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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...   |
Managed Care
June 2003 |
PPOs continue to be favored by covered employees Even in slow economic times, consumers for the most part continue to choose preferred provider organizations over other types of health insurance, even though the choice that PPOs give costs more, according to recent data. |
Managed Care
March 2001 |
Premiums outstrip medical costs for first time in 6 years Whether this pricing tactic helps health plans return to profitability remains to be seen, but it appears the industry's financial picture is brightening... |
Managed Care
September 2005 |
HMO Profits up, But at a Much Slower Rate Overall, the HMOs' profits increased 10.7 percent in 2004, according to data collected from 515 managed care organizations. |
Managed Care
January 2001 |
More HMOs to fold, consolidate in 2001 More than six dozen HMOs have characteristics that put them in danger of going out of business, according to projections by InterStudy publications... |
Managed Care
October 2000 |
'Do Something,' Voters Say, But Just What, They're Not Sure Three health care issues have become important in the presidential campaign, but few people understand the major parties' positions on those issues -- and fewer still have any stomach for real change... |
Registered Rep.
October 28, 2015 |
Merrill Lynch: A Simple and Streamlined Approach Merrill Lynch designed Merrill Lynch One, a multi-year, $100 million project that brought together five disparate money management platforms, each with their own fee structure, enrollment process and website. |
Managed Care
February 2002 |
Where HMOs go head to head Almost three quarters (74.2 percent) of the 72.3 million HMO members in metropolitan areas are in large markets... |
Registered Rep.
April 13, 2004
David A. Gaffen |
Merrill Reports Record Quarter Merrill Lynch reported earnings of $1.3 billion for the first quarter of 2004, a 95 percent increase from the same period a year ago. |
Registered Rep.
October 23, 2007
John Churchill |
Pre-Earnings Whisper Not Good for Merrill By announcing the likelihood of a multibillion-dollar write-down in its third quarter a few weeks ago, Merrill Lynch prepared investors for dismal earnings. |
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
March 2006 |
Will HMOs' Robust Profits Make Good Political Fodder? Those looking for any excuse to bash HMOs, including political gain, will turn anything into a weapon, including a recent study pointing to healthy profits. |
Managed Care
March 2000 |
Headlines on Deadline... Congressional Budget Office estimate of employer premium increase from Bipartisan Managed Care Improvement Act... Dot MD, the first internet vanity domain... etc. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
March 16, 2012
Kristen French |
Due Diligence: Merrill Cost-Cutting Centers on Client Segmentation, Less Bureacracy Merrill Lynch financial advisors can expect Bank of America cost-cutting to take the form of greater client segmentation and reduced bureaucracy, said John Thiel of Merrill Lynch |
Registered Rep.
March 30, 2006
Kristen French |
Gorman Unrestrained Morgan Stanley retail chief James Gorman was freed by a New York State judge of the temporary restraining order that prevented him from raiding Merrill Lynch's brokerage ranks. |
Managed Care
January 2001 |
When pressure's on, raises get better In this tight labor market, most large companies are offering competitive salaries to recruit top talent, while making pay raises attractive enough to retain good employees who are knowledgeable about the organization. This is, perhaps, doubly true for managed care organizations... |
Registered Rep.
April 15, 2009
Kristen French |
Bank of America Launches Client Referral Program It's one of several referral programs the bank is putting together as part of its integration with Merrill Lynch, including one that would offer leads from the commercial banking division to certain Merrill Lynch advisors. |
Managed Care
June 2005 |
Things Look Rosy for Large Insurers According to a recent industry overview, big insurers are set to improve profitability while expanding market share in 2005-2006. |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Maybe a Bull Case for Merrill Lynch This large broker-dealer is doing well, but further operating improvements could make it a bargain for investors. |
Managed Care
October 2000 |
Large HMOs Do Well While Small Ones Slide Weiss Ratings reports that the nation's HMOs lost a collective $187 million during 1999, despite the positive performance of most of the country's largest managed care organizations... |
Managed Care
October 2004 |
Kaiser Seen as Biggest Earner as HMO Profits Soared in 2003 The good times rolled on for the nation's HMOs in 2003. The industry nearly doubled its profits, earning $10.2 billion, an 86 percent increase from the $5.5 billion it earned in 2002. |
Managed Care
February 2001 |
Employers more willing to pass benefit costs along Facing significant increases in health-benefit costs, employers appear less willing to bite the bullet than in the past -- and are passing many of those increases on to workers... |
Managed Care
February 2005 |
Medicare drives plan membership; Wall Street moderately bullish In a world riddled by risk, managed care is giving Wall Street reason for optimism. Last year, the sector had a banner year -- with an average weighted return of 49 percent, compared with 9 percent for the S&P 500 |
Registered Rep.
