Insurance

Magazine articles on HMO's and other insurance companies.

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BusinessWeek August 9, 2004 Louise Lee	Can Progressive Stay In Gear? With rates falling, the car insurer is trying innovative ways to keep ahead of the pack.
CFO August 1, 2004 Roy Harris	Picking Up the Pieces A company's reputation may be intangible, but when it's damaged, the losses are real. Can insurance bridge the gap?
The Motley Fool July 30, 2004 Roy Lewis	Accounts Ease Medical Costs The new health savings accounts help ease the burden of high-deductible medical policies.
Managed Care July 2004 John Carroll	The Weight Debate Encouraged by employers, health plans ponder expensive options in covering a generation of obese Americans.
Managed Care July 2004 Martin Sipkoff	Managed Medicaid Business Might Be Worth the Difficulties Financial, regulatory, and access problems continue. Still, this remains a growth industry and some have found a way to profit.
Managed Care July 2004 Maureen Glabman	Wish List: 10 Things You Want From Your PBM One auditor estimates that 3 percent to 10 percent of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) claims are processed incorrectly -- always in favor of the PBM.
Managed Care July 2004 Tony Berberabe	NCQA's New Online Survey Tries To Tame the Paper Tiger This tool includes a document library where health plan applicants store the forms needed to show that they are worthy of accreditation.
Managed Care July 2004 Patrick Mullen	Matthew Holt: Internet Pundit Thrives on the Biggest Issues Integrated health care systems are seizing the momentum in care coordination from HMOs, says the author of the well-read Internet Healthcare Blog.
Managed Care July 2004 John A. Marcille	Health Care Again Asked To Attack a Social Problem Employers are beginning to get hip to how much the problem of obesity costs. It's a lot, and increasing. They're turning to health plans and asking: "Just what are we going to do about it?"
Managed Care July 2004	CalPERS Takes Tough Stand In Giving 38 Hospitals the Boot The move is expected to cut spending for the nation's third-largest purchaser of health care by $36 million in 2005, then save CalPERS about $50 million annually beginning in 2006.
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