Integrated Disease and Depression Management for Insureds in Medicare Supplement Plans

Kamisha Hamilton Escoto, PhD, is Research Director, Healthcare Information and Innovation, Ingenix Consulting, Ann Arbor, MI. Ronald J. Ozminkowski, PhD, is Vice President, Healthcare Information and Innovation, Ingenix Consulting. Kevin Hawkins, PhD, is Senior Research Director, Healthcare Information and Innovation, Ingenix Consulting. Cynthia Hommer, MSW, LICSW, is Director, Clinical Initiatives, UnitedHealth Group Alliances. Cynthia Barnowski, RN, MBA, Vice President, Clinical Initiatives, UnitedHealth Group Alliances. Richard Migliori, MD, is Chief Healthcare Offi cer, UnitedHealth Group Alliances. Jürgen Unützer, MD, MA, MPH, is Professor and Vice Chair, Psychiatry, University of Washington, Seattle. Charlotte Yeh, MD, Chief Medical Offi cer, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Services. Address correspondence to: Ronald J. Ozminkowski, PhD, Ingenix Consulting, 5430 Data Court, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48108; or e-mail [email protected]. Dr. Escoto; Dr. Ozminkowski; Dr. Hawkins; Ms. Hommer; Ms. Barnowski; Dr. Migliori; Dr. Unützer; and Dr. Yeh have disclosed no relevant fi nancial relationships. doi: 10.3928/00485713-20100804-07