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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.
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 2004	Headlines On Deadline ... Expanded Medicare coverage for obesity is the result of the government's removal of language from the Medicare manual that states that the condition is not an illness... Earnings soared 36 percent for UnitedHealth Group in the second quarter... etc.
Managed Care June 2004	Headlines On Deadline ... About 50 of the largest U.S. employers plan to form a health insurance pool... Managed Medicare plans will receive at least a 6.6 percent increase in payment rates in 2005... The biotechnology industry...
Managed Care August 2006	So Far, Experts Like What They See in Part D Health care opinion leaders so far think Medicare Part D is a success, though changes are needed to the program, according to a survey by the Commonwealth Fund.
BusinessWeek July 14, 2003 Robert J. Barro	Medicare: Forget the Drug Benefit, and Face Up to Real Reforms Washington seems poised to make a major error on Medicare. The program's costs are out of control, and the situation will deteriorate further as the population ages. We should be considering basic changes to the structure of the health-care market.
Managed Care May 2000	Prescription Drug Benefit Gaining In Election Year Considered a dead issue just weeks ago, a prescription drug benefit in Medicare is suddenly thought to be the health care issue with the best chance for passage this year....
The Motley Fool January 22, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Understanding Medicare: Costs The deductibles and co-payments for Medicare Advantage Plans and prescription-drug plans can vary greatly between particular plans. A thorough examination of such plans is necessary for understanding the costs and to make a good decision about which plan to choose.
Managed Care December 2001	Tie to Employers Stresses Fragility Of Health Coverage About two thirds of Americans receive health insurance through their employers or families, and many gain or lose coverage when they marry, divorce, or move to new jobs...
Managed Care November 2005	Large Employers Join To Create Mini-Med Benefits Six large employers have pooled resources to offer a low-cost, limited-benefit health plan for workers who would otherwise be uninsured.
CFO June 1, 2009 Alix Stuart	Prescription for Progress? The enormous changes being contemplated for health care, and the staggering costs associated with them, which could draw heavily upon corporate coffers, ensure that even if the road to reform is fast, it will not be smooth.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Understanding Medicare: Claims In general, Medicare provides a level of coverage that is fairly similar to what private health insurance plans offer. Here are some tips for getting the most from it.
Managed Care September 2007	Ninety Percent of Adults Eligible For Medicare Have Drug Coverage A study from the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research finds that 90 percent of Americans age 65 and older now have prescription drug coverage, compared to more than 75 percent who were covered in 2004.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2009 Brian Orelli	When All Else Fails Save the customer money so they can give it to you.
Entrepreneur July 2006 Chris Pentttila	Running for Cover Should you eliminate health coverage entirely or limit it to a few key employees?
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 November 2007	Patient Advocates Want Part D Changes A Medicare-administered drug benefit would be more affordable and comprehensive than the current private insurance-run drug benefit, say patient advocate groups.
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 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.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Don't Fall Into the Doughnut Hole Medicare Part D provides valuable benefits for seniors. However, because the doughnut hole is a gap in coverage by prescription-drug plans, seniors must be prepared to deal with the costs associated with it.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2011 Morgan Housel	How Would You Fix the Health-Care System? Here are a few recommendations from various policy experts and research reports on how to put the brakes on our health-care costs.
Registered Rep. January 2, 2013 Kevin McKinley	Mapping the Medicare Maze Advisors can shed some much-appreciated light on this crucial but confusing program.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2006 John Dutemple	What About My Health Insurance??! COBRAs? HIPAAs? It's a jungle out there. A job change is stressful enough without the worry of losing your health insurance. Here is a guide through the jungle of rules and options.
Managed Care May 2001	Outlook Number of uninsured unchanged; policy proposals aim to reduce ranks...
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 June 8, 2007 Brian Lawler	This Stupid Mistake Cost Me More Than $20,000 Going without health-care coverage can spell disaster for your finances. Even if you only intend to be without insurance for a few months, weeks, or days, it could end up costing you a lifetime of financial pain.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2006 Billy Fisher	Vitals Strong at UnitedHealth The health-care company's stock price is back up on increased third-quarter profits.
Managed Care April 2001	For healthy locales, think Yankee stew New Hampshire snatched the honor of the healthiest state in the U.S. from Minnesota in 2000, while Mississippi regained its status as least healthy, according to a report prepared by UnitedHealth Group...
Managed Care November 2001 Michael D. Dalzell	The Uninsured: How Health Plans Can Do Well By Doing Good While health plans battle for market share, 38 million Americans are uninsured. At least some could be signed up, but pursuing them is not without risk...
The Motley Fool December 7, 2010 Roger Friedman	3 Health-Care Winners to Buy A lot's in store for health care stocks in the near future.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2007 Matthew Crews	UnitedHealth's Healthy Quarter The health-care insurer is showing signs it's getting back to business. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	UnitedHealth Swallows PacifiCare This high-performance HMO is getting bigger again, but taking on a bit of risk to do so. Investors, take note.
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.
The Motley Fool April 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	UnitedHealth Keeps Growing Strong Can anything slow down this health insurance titan? Investors will probably come out OK even as growth slows down across the industry.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2009 Selena Maranjian	Will Health-Care Reform Hurt Investors? The bad news here is that there's quite a bit of uncertainty around this issue, and that some health-care-focused companies may end up suffering. Read on to see who.
Managed Care May 2005	Headlines On Deadline ... Far from final words on obesity were splashed across headlines last month... Most uninsured people do not pay taxes, because they have low incomes... General Motors blamed its largest quarterly loss in more than a decade on the increased costs of providing health care coverage... etc.