June 11, 2008 |
Thain + You, Sittin' in A Tree Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain heaps praise upon the wealth management division during an interview. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2006
John Churchill |
Merrill Call Centers Gone Wild Merrill Lynch agreed to pay a $5 million NASD fine to settle charges that the firm's brokerage client call centers were poorly supervised. |
InternetNews
July 12, 2004
Michael Singer |
Report Chills Chip Futures Merrill Lynch analysts are concerned about semiconductor revenue. But others don't seem too worried about the slow down. |
Wall Street & Technology
July 1, 2005
Maria Santos |
Deutsche Bank's Lehrman Moves to Merrill Ira Lehrman joined Merrill Lynch as first vice president and head of global investment banking and client technology. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
No Bull at Merrill Today, Merrill Lynch increased its quarterly profit, but it missed analysts' expectations. |
Managed Care
December 2000 |
While Large HMOs' Finances Improve, Small Plans Suffer Several large MCOs, including WellPoint, Cigna, United Healthcare, and Oxford, have reported strong third-quarter earnings. However, 44 percent of HMOs reported losses, a large proportion of those being plans with fewer than 100,000 members... |
InternetNews
December 2, 2005
David Needle |
Consumer Devices Power Chip Sales The computer chip industry continues to break sales records. |
Registered Rep.
May 15, 2008
John Churchill |
Merrill's New Stock Rankings Merrill Lynch announces new guidelines for its research analysts that will require them to increase the number of firms in their coverage area that they expect will fall or underperform in the coming 12 months. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2004
David A. Geracioti |
Merrill Names Dallas Private Banking Head Mark Casey was moved to Merrill Lynch's new Private Banking and Investment Group office in Dallas, where he will oversee the so-called "Texas region" of that group. |
Registered Rep.
October 26, 2007
David Geracioti |
O'Neal Rumored To Be On the Chopping Block Apparently Merrill Lynch has been gorging itself on risk. And, it may cost CEO Stan O'Neal his job. Merrill's shares are down by about 35% this year. |
Registered Rep.
February 10, 2009 |
In First Media Interview, McCann Says Resignation Was At A "Logical Time" In his first interview since leaving Merrill Lynch, Robert J. McCann says he maintains good feelings for both Merrill Lynch and the timing of his departure. |
Managed Care
April 2000 |
Fallout from the "new economy": claims payment slower than ever A new InterStudy Publications report says HMOs relied heavily on investor funds during the 1990s to cover medical and operational expenses, and premiums alone were not enough. The resulting cash crunch means health plans are taking longer than ever to pay claims... |
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. |
InternetNews
November 8, 2005
David Needle |
Chip Supply Solid, Merrill Says Semiconductor inventory remains high but flat, according to a report by investment giant Merrill Lynch. |
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 |
Investment Advisor
November 2009
Kathleen M. McBride |
Merrill's Big Plans The importance of culture at the organization is what Sallie Krawcheck spoke of at her first press conference as president of Global Wealth Management & Investment Management at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2004
David A. Gaffen |
Merrill Watching Consolidation with Eyes Wide Open James Gorman, head of Merrill Lynch's private client group, believes the brokerage industry will continue to consolidate in the coming years. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2005
Will Leitch |
So They've Got That Going for Them...Which Is Nice For all the problems it's been having in the last several months, Morgan Stanley can hang its hat on this good news: It is now the largest securities firm in the country. |
Wall Street & Technology
November 18, 2005
Cory Levine |
Fixed-Income Analytics Merrill Lynch unveiled a new fixed-income analytics and data tool, MLXport, which currently is available to select institutional clients as a download. |
Wall Street & Technology
May 21, 2007
Greg MacSweeney |
20 Year Wall Street Data Veteran Roseann Palmieri Joins Merrill Lynch Palmieri's career -- including 10 years at Morgan Stanley, six years at Deutsche Bank and, most recently, four years at Bank of America Securities -- has touched almost every part of the data management business. |
Registered Rep.
January 4, 2008 |
Merrill Slashes Trading Jobs Merrill Lynch began a round of layoffs this morning. |
Registered Rep.
September 25, 2002
Rick Weinberg |
NY Attorney General: I Could Have Nailed Merrill on More Serious Charges Eliot Spitzer said he could have pursued criminal charges against Merrill Lynch for its conflicts of interest in its research, but that he didn't want to "destroy" the firm or Wall Street. |
Registered Rep.
November 14, 2007
John Churchill |
NYSE's John Thain New Merrill CEO According to reports in the online versions of the New York Post and The Wall Street Journal, NYSE Euronext CEO John Thain has accepted the top spot at Merrill Lynch. |
The Motley Fool
January 15, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Bank of America Comes Back for Seconds After biting off more than it could chew with its acquisition of Merrill Lynch, Bank of America is heading back to the bailout line for a second helping. |
Registered Rep.
March 23, 2006
Kristen French |
Merrill To Gorman: Quit Poaching Our Reps And BOMs Is James Gorman, the new head of retail at Morgan Stanley, brazenly poaching employees from his old firm, Merrill Lynch? A judge apparently thinks so. |
Registered Rep.
September 29, 2006 |
Stan O'Neal: Call Your Managers in Brazil |
