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Lawrence Deyton, M.D.
Acting Director, Division of Extramural Activities, NIAID
Dr. Deyton gave Council an update on NIAID’s working group on managed care, charged with estimating the impact of managed care on our scientific mission and identifying possible collaborations with managed care organizations. The group talked with intramural and extramural scientists to understand their concerns and begin to define potential opportunities in working with managed care organizations.
The group then formulated the following recommendations centered on engaging in pilot collaborations between NIAID-funded scientists and either public or private managed care organizations.
- Implement clinical trial referral agreements NIH is currently working out with the Department of Defense.
- Discuss possible collaborations between clinical investigators sponsored by NIAID (e.g., pediatric and adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group, Inner-City Asthma Centers) and state Medicaid programs.
- Initiate discussions with one or two large managed care organizations to stimulate patients referrals for NIAID’s research programs.
- Support a small amount of research associated with ongoing projects to explore the impact of managed care on NIAID-supported basic research, clinical trials, and training.
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