Insurance

Magazine articles on HMO's and other insurance companies.

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Managed Care June 2001 Bob Carlson	Prompt-Payment Laws Don't Get to Heart of Matter "What we've got here is a failure to communicate," says Strother Martin as the captain in Cool Hand Luke. He's talking about the prisoner Luke, played by Paul Newman -- but he could just as well be explaining why it's so hard for physicians to get their claims paid...
CIO June 15, 2001 Angela Genusa	Blood, Sweat and Systems Integration When Harvard Pilgrim Health Care's new CIO came on board, the HMO was fading fast. It's out of ICU now, but it's going to be a long time to full recovery.
eCFO June 2001 Tim Reason	Riders of the Digital Age Security experts say assets that cannot be protected need insuring. Seems simple enough -- but surprisingly, many companies still don't carry insurance geared specifically for ebusiness...
CIO April 15, 2001 Stewart L. Deck	Data Storm Ahead Forecasting and good planning are the keys to piloting the enterprise through the high winds of information overload, according to MetLife's data chief...
Managed Care March 2001	Premiums outstrip medical costs for first time in 6 years Whether this pricing tactic helps health plans return to profitability remains to be seen, but it appears the industry's financial picture is brightening...
PC World March 15, 2001 Andrew Brandt	Privacy Watch: Medical Records Privacy Law Threatened A handful of insurance and medical industry companies want to sell your personal data. A look at the current state of the law in the U.S.
Managed Care February 2001	Employers more willing to pass benefit costs along Facing significant increases in health-benefit costs, employers appear less willing to bite the bullet than in the past -- and are passing many of those increases on to workers...
Managed Care January 2001	HMO members willing to pay to manage benefits online With one third of health care consumers now using the Internet to retrieve health information or communicate with health care professionals online, health plans have new opportunities to capitalize on their relationships with members...
OCC Bulletin January 12, 2001	Consumer Protections for Depository Institutions Sales of Insurance Final rules establishing consumer protections for depository institution sales of insurance, implement Section 305 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and apply to retail sales practices, solicitations, advertising, or offers of any insurance product...
Managed Care December 2000 Michael D. Dalzell	Prescription Drug Reimportation: Panacea or Problem? Health plans concerned about the cost of pharmacy benefits might want to look at potential effects of prescription drug reimportation -- formulary issues and legal questions, to name two -- even if full implementation is a while off...
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