Insurance

Magazine articles on HMO's and other insurance companies.

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The Motley Fool August 9, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Diversification Pays at AIG This morning, AIG updated investors on its sub-prime exposure. Thanks to their product and global geographic diversification, the insurance and financial services giant can likely ride out any further turmoil.
The Motley Fool August 8, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Praying for Better Insurance Meet GuideOne Insurance Company, self-described as America's leading insurer of churches, churchgoers, and faith-based institutions. Their new "FaithGuard" car insurance policy waives your deductible if you should be in an accident to or from a faith-based activity.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Mercury General Is Homesick Auto insurer Mercury General is doing well in its home state of California, but tough conditions in other states are making for some bumps in the road.
Managed Care July 2007 John Marcille	Perverse Incentives Abound, But Maybe We Can Control Them With all the intellectual capital working on the problem of provider compensation, you'd think perverse incentives would be curbed.
Managed Care July 2007 John Carroll	Unlocking a Trove of Quality Data A bill before Congress would give analysts a powerful tool for sifting through Medicare data on the performance of hospitals and physicians.
Managed Care July 2007 Martin Sipkoff	Lowering Copayments Can Improve Quality of Chronic Disease Care Employers and health plans are starting to see the advantage of what has been termed evidence-based benefit design.
Managed Care July 2007	AMA: Patients Will Feel Cuts in Medicare Next year's proposed 10 percent cut in Medicare payments is serving as a rallying point for members of the American Medical Association, which says the cuts will make it difficult for physicians to accept new Medicare patients.
Managed Care July 2007	The Formulary Files Chronic disease treatments contribute significantly to spending growth.
Managed Care July 2007 Lola Butcher	Consumer-Directed Plans Fall Short of Expectation As the consumer-directed health plan design approaches its seventh year in the marketplace, some wonder if it will ever be more than a niche product.
Financial Advisor August 2007 Mary Rowland	A New Life For Insurance More and better opportunities are becoming available for independent advisors who want to structure their businesses in various ways. Viable products and services are now available in the insurance industry.
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