing Healthcare Resources Robert E. Henry

The View from Washington: Healthcare Reform John Gorman

REGULATORY

Applying Evidence for Medical Technologies Interview with Sean R. Tunis, MD, MSc ™

Stakeholder Perspective by F. Randy Vogenberg, RPh, PhD BUSINESS

The Working Patient with Cancer: Implications for Payers and Employers Grant D. Lawless, BSPharm, MD, FACP

Stakeholder Perspective by Gary M. Owens, MD

Predictors of First-Fill Adherence to New Asthma Prescriptions Zackary Berger, MD, PhD; William Kimbrough, MD; Colleen Gillespie, PhD; Joseph A. Boscarino, PhD, MPH; G. Craig Wood, MS; Zhengmin Qian, MD, PhD; J. B. Jones, PhD, MBA; Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH

Stakeholder Perspective by Ronald A. Lyon, MS CLINICAL

Use Pattern and Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics in Bipolar Disorder Jeffery A. Demland, MS; Yonghua Jing, BPharm, PhD; Christina M. L. Kelton, PhD; Jeff J. Guo, BPharm, MS, PhD; Hong Li, MPH, PhD; Patricia R. Wigle, PharmD

Stakeholder Perspective by Renee Rizzo Fleming, RPh, MBA DEPARTMENTS ◆ Generic Drug Trends Biosimilars Policy Forum: Perspectives on Safety and Efficacy of Future Products ◆ Industry Trends Payer Perspectives on Healthcare Reform CONTINUING EDUCATION

Workplace Wellness and Disease Prevention: Focus on COPD David Tinkelman, MD; William B. Bunn, III, MD, JD, MPH; F. Randy Vogenberg, RPh, PhD

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