Dr Himmelstein has also found that more of their members were satisfied with the quality, thoroughness, attentiveness and range of services.

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But Dr Himmelstein, no fan of managed care, also believes that for-profits are failing their patients, because they have been too busy keeping shareholders happy and paying lavish salaries to chief executives.

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Dr Himmelstein worries that market pressures are forcing not-for-profits to adopt the tactics of their investor-owned rivals, such as hand-picking only the healthiest applicants and giving physicians financial incentives to cut costs.

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"I Am Harvey Milk" will be directed by Noah Himmelstein, conducted by Dr. Timothy Seelig, orchestrated by August Eriksmoen and will feature the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus accompanied by the Bay Area Rainbow Symphony.

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Dr. Jay Himmelstein, chief health policy strategist at the Center for Health Policy and Research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, has analyzed various models for implementing insurance exchanges, writing with a colleague in the journal Health Affairs linked here about the importance of following the lead of early adopters, particularly paying attention to technology.

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