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Managed Care November 1999 Uwe Reinhardt, Ph.D.	Defined Contributions Will Point Employees Toward 'Health Marts' Companies will want to distance themselves from insurance entanglements, giving employees little option but to become more involved....
Managed Care July 2000 Michael Levin-Epstein	Congress Asked To Take Action As HMOs Flee Managed Medicare Thanks mainly to the increasing cost of providing a prescription drug benefit, HMOs are exiting Medicare+Choice, the system that was supposed to manage the health of the nation's senior citizens, in droves. Only an act of Congress can save Medicare+Choice, but is seems doubtful that will happen.
Managed Care February 2004 John A. Marcille	The Administration Delivers A Major Gift to Managed Care Which brings me to the announcement that Medicare payments to health plans participating in what was called Medicare+Choice but is now known as MedicareAdvantage will increase by a record 10.6 percent.
Managed Care January 2001 David Ricks & Joe Suminski	Nowhere To Go but Out? Tracking Medicare+Choice Managed Medicare's trouble may have something to do with underfunding or rich benefits, but for health plans, market share has a lot to do with it, too...
Managed Care November 1999 Richard Hamer	Goals 2000: For HMOs: Administrative Retooling For MDs: Managerial Competency ...While HMOs retrench, physicians need to become more constructive participants....
Managed Care August 2004	Medicaid Fees Rise, But Still Below Medicare A recent study reports that 30 states raised their Medicaid fees at or above the rate of inflation, including 10 that raised physician fees by more than 35%.
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 April 2000	Headlines on Deadline... Philadelphia's Jefferson Health System has threatened to drop Independence Blue Cross June 1 unless a new contract can be hammered out... Whether you're in an HMO or an indemnity plan, there's no difference in your likelihood of being hospitalized or having access problems...
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Social Security Is Saved! By not relying too much on resources that may not be there for you in the future, you can ensure that you'll enjoy your retirement years no matter what.
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 1999	Medicare Reform Dead for Now On Capitol Hill
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 April 2002 Frank Diamond	Medicare+Choice: Uncertain Future for Unstable Program While policy makers haggle over President Bush's budget request for the system, an ominous question looms: Can money solve all the problems?
Managed Care December 2002	California Puts Doctor Scores On Report Cards The competency of physician groups is often as important as HMO performance in determining patient outcomes, California health regulators have decided
Managed Care March 2008	CMS Hybrid Payment System Shows Promise Combining Medicare fee-for-service payments with new incentive programs could help physician groups save money for Medicare and reach quality-of-care targets.
AskMen.com March 18, 2001 Luis Rodrigues	Start Planning For Your Retirement
Managed Care December 2006	Compensation Monitor More than half of the nation's HMOs use pay-for-performance programs.
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 October 2000	Quick Fix May Be in Store for M+C, But Meaningful Change Likely To Wait Whatever diversion prescription drug proposals have provided, Medicare+Choice is back on Congress's radar screen. While sentiment is again running strong among legislators to address the wounded program, Congress is now racing a clock ticking ever closer to the elections...
Managed Care February 2001	In Medicare Bill, HMOs Got What They Wanted When the dust cleared over how $35 billion in Medicare "givebacks" would be divided, the Republicans prevailed -- Medicare HMOs got a bigger cut than Democrats wanted to give them. Now, President Bush may be poised to give Medicare managed care plans more...
Managed Care March 2001	To Control Costs, CalPERS Rejects All Bids for 2002 In a dramatic attempt to keep a lid on health care premiums, the California Public Employees' Retirement System threw out every bid it received from health plans competing for a chunk of its business in 2002....
Managed Care March 2006	Standard Measures In Works For P4P Push Uncle Sam has decided to get behind the pay-for-performance effort in a big way, something some physician associations are less than thrilled about.
Managed Care August 2006	Slowdown in Premium Increase Expected to Continue Into 2007 The only thing falling in terms of health care costs seems to be the rate of increase of premiums - good news for employers and other purchasers.
Managed Care May 2002 Sharon Baker	Self-Funded HMOs on the Rise Escalating premiums, changing attitudes play a role in employers' decision to take on the same thing that burned many physicians: financial risk
On Wall Street June 1, 2012 Larry Barrett	The Reality of Health Care Costs Too many Americans are counting on Medicare to pay for a high portion of their health care costs in retirement. Too many pre-retirees are either ignoring or underestimating the advice they could be receiving from a financial advisor.
