Insurance

Magazine articles on HMO's and other insurance companies.

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Managed Care September 2005	HMO Profits up, But at a Much Slower Rate Overall, the HMOs' profits increased 10.7 percent in 2004, according to data collected from 515 managed care organizations.
Managed Care September 2005	Improving Processes Easier Said Than Done Nearly all health plans intend to increase business process automation in the next two years, primarily to decrease errors while increasing productivity, according to a study.
Managed Care September 2005	Plans Continue to Raise Copayments Insurers and employers are passing more and more health care costs along to members. But how much have pharmacy copayments risen?
Managed Care September 2005 Martin Sipkoff	Mail Order Pharmacy Saves Money, Says PCMA, but at What Cost? The savings to consumers and employers are apparent, but are health plans left holding the bag in mail-order pharmacy?
Managed Care September 2005	Biologics Trend Leads Pharmaceuticals The general stabilization in per-capita medical claims cost -- what services cost the health plan before the member is charged -- for the managed care industry has not, for the most part, spilled over to biologics, according to a survey.
Financial Planning October 1, 2005 Joan Warner	EIAs: Behind the Hype Equity-indexed annuities are flying off the shelves, but they carry risks that regulators fear are not wholly disclosed.
BusinessWeek October 10, 2005 Howard Gleckman	Medicare's Big Experiment The coming changes to Medicare aim to cut costs while improving care. Sound familiar?
BusinessWeek October 10, 2005 Brian Grow	Lawsuits, State Probes -- Let's Buy It! Big health insurers have acquired small players with pledges to fix what's broke.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2005 Rich Smith	Amerigroup Needs to Regroup An "unexpected" surge in costs could hurt cash flow badly. The managed health-care provider informed investors that its anticipated third-quarter profit of $0.48 per diluted share will not happen.
BusinessWeek October 3, 2005 Joshua Kendall	They've Got You Covered New state partnerships help make insurance affordable for small business
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