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Managed Care September 2004 |
Headlines On Deadline ... The IRS has given health insurers extra time... HMOs now have more than... Employer-sponsored coverage seems to be eroding... |
Managed Care October 2000 |
Employer-based coverage up in strong economy Health insurance premiums rose 8.3 percent over the past year for all types of coverage, according to an annual survey of employers... |
Managed Care February 2001 |
Rate of uninsured falls, but underlying factors remain shaky The percentage of uninsured Americans fell from 1998 to 1999, for the first time in a decade. But, according to a study prepared by the Health Insurance Association of America, the underlying factors affecting coverage have not changed -- and that could mean the decline is just an illusion... |
Managed Care October 2002 |
Survey: '90s Boom Didn't Increase Number of Covered Employees You would think that the roaring economy and tight labor market in the 1990s would have meant a significant increase in the number of people with employer-sponsored health insurance. But you would be wrong, according to a report by the Center for Studying Health System Change. |
The Motley Fool September 6, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Make Your Job Work Harder for You You need to make the most of what employee benefits your employer gives you. |
Knowledge@Wharton |
In Battle to Lower Employers' Health Care Costs, Will Employees Become `General Contractors'? Following the backlash against managed care and faced with a sharp rise in health care costs this year, employers are searching for a new cure to spiraling health care premiums... |
Managed Care June 2005 |
Headlines On Deadline ... Many jobs available to young adults pay little... Prescription medications are getting more difficult to afford... |
Managed Care July 2000 |
Changing physicians: Why they do it More than 1 in 8 people changed their personal physician or other primary provider of health care last year. For people enrolled in HMOs, quality of care -- not something related to coverage -- was the number one impetus for switching providers. |
Managed Care August 2000 |
Any International Health Plan Has To Be Cheap An affordable option for integrated health care bridging private U.S. insurers and Mexico's social security system would save American employers money while providing better care to Mexicans who work in the U.S. but whose families live in Mexico, according to a study. |
Managed Care September 2000 |
Any way you cut it, employers appear to save if Medicare adopts drug benefit A new analysis suggests that a prescription drug benefit in Medicare would reduce employer expense for health coverage--which, in turn, could encourage more employers to offer some form of drug coverage and thus reverse this erosion... |
Inc. October 2006 |
Best On: Health Care The best candidates for governor based on health care policy. |
Managed Care August 2007 |
Health Coverage at Work on the Decline The likelihood of families having job-based insurance varies significantly with family income. |
Managed Care July 2004 |
Premium Hikes Slow As Plans Seek Members The opening murmurs in negotiations between health plans and large employers have been heard. Insurers are expected to seek an average 13.7 percent hike in premiums in 2005, according to a survey of 160 large employers. |
Managed Care March 2001 |
Privacy Up, Liability Down In State Houses This Year Privacy proposals will be one of the most prevalent -- though not the most hotly debated -- issues related to health coverage in state houses this year, according to a survey by the Health Insurance Association of America... |
The Motley Fool September 3, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Make This Life-Changing Mistake Too many people have given up life insurance coverage. |
Managed Care May 2001 Cyril F. Chang |
Covering Risk But Not Risky Behaviors A critical review of the arguments for insurance coverage for smoking-cessation therapies... |
Financial Advisor November 2012 |
Retirement Plan Participation Down Over 18-Year Period The share of U.S. families with a member participating in any employment-based retirement plan declined during the period from 1992 to 2010, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute |
The Motley Fool April 26, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Quit Your Health Insurance Quitting a job can elevate you to new heights in your career. To keep from paying the price, however, you need to make sure you bring your health insurance with you. |
BusinessWeek July 12, 2004 Howard Gleckman |
Providing For Your Own Care Long-term care insurance is getting even more pricey, so shop carefully. |
Managed Care September 2004 |
Employers Offer 'Consumer' Plans with Trepidation There is concern that these plans will primarily attract healthier and higher-income individuals, leaving sicker and lower-wage employees in higher-cost alternatives. |
Managed Care February 2001 Frank Diamond |
Defined Contribution: Why It Won't Happen Any Time Soon There's a difference between plausibility and wishful thinking that many who predict the advent of this system fail to recognize. Risk adjusting, adverse selection, and the tax code present hurdles... |
The Motley Fool September 18, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Health Insurance ... or Else Health insurance can protect you from huge medical bills. Yet for a variety of reasons, many people go without health insurance. Now, government leaders are taking a new approach toward making sure everyone gets the medical care they need. |
Managed Care November 2004 Martin Sipkoff |
Death of Community Rating Has Been Greatly Exaggerated The idea that everyone in a given geographical area should pay the same for health coverage has come under assault in recent years. |
Managed Care January 2001 |
Private Proposals Aim To Reduce Lack of Coverage Two new proposals to solve the conundrum of Americans without health coverage would build on the country's existing health system... |
The Motley Fool October 26, 2007 Buz Livingston |
Buy Term, Young Man Don't fall for insurance hype. By taking up so much of a young family's budget, whole life doesn't give most families the balanced financial plan they need. |
