Insurance

Magazine articles on HMO's and other insurance companies.

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Insurance & Technology April 5, 2006 Maria Woehr	Figuring It Out To make the process of buying life insurance easier for consumers and help address the shortfall, MetLife developed an online Guaranteed Survivor Income Benefit calculator and life insurance rider for its individual universal life product.
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2006 Humphrey Taylor	Opinion: Unintended Outcomes for Consumer-Drive Insurance So-called "consumer-driven" health insurance is designed to help informed consumers make better decisions about their medical treatment. But the high deductibles associated with these plans are affecting the end goal.
Managed Care March 2006 MargaretAnn Cross	Deciding Factor: How Much Health Care is Discretionary? Defining discretionary health care is no easy task, but it may be imperative for 'consumer' health plans seeking to get patients more involved.
Managed Care March 2006 John Carroll	New Tools to Detect Fraud Rely on Discovering Patterns The ability of the computer to find unexpected - and often unwelcome - patterns of utilization for health insurance is at the heart of today's fraud detection methods.
Managed Care March 2006 Taylor & Eck	It's Time for CMS to Release Physician Medicare Claim Information The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services is a rich source of price and quality data. Isn't it about time it shared that data?
Managed Care March 2006 Patrick Mullen	Leveling the Field for Docs and Plans: A Conversation with Lucinda (Cindy) Ehnes, JD The director of California's Department of Managed Health Care sees problems if high-deductible plans replace the state's 'delegated model.'
Managed Care March 2006 David Adler	Tiers Reach New Heights Under Part D Can commercial health plans learn from Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plans that have four or more formulary levels?
Managed Care March 2006 John A. Marcille	Encouraging Patient Choice Involves Drawing a Line At the very least, clear definitions need to be in place for utilizing health savings accounts.
Managed Care March 2006 John Carroll	States Feel Less Inclined To Issue Coverage Mandates Many factors converge to steer legislatures away from being too intrusive with state insurance mandates.
Managed Care March 2006 Martin Sipkoff	Introducing an ROI Model For Pharmacy Services The finance department and pharmacy are not speaking the same language. This model might just bridge that divide.
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