Managed Care July 2004	Headlines On Deadline ... In a major victory for HMOs, the Supreme Court voted unanimously on June 21 that patients may not sue health plans in state courts for refusing to pay for medical care recommended by physicians.
Managed Care August 2006	Headlines On Deadline ... Aetna is unveiling something it calls the Medicare Open Plan, targeted for employers who want to offer retirees age 65 or over a fee-for-service Medicare Advantage plan.
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.
The Motley Fool March 11, 2004	401(k) Administration Pain The greatest enemies to your long-term savings through a 401(k) plan are excessive fees. Right now, they're circling your retirement funds, nibbling away at your savings
Managed Care September 1999	Physicians Seen As Next in Line For NCQA Review The National Committee for Quality Assurance says it will begin an accreditation program for medical groups two years from now....
Managed Care September 1999 Frank Diamond Senior Editor	Florida Medicaid Moves Toward Direct Contracting Florida will soon test a program that could provide competition for HMOs serving the Medicaid population. Other states are watching.
Managed Care December 2004	Headlines On Deadline ... Preferred Provider Organizations participating in Medicare Advantage can satisfy federal oversight requirements if they've already received accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
Financial Planning November 1, 2007 Donald Jay Korn	Medicare Choices What are Medicare private fee-for-service plans and why did their fortunes rise and fall so dramatically? Most important, if these plans survive in their current form, should advisors suggest them for clients enrolled in or approaching Medicare eligibility?
Managed Care June 2001	Few Seem To Use POS Option To Go Out of Network Point-of-service plans, in which members can see an out-of-network provider for higher out-of-pocket cost, are among the options employers offer with increasing frequency...
Managed Care November 1999 Michael D. Dalzell Senior Editor	HMOs, Physicians Discover They Really Need Each Other Some HMOs may be more willing than you think to help financially troubled medical groups survive. A willingness to cooperate is key.
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Managed Care September 2002	Medicare holds down physician pay Compensation increased at a comparatively small rate from 2000 to 2001 for both primary care physicians and specialists, according to the Medical Group Management Association.
Managed Care November 1999	U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Suit Against HMOs Over Incentives Can HMOs be sued for the practice of offering bonuses to physicians who help them keep the cost of care down?...
Financial Planning May 1, 2007 Weller & enkins	The 401(k) Fee Effect The costs of 401(k) accounts are eating into Americans' retirement returns. What should be done?
Managed Care July 2004	CalPERS Takes Tough Stand In Giving 38 Hospitals the Boot The move is expected to cut spending for the nation's third-largest purchaser of health care by $36 million in 2005, then save CalPERS about $50 million annually beginning in 2006.
Managed Care May 2003	Premiums up, benefits down for M+C Premiums continue to rise for Medicare+Choice beneficiaries while the benefit selection gets somewhat narrower, a study funded by the Commonwealth Fund and conducted by Mathematica Policy Research finds. Monthly premiums rose from about $23 in 2001 to about $37 in 2003.
Managed Care September 2002 Patrick Mullen	Interview: Richard L. Hamer Market-research organization InterStudy's director says that the push for patients' rights has grown into a concern for quality directed mainly at doctors.
Knowledge@Wharton	Prescription Drug Coverage for Seniors Faces Uncertain Future The discussion about adding a prescription drug benefit to Medicare will be put on hold...
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Managed Care November 2000	For first time ever, HMO enrollment drops in 1999 National HMO enrollment fell by 400,000 last year, from its all-time high of 81.3 million. For at least two years, a wider array of managed care products and an ever-smaller pool of people still covered under indemnity plans slowed the rate of HMO enrollment growth...
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Managed Care July 2006	Physicians' Real Income Continues to Fall Adjusted for inflation, physicians' net income from the practice of medicine declined 7% between 1995 and 2003, according to a national study.
Managed Care January 2007	Revenue Grows But Membership Declines In 2007, revenues for health insurers will continue growing, but enrollment will probably decline, according to a report issued by Corporate Research Group.
Managed Care November 2003	Study Says PPOs Don't Mix Well With Medicare Despite the will and wishes of many members of Congress, Medicare and preferred-provider organizations will not mix well, Mathematica Policy Research warns in a recent report.