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Managed Care February 2007 |
Employer-Sponsored Insurance Coverage Rates Falling A new report says that that 61 percent of non-elderly Americans had employer-sponsored insurance in 2004, compared to 66 percent in 2000. |
Managed Care November 2000 |
Rise in employer-based coverage spurs drop in ranks of uninsured The Census Bureau reports that the number of Americans without health insurance dropped from 44 million in 1998 to 42 million in 1999, thanks in large part to a boost in the share of employers offering job-based coverage... |
Managed Care February 2002 |
Small Employers Want To Sidestep Giving Benefits The recession and higher medical costs are causing small employers to take a hard look at their sponsorship of health benefits... |
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 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... |
Salon.com January 20, 2000 Dena Bunis |
The Harry and Louise show The fictional couple who appeared in anti-Clinton ads are now in a new campaign. |
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. |
Managed Care May 2001 |
Outlook Number of uninsured unchanged; policy proposals aim to reduce ranks... |
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... |
Salon.com October 21, 1999 Dena Bunis |
Uninsured children A new report says there are still too many kids without health coverage. |
Salon.com January 21, 2000 Dena Bunis |
Making health an issue Clinton continues to push for reforms. |
Managed Care October 2004 |
Medical, Prescription Drug Cost Rates to Drop in 2005 The 2005 Segal Health Plan Cost Trend Survey predicts that increases for prescription drug coverage will decelerate in 2005, but still remain significantly above general inflation and wage increases. |
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 April 2000 |
More consumers have choice of health plans, but is it enough to make HMOs responsive? Competition benefits consumers, the theory goes. Policy makers who seek to alter market forces in health care should keep this corollary of capitalism in mind, says the Center for Studying Health System Change, a Washington-based think tank.... |
Finance & Development December 1, 2007 |
United Arab Emirates In recent years, the U.A.E. has enjoyed rapid economic growth. Its challenge now is to address the housing constraint that is pushing up inflation while sustaining growth and ensuring macroeconomic and financial stability. |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2006 Michael K. Evans |
Evans On The Economy -- Beware Of The Sour Spot The Fed must get serious on inflation now to stave off a serious recession later. |
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... |
Salon.com July 7, 2000 Joshua Micah Marshall |
Such a kidder! George W. "We'll love the babies" Bush says he's a champion of children in Texas. Roughly 200,000 of them might disagree. |
AFP eWire June 21, 2011 |
Charitable Giving Rebounds Slightly After Two Years of Steep Declines Total giving by individuals, foundations and corporations in the U.S. was $290.89 billion in 2010, a 2.1 percent increase from 2009. |
The Motley Fool December 13, 2006 Mike Norman |
The Misunderstood Inflation Monster Inflation is sometimes referred to as the cruelest tax, but that's more myth than fact. A little inflation is not a bad thing, actually, and even periods that have seen elevated inflation levels produced, on balance, more winners than losers. |
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... |
BusinessWeek April 14, 2011 Tom Keene |
Tom Keene Talks to Goldman's Jan Hatzius Goldman Sachs's chief U.S. economist offers his views on inflation and the budget deficit |
Managed Care December 2003 |
Pay-or-Play Ideas Make Employers Help Uninsured Employers would have to "pay or play" in some proposals for how to boost coverage for the uninsured. |
The Motley Fool January 22, 2008 Morgan Housel |
Chicken Little Might Be Right This Time Is it time to call it a bottom, hop aboard, and scoop up shares of our favorite companies at a fraction of what they were worth just a few weeks ago? Or not yet? |
Financial Advisor July 2008 Allen Hamm |
A Better Option The long-term care insurance industry is up to a new trick: Marketing LTC insurance through groups. |
BusinessWeek April 2, 2007 James C. Cooper |
U.S.: Say Goodbye To High Growth And Low Inflation The economic Eden of the late 1990s and early 2000s is slowly fading. |
BusinessWeek January 10, 2005 Glenn Hubbard |
A Gold Medal For The Fed's Inflation Fighters The Federal Reserve's 20-year successful effort to rid the U.S. economic system of inflation is something Americans should value. |
Financial Advisor March 2007 Milton Ezrati |
Bonds & Stocks: Still De-Coupled The economic outlook is good, and that's not so good for bonds. Without the support of short-rate cuts, bonds have a less than inspired outlook; not especially negative, but not especially promising either, offering little more return than the coupon. |
Managed Care November 2001 |
For Now, at Least, Fewer People Lack Insurance The Census Bureau says the number of uninsured Americans dropped in 2000, for the second year in a row -- a trend many experts doubt will continue, thanks to a weakening economy... |
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2008 Erin Corcoran |
Strong Fundamentals The managing editor of this publication discusses major real estate news events of the past year, and the cyclical nature of the REIT business. |
The Motley Fool January 11, 2011 Selena Maranjian |
Cash Is King? Since When? Greenbacks have never been as great as their reputation suggests. |
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 June 25, 2007 Chuck Saletta |
A Million Bucks Ain't Enough If you're not prepared, inflation can ruin your retirement. |
BusinessWeek December 19, 2005 Kathleen Madigan |
Inflation: How Not To Forecast Price Hikes Economists and investors look for a statistical connection between current data and future trends. But, what has worked in the past for predicting inflation no longer holds up. |
The Motley Fool August 23, 2004 Roger Nusbaum |
A Primer on Stagflation Take a look at a worst-case scenario for the markets. Slowing growth and rising interest rates make a bad combination. |
Managed Care April 2001 Frank Diamond |
Why HMOs Could Thrive In the Economic Downturn It happened in the slump of the early 1990s, and it could very well happen again. Managed care feasts while other industries starve. People will still get sick, even in bad times... |
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. |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2007 Gresham & Gresham |
Sticker Shock Everybody knows about inflation. Of course they do. "Everyone" also knows that they -- or a spouse -- could easily live to 90 and beyond and have factored that longevity into their retirement planning, right? |
The Motley Fool July 31, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Rising Prices Don't Mean Inflation Right now, stocks are falling -- partially because the businesses are suffering, but partially because many people don't want to own stocks. That creates an extreme buying opportunity for you and me. |
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. |
Finance & Development March 2011 Andre Meier |
Up or Down Some have predicted post crisis deflation in advanced economies, others high inflation. Worries about either are probably exaggerated. |
Managed Care November 1999 |
Reform Bill's OK Prompts Clashes, Dire Predictions Not surprisingly, the House of Representatives' 275--161 vote affirming the Norwood-Dingell health care reform bill prompted wailing and gnashing of teeth from the insurance industry.... |
Managed Care March 2007 |
1 in 5 Non-Elderly Women Are Uninsured More than 17 million American women are uninsured. These women are more likely to postpone care and to forego filling needed prescriptions than insured women, and they often delay or go without important preventive care services. |
InternetNews May 15, 2006 Paul Shread |
Investors Await HP, Inflation Data Investors spooked by weak technology earnings and inflation fears will have plenty to consider this week... Stocks started lower once again... First Avenue Networks and SSA soared on buyout offers... etc. |
Managed Care February 2007 John Carroll |
Push To Reform System Makes Strange Bedfellows Nearly everybody's calling on the government to make health care coverage affordable and universal. |
BusinessWeek April 5, 2004 Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Speed Bumps On The Road To More Jobs American businesses face powerful reasons not to hire |
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. |
Finance & Development March 2010 Ceyda Oner |
Back to Basics: What Is Inflation? It may be one of the most familiar words in economics. What, then, is inflation, and why is it so important? |
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... |
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... |