Insurance

Magazine articles on HMO's and other insurance companies.

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Managed Care December 2003 Tony Berberabe	Why Do FEHBP and Big Unions Excel at Managing Drug Costs? Pharmacy benefit managers can do only so much to keep drug price increases in the single digits. Initiatives instituted by health plans can help in this effort.
BusinessWeek December 29, 2003 Gene G. Marcial	Travelers And St. Paul -- Under One Big Umbrella Robert Lyon, president of Institutional Capital, figures the combined St. Paul Travelers will grab a wider slice of the weak insurance business. The deal, notes Lyon, unites teams with "good chemistry," that worked together at Citigroup under Sandy Weill.
Bank Systems & Technology December 1, 2003 Anthony O'Donnell	IRS OK's Health Card Techs Rulings pave way for next-gen administration of consumer-directed health plans.
Managed Care November 2003 Martin Sipkoff	9 Ways To Reduce Unwarranted Variation Unwarranted variation in medical practice is costly -- and deadly. When the approach in one town is major surgery and in another, it's watchful waiting, you know there's a problem.
Managed Care November 2003 Gold & Kongstvedt	How Broadening Disease Management's Focus Helped Shrink One Plan's Costs Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and American Healthways score a hat trick by improving outcomes and satisfaction while saving money.
Managed Care November 2003 John Carroll	"Concierge Care" by Any Name Raises Ethical Concerns Medical directors at managed care organizations have been hard-pressed to come to a consensus on just how -- or whether -- this new wrinkle in the managed care business fits in.
Managed Care November 2003	Study Says PPOs Don't Mix Well With Medicare Despite the will and wishes of many members of Congress, Medicare and preferred-provider organizations will not mix well, Mathematica Policy Research warns in a recent report.
Managed Care November 2003 John Carroll	Will Bigger Mean Better As AAHP, HIAA Merge? Health plans can expect to pay less in dues, but whether the new combination of the Health Insurance Association of America and the American Association of Health Plans will have increased influence with legislators remains to be seen.
Managed Care November 2003	Malpractice protection efforts seem to come up short Medical malpractice insurance premiums continue to rise, even as some states place caps on non-economic damages, according to a survey by Weiss Ratings.
Managed Care November 2003	Industry profits seen rising again in 2004 The managed care industry is poised for a strong 2004, with profits projected to increase at least 16 percent, according to preliminary findings from "The Outlook for Managed Care, 2004," a report prepared by Corporate Research Group, a health care publisher.
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