Dean Health Plan Updates
A Letter From the President
Dean Health Plan (DHP) measures member satisfaction every year through the Consumer Assessment of Health Plans (CAHPS^®) survey. Some of you will soon be asked to complete a 2005 CAHPS survey. I urge you to take advantage of this opportunity to give us your feedback.

We Can Help You Quit Using Tobacco
The scratchy throat. The cough. The yellow stains on your fingertips. From your first cigarette drag, you probably didn’t need to be told that smoking is bad for you.

Fraud Awareness: Helping to Control Health Care Costs
Health care fraud is a serious crime, and it’s on the rise across the United States. A falsified document can be submitted by anyone, including someone posing as the patient or a doctor.

Feature Articles
Don’t Sneeze at These Allergy Tips
Think you’re safe inside when pollen counts are high outside? Here’s something you should know: Your home may trigger your allergies, too.
Celiac Disease: Any Way You Slice It
Whoever first said that bread is the staff of life didn’t know anyone with celiac disease. A person with celiac disease can’t consume foods with wheat, barley and rye, because they contain a substance that damages the small intestine.
Safe Sports for Kids
Taylor George stole the ball and took off for the opposite basket when she tripped over an opponent’s foot. The pain in her right ankle was so bad that she had to be carried to the sidelines, but the 14-year-old from Michigan was still surprised to hear that the fracture would keep her off the basketball court for a month.

Additional Updates
Provider Updates
Here is the list of new physicians, health care professionals, health care centers and pharmacies that have joined the Dean Health Plan provider network.

Changes to Service Updates
These physicians, health care professionals, health care centers and pharmacies are no longer providing services in the locations listed (they may have moved to another location) or are no longer plan providers of the Dean Health Plan network.

Updated Drug Prior-Authorization List
The medications on this page require prior authorization by Dean Health Plan. Brand names (in capital letters) are listed for informational purposes only.

Exclusions to Your Dean Health Plan Drug Benefit
Our drug benefit does not automatically cover every new drug that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves.

Past Issues
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Winter 2005
Fall 2004
Summer 2004
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Winter 2004
Fall 2003
Summer 2003
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Winter 2003
Fall 2002
Summer 2002
Spring 2002
Winter 2002
Fall 2001
Summer 2001

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