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Managed Care November 2006	Coverage Outranks Part B on List of Public Concerns In a recent poll about health care problems the government should address, 43 percent of respondents say health care costs.
Managed Care November 2006	Employers Focus On Just Who Should Be Covered Here are two interesting recent moves by employers to manage health benefits.
Managed Care November 2006	AMCP Creates Task Force on Payment Methods The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, the professional society for pharmacists who work in managed care organizations, figures that it needs to come armed to the debate over how drug prices are calculated.
Managed Care November 2006 Martin Sipkoff	Successful Treatment of Insomnia Starts With Formulary Design Many insurers may not consider insomnia a serious health problem, but it costs employers a bundle in lowered productivity.
Managed Care November 2006	The Formulary Files Step therapy for antidepressants saves 11.7 percent in one year.
Managed Care November 2006 Lola Butcher	Manipulating Deductibles To Foster Healthful Behavior Increasing employee deductible levels to encourage workers to be better health care consumers has become old hat. But how about this: tying an employee's deductible level to health status?
Managed Care November 2006	Managed Care Outlook Health benefit costs continue to outpace CPI.
Financial Planning December 1, 2006 Frank O'Connor, Morningstar	Wanted: Income Protection Variable annuity sales continue their dramatic rise, as investors embrace the coupling of market participation with protection from downside risk.
The Motley Fool November 27, 2006 Buz Livingston	Berkshire Thankful to Mother Nature Berkshire's pricing, along with the dearth of reinsurance, has spurred rapid growth in the "catastrophe bond" market.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	Manulife Financial's Premium Perks Manulife holds leadership positions in both the Canadian and U.S. life insurance markets, is rapidly expanding in the lucrative Asian markets, and boasts an earnings growth rate superior to its peers. Investors, what's not to like?
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