Insurance

Magazine articles on HMO's and other insurance companies.

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Managed Care December 2005	Pharmacy Cost Increases Below Medical for the First Time in Four Years According to a survey of 70 health care insurers, prescription costs are expected to increase at a lower rate than medical costs during the next 12 months.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2005 Brian Gorman	PBMs at a Crossroads One prediction that's sure to come true next year -- drug prices will rise. Pharmacy benefit management (PBM) companies will respond. But the year ahead promises to be trickier for investors seeking to profit from PBMs.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Is American Healthways Gaining Strength? Things are going pretty well for this health insurer. It's time to do some due diligence, and keep this one on your watch list.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Matt Hudgins	Capital Hill Rallies To Extend TRIA A week after suicide bombers killed 57 people at U.S.-branded hotels in Jordan, leaders introduced legislation to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002. That's good news for U.S. businesses, roughly half of which have added terrorism coverage to their property insurance.
CRM December 1, 2005 Alexandra DeFelice	Cost Reduction Gets a Dutch Touch With Data Mining Dutch insurance company FBTO Verzekeringen deployed a marketing campaign optimization tool and reduced campaign costs by 35% the first year, saw a 29% profit improvement and increased conversion rates by 40%.
CRM December 1, 2005 Colin Beasty	Building by Bits Unblocks ROI Gathering far-flung customer information solidifies a development model and has laid the framework for some significant ROI.
Managed Care November 2005 Frank Diamond	Physicians and Plans Can Get Along Hill Physicians Medical Group, one of the largest IPAs in the country, has learned to deliver what managed care plans want
Managed Care November 2005 MargaretAnn Cross	Health Plans by Design, Not by Default Fortune 500 employers are ready to shed old benefit models for "managed consumerism".
Managed Care November 2005 John Carroll	Predictive Modeling Expands Its Book of Techniques Health plans and employers want to know more than just who needs help. They want to know who has the most to gain.
Managed Care November 2005 Vogenberg, Liebeskind & Ritter	Addressing the Hidden Costs of Rheumatoid Arthritis Health plans can work directly with customers to design rheumatoid arthritis management plans that address indirect but substantial costs.
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