Insurance

Magazine articles on HMO's and other insurance companies.

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Managed Care November 1999 Allen Briskin & Gerry Hinkley	HMO Liability Battleground Moving to Courts, Statehouse The adage "all politics is local" may, in the end, become the motto that sinks ERISA. HMO executives should assume protection will evaporate.
Managed Care November 1999 Karen Ignagni	Health Plans Will Use New Tools To Help Physicians Practice Better For the first time, plans are in a position to work with physicians to improve outcomes, efficiency, and patient safety....
Managed Care November 1999 Uwe Reinhardt, Ph.D.	Defined Contributions Will Point Employees Toward 'Health Marts' Companies will want to distance themselves from insurance entanglements, giving employees little option but to become more involved....
Managed Care November 1999 Richard Hamer	Goals 2000: For HMOs: Administrative Retooling For MDs: Managerial Competency ...While HMOs retrench, physicians need to become more constructive participants....
Managed Care November 1999 Michael D. Dalzell Senior Editor	HMOs, Physicians Discover They Really Need Each Other Some HMOs may be more willing than you think to help financially troubled medical groups survive. A willingness to cooperate is key.
Managed Care November 1999	U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Suit Against HMOs Over Incentives Can HMOs be sued for the practice of offering bonuses to physicians who help them keep the cost of care down?...
Managed Care November 1999	Reform Bill's OK Prompts Clashes, Dire Predictions Not surprisingly, the House of Representatives' 275--161 vote affirming the Norwood-Dingell health care reform bill prompted wailing and gnashing of teeth from the insurance industry....
Managed Care November 1999 John La Puma, M.D.	Expanding HMO Liability: Ethical, But Not the Point ...Many states are not waiting for the federal debate about expanding HMO liability to play out...
Managed Care September 1999	Bipartisan Bill Gains Momentum, Worries Industry Congress this month will take up a bipartisan managed care reform bill, perhaps the first this year to truly worry the insurance lobby....
Managed Care September 1999	Sagging Fortunes Cited in Departure Of Humana's CEO
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