Managed Care October 2005 Martin Sipkoff |
The Lure of Tax Reform Politicians on both sides of the aisle are considering tax reforms as a way of fixing the health care system. What might it mean for health plans? |
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. |
Insurance & Technology April 5, 2006 Anthony O'Donnell |
Partners and Rivals The shift by consumers to lower-premium high-deductible health plans along with the redirection of healthcare dollars into bank accounts represents a serious challenge for insurers, and a serious opportunity for banks and other financial services companies. |
U.S. Banker August 2001 Diana Tejerina |
From Rocking Chair to Grave A new insurance product that combines life insurance with long-term healthcare coverage could spur sales at banks and strengthen ties with old and wealthy clients. |
CFO Kris Frieswick |
Less for More Coping with the bear market in directors' and officers' liability insurance... |
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Weber et al. |
Health Insurance: Small Biz Is In A Bind Disproportionately hit by cost hikes, more small businesses have stop offering health care coverage to their workers. |
The Motley Fool March 23, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Who's the Best Health Insurer? A recent survey shows that public companies aren't making the grade. Investors, it's important to remember that these companies are at a competitive disadvantage to some of their counterparts. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2006 |
Sales and Marketing: Where the Buck Stops Pharma's ultimate customer is the employer - the guy who pays the health plan's bill. Here's what he wants to know about drugs. |
AskMen.com May 14, 2001 Luis Rodrigues |
Do You Need Life Insurance? Some people believe that having life insurance -- planning for their death -- will bring misfortune to their lives, and would rather not have any at all. Unfortunately, too many people don't realize the importance of life insurance until it's too late... |
Managed Care February 2002 Mick L. Diede & Richard Liliedahl |
Getting on the Right Track Converging forces are an economic train wreck waiting to happen. Avoiding a disaster requires an understanding of the interconnection of health care's stakeholders and the global consequences of their actions... |
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... |
The Motley Fool October 30, 2006 Tim Beyers |
Foolish Advice on Life Insurance Life insurance seems simple. And it should be. But more and more agents are selling complex, commission-boosting products that do little for consumers. Be cautious and buy only the minimum. |
Insurance & Technology April 6, 2010 Anthony O'Donnell |
Healthcare Reform Will Require Massive Insurance IT Spending Caught off guard by the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, insurers must modernize IT while increasing operational efficiency. |
The Motley Fool October 13, 2009 Brian Orelli |
Health-Care Reform: You Can't Have It Both Ways Requiring insurers to cover pre-existing conditions needs to go hand-in-hand with requiring healthy people to purchase insurance. |
Managed Care March 2002 Michael D. Dalzell |
Defined Contribution: Threat or Fad? Sensing an invasion of their territory, MCOs are jumping into a market forged by a group of upstarts. The development renews a fundamental debate about the juxtaposition of consumer involvement, cost containment, cost shifting, and quality of care... |
Managed Care May 2002 |
House Weighs Giving Parity To Mental Health Mental health parity has resurfaced as a legislative initiative. A bill would require that insurers' level of mental health coverage be on a par with physical health coverage |
Financial Planning April 1, 2007 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Are Your Clients Covered? Today's healthcare system demands vigilance from consumers and planners alike. Some financial planners are taking on the complex, expensive market for individual health insurance. And they're finding solutions. |
CFO December 1, 2002 David M. Katz |
Cover Me Anyone searching for D&O coverage will find it more expensive and less inclusive than ever before. |
Managed Care November 1999 Steve Wetzell |
To Cure Risk Aversion, Employers Eye Risk Adjustment ...The more employers can get consumers involved in the game, the more providers will become directly accountable to consumers. Under traditional managed care, employers -- without realizing it -- have put themselves in the middle of the relationship between physicians and their patients... |
InternetNews October 20, 2008 Kenneth Corbin |
The Internet Bringing Families Together? New Pew survey finds that a quarter of respondents say that technology has made their families closer. |
Insurance & Technology May 28, 2008 Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Accounting and Financial Systems: Technological Enhancements Offer Promise -- and Questions Insurers' accounting and financial systems -- including billing, annual reporting, portfolio management and investment management platforms -- are becoming increasingly integrated with other enterprise systems. |
Managed Care March 2004 |
Hospitals Retain Bargaining Edge In Contract Talks Contract negotiations between health plans and providers, primarily hospitals, were mild in 2002 and 2003, compared to how they played out in 2000 and 2001. |
Financial Advisor June 2011 Ben Mattlin |
Good Behavior Or Bad? There is a burgeoning trend among certain life insurers to use personal electronic data to assess insurance eligibility. |
Knowledge@Wharton |
Insurance Industry Conference Looks at Terrorism, Drug Coverage, Malpractice Insurance and M&As The role of government in supplementing the private insurance industry and the industry's response to terrorism were recurrent themes at the seventh annual conference of Wharton's Financial Institutions Center and the Brookings Institution held earlier this month. |
Job Journal March 10, 2013 Jessica Holbrook Hernandez |
Career Pros: Your Next Boss Needs to Hear This in the Job Interview Five points you should make in an interview that will improve your chances of getting a job offer. |