Insurance

Magazine articles on HMO's and other insurance companies.

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Managed Care January 2007	Consumer-Directed Drive Loses Steam Enrollment growth in consumer-directed or high-deductible health plans stalled last year, according to a survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute and the Commonwealth Fund.
Managed Care January 2007	Most People Happy With Their Coverage Americans still appear satisfied with their health care coverage, according to a Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive poll.
Managed Care January 2007	Headlines on Deadline ... State budgets got an unexpected gift last year... Mortality rates for hospitals ranked high... It looks likely that Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will run for president... etc.
Managed Care January 2007 Martin Sipkoff	Employers Want Plans & PBMs To Push Hard for Generics Health insurers' aggressive stand on members' use of generic drugs can attract new clients, but does it interfere with the physician-patient relationship?
Managed Care January 2007	Change From Salary to Relative Value Units Leads to Higher Income for Physicians A Minnesota medical group that contracted with HealthPartners was able to improve cost of care, physician compensation, and patient access without harming patient satisfaction when the group converted from a salary payment system for physicians to one solely dependent on physician productivity.
Managed Care January 2007	Seventy-Five Percent of Cancer Drugs Covered Under Medicare Part D Seventy-five percent of cancer drugs are covered by Medicare Part D plans, with regional Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans covering 85 percent.
Managed Care January 2007	Revenue Grows But Membership Declines In 2007, revenues for health insurers will continue growing, but enrollment will probably decline, according to a report issued by Corporate Research Group.
Financial Planning February 1, 2007 Donald Jay Korn	New-Wave Annuities From reduced-risk participation in the stock market to longevity insurance, financial planners have an expanding array of annuities to meet client needs.
Financial Advisor February 2007 Tracey Longo	Variable Annuities Get Sales Boost Do you really want to get your clients' attention as they prepare for retirement? Talk to them about variable annuities.
Geotimes February 2007 Richard J. Murnane	Science, Catastrophe Risk Models and Insurance An appreciation of how scientific research is used in the insurance industry's catastrophe risk models provides some insight on the relationship between geoscience and insurance.
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