Chondromyxoid fibroma is a rare benign cartilage-forming tumor, counting for 0.5% of all primary bone tumors . The development of Chondromyxoid fibroma in the carpal bones is extremely rare. This article describes a rare case report of Chondromyxoid Fibroma in Scaphoid bone of a 15 year male. To our knowledge, this is the first report of Chondromyxoid fibroma in Scaphoid. The rarity of the lesi...

The authors present findings from a study of State Medicaid managed care enrollment and benefit policies in 1995 and 1996 for children with disabilities. During this time the number of States serving children through fully capitated plans grew by more than one-third, and enrollment of children receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments and children in subsidized foster care increased...

When capitated doctors are sued for non-referral to specialists, typical charges include that the capped network's PMPM rates served as a disincentive to refer. So far none of the charges have prevailed. Physicians also are winning lawsuits alleging inadequate capitation rates from HMOs.

In a recently concluded Medicare demonstration, Community Nursing Organizations (CNOs) received capitated payment to provide a subset of Medicare services through a nursing case management delivery system. Demonstration participation was voluntary, both for CNOs and recruited beneficiaries, raising several challenging issues associated with selection. We investigate provider and beneficiary sel...