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The Motley Fool January 22, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Understanding Medicare: Benefits Medical coverage for seniors is a big part of a strong retirement-protection plan.
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...
Managed Care August 2001	Four Views of Managed Care Ethics The evolution of managed care has posed ethical problems for physicians, plan administrators, and even patients. Four ethicists find that questions are many, while satisfactory answers are in short supply...
Managed Care February 2001 Michael S. Victoroff	Helping Patients Make Informed Decisions Now Harder Thanks to Range of Treatment The duty of informed consent necessitates that physicians discuss with their patients the realistic expectations and risks associated with treatment. When no protocol shows a distinct advantage, there is no duty to inform, which creates an ethical problem for physicians...
Salon.com September 8, 2000 Alan Berlow	Prescription politics What's the difference between the Bush and Gore health plans?
The Motley Fool January 25, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Fight for Your Rights: Health Insurance Claims Because you're paying for your health insurance coverage, you should get everything you're entitled to receive.
Financial Planning April 1, 2008 Donald Jay Korn	Healthcare Without Medicare For many under-65 retirees, the most important question for them to think about is "How's your health?"
The Motley Fool August 29, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Play It Safe With Your Health Census Bureau figures indicate 47 million Americans do not have health insurance. High deductible insurance is one solution that may help these individuals to avoid a potential financial disaster.
Managed Care December 2003 MargaretAnn Cross	Will New Benefit Design Harm Some Patients? In the past, reducing demand for care by raising patients' costs has resulted in the loss of some needed care. Can we avoid the trap?
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...
Managed Care May 2001	Outlook Number of uninsured unchanged; policy proposals aim to reduce ranks...
Registered Rep. January 2, 2013 Kevin McKinley	Mapping the Medicare Maze Advisors can shed some much-appreciated light on this crucial but confusing program.
Inc. June 2008	How To Choose A Health Care Plan: Finding the Right Plan Advice on what companies should consider when choosing a group heath plan.
Managed Care September 2001 Michael D. Dalzell	Where Will Health Plans Find The Next Generation of Savings? The industry realizes that it needs to get creative -- or perish, at least in the form it has taken. Employers won't stand long for double-digit premium hikes. With much of the fat already wrung out of care delivery, where will health plans find that next generation of cost savings?
Financial Advisor May 2008 David J. Drucker	The Inconvenient Truth About Health Insurance Health insurance has become one more area of planning that finds itself on a growing list of risks advisors aren't adequately addressing in their clients' financial plans.
Managed Care May 2000	Physicians Fudge Insurance Forms To Help Patients A study confirms what has long been considered common but is rarely discussed: Physicians often lie about patients' conditions to gain or improve coverage for their treatment.
Managed Care July 2000	Are Gatekeepers Failing To Control Specialty Costs? The importance of a gatekeeper in keeping costs down has been challenged again -- this time in a study that compares physician utilization for HMOs and point-of-service plans.
Managed Care December 2005 MargaretAnn Cross	The Ethical Way In a Season of Change Advancing technologies and new coverage designs are creating opportunities -- and obligations -- for health plan medical directors.
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Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2012 Jill Wechsler	Costs and Benefits of Health Reform Will expanded markets and accountable care organizations offset higher rebates, added fees, and closer scrutiny of marketing and prices?
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Managed Care March 2001	Docs Spend More Time, Not Less, With Patients Now Confounding conventional wisdom, researchers writing in the New England Journal of Medicine have found that the spread of managed care during the past decade has not reduced the amount of time spent with patients...
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2012 Al Topin	Doctors' Words No Longer Gospel In the digital age, physicians don't call the shots when it comes to healthcare guidance. Marketers must appeal to multiple sources in seeking ways to garner patient adherence and loyalty.
Managed Care March 2006 MargaretAnn Cross	Deciding Factor: How Much Health Care is Discretionary? Defining discretionary health care is no easy task, but it may be imperative for 'consumer' health plans seeking to get patients more involved.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2008 Jill Wechsler	Part D Under Attack Congressional leaders ready campaign to curb Medicare drug plans.
Managed Care September 2007 John Carroll	Do Out-of-Pocket Payments Put Preventive Care on Hold? Studies by Cigna and Humana challenge some long-held assumptions about high-deductible plans.
Managed Care January 2002 Michael Levin-Epstein	HHS Seems To Soften Hard Line on Kickbacks Do two recent advisory opinions from the Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General signal some moderation in federal policy on what constitutes a kickback? Maybe. Or then again, maybe not...
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.
Financial Planning May 1, 2010 Rick S. Kahler	Planning for Reform It will be important to pay attention in coming months, so you can plan for the impact health care reform is likely to have on your finances, your career and your clients.
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2012 Debbie Warner	Adapting to a New Era of Cancer Care Coverage and treatment decisions will be driven by value and defined differently by each stakeholder.
Knowledge@Wharton	Major Health Care Reform Under President Bush Remains Elusive Three of the chief health-care challenges facing the United States are: finding a way to provide coverage for the millions of uninsured, reforming Medicare, and setting up a prescription-drug plan for the elderly. The White House is likely to make headway on only the third of these in the next two years.
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
Reason November 2004 Ronald Bailey	Mandatory Health Insurance Now! It will save private medicine in the U.S. -- and spur medical innovation.
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.
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.
American Family Physician July 1, 2000	Letters to the Editor On whether physicians should be 'Bending the Rules to Get a Medication'...
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...
Managed Care May 2000	Arizona Nixes Doc Incentives, OKs Plan Liability The publicity given to the Texas attorney general's agreement with Aetna overshadowed a more sweeping edict in Arizona regarding financial incentives to physicians....
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