Insurance

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Managed Care July 2005 Thomas Morrow	Can CDHPs Resolve Issues Raised by Age of Biologics? While the potential of consumer-directed health plans is promising, this design still leaves many questions about coverage unanswered.
Managed Care July 2005 MargaretAnn Cross	Efforts To Cover the Uninsured An Opportunity for Health Plans Employers and state governments are getting together to design imaginative insurance programs to cover low-pay workers.
Managed Care July 2005	Premium hikes for 2006 could be lowest in 5 years There's a good chance that the increase in health care premiums will be less than 10 percent in 2006.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2005 Matt Thurmond	Amerigroup's Bumpy Ride Shares fall after a competitor's bad report. Good news for Amerigroup shareholders, though: Yesterday's second-quarter report was a bit better than expected.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2005 W.D. Crotty	A Quarter to Make Buffett Proud Montpelier Re Holdings' Berkshire-like ways may explain why the Bermuda-based reinsurer is doing so well. Montpelier is trading at 7.9 times expected 2005 earnings -- that's a pretty cheap valuation for a company showing that it knows how to underwrite properly.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Aetna's Affirmation Aetna posts solid results as health-care costs grow moderately. The health care insurer's relative valuation would seem to at least make it worth a second look for now.
BusinessWeek July 25, 2005 Arlene Weintraub	Miracle Cure -- Or Weak Medicine Why investors' hopes for a prescription drug bonanza may be premature.
The Motley Fool July 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Health-Care Sequoia Growth will slow someday for United Health, but that day hasn't come just yet. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	RenaissanceRe's Dark Ages An executive resigns, refusing an SEC subpoena? Doesn't sound good for the worldwide reinsurance specialist.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2005 Tom Taulli	AIG Getting Corporate Governance Religion By hiring Levitt, AIG is demonstrating that it is doing much more than paying lip service to corporate governance. This should not only help prevent future accounting implosions but also help build credibility with investors.
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