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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 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 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 March 2004	More Retirees Face Life Without Health Benefits Employer-sponsored health benefits for retirees could go the way of house calls and dial phones thanks to increasing health care costs. A study says that 10 percent of 408 companies with 1,000 employees or more plan to drop coverage for future retirees.
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 March 2000	Employers Predict Liability Expansion Bad for Coverage How employers would respond if patients were allowed to sue employer-sponsored health plans.
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.
Managed Care February 2008	Employer-Backed Insurance Gets Nonpartisan Nod The majority of Americans believe that universal coverage costs should be shared by individuals, employers, and the government.
Managed Care September 2004	Headlines On Deadline ... The IRS has given health insurers extra time... HMOs now have more than... Employer-sponsored coverage seems to be eroding...
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.
Managed Care November 2005	Most Want Choice of Doctors More Than Pick of Health Plan Consumers value having a choice in providers more than having a choice of health plans, according to a study by the Commonwealth.
Managed Care June 2006 Lola Butcher	As Employers Step Back, Individual Plans Step In Imagine an America where few businesses purchase health care for employees. Should that come about, the individual market will have new products ready.
Managed Care May 2005 John Carroll	Evaporation of Retiree Benefits May Be Health Plan Opportunity With big companies steadily reducing coverage for retirees, plans need to devise products for this needy population.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Will You Be Covered? The costs of medical care have risen dramatically over the past several decades. Health insurance is a must for financial security, but many don't have it.
Managed Care April 2001	HMOs: Watch Out For Internet-Based Benefit Managers Forrester Research predicts that Internet-based companies that help people manage their employer-sponsored benefits will become a force by 2005...
Managed Care January 2007 John Carroll	Erosion of Employer-Sponsored Health Care: Bad for Everyone More companies are offering less coverage - or none at all. Even those that offer coverage find that more of their workers choose not to sign up.
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.
Entrepreneur October 2001 Mark Henricks	Sickening, Isn't It? As providers jack up health-care costs, there are options that won't leave your employees out in the cold and flu season...
Managed Care December 2004	Tracking the Coverage Divide Low-wage workers face more than just one obstacle in trying to obtain health care coverage, according to a Commonwealth Fund report.
Managed Care January 2007 John Marcille	When She Changed Jobs, Little Did She Know... Employer-sponsored coverage, while not going the way of Tyrannosaurus Rex, is suffering worrisome erosion.
BusinessWeek June 20, 2005 Howard Gleckman	Take The Money And Don't Run Congress is paying companies to keep offering retiree drug coverage.
Managed Care August 2007	Health Coverage at Work on the Decline The likelihood of families having job-based insurance varies significantly with family income.
Financial Planning July 1, 2010 Jeanne Lee	The Sky Is Not Falling Small business clients have been hard-hit by increased healthcare expenditures over the past 10 years, so it's not surprising that the healthcare reform bill has many of them anxious and confused.
BusinessWeek December 15, 2003 Howard Gleckman	Medicare's $86 Billion Band-Aid The subsidy won't stop many companies from scaling back retiree drug benefits.
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.
Managed Care June 2007 Lola Butcher	Big Companies Holding Fast To Employer-Sponsored System In board rooms across the country, decisions are being made to battle, rather than run from, rising costs of health care.
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.
BusinessWeek July 3, 2008 Anne Tergesen	Keeping Covered Why companies -- and insurers -- are suddenly interested in offering health insurance to early retirees.
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.
Managed Care May 2004	Health Care Security Trumps Federal Tax Cuts Survey results demonstrate just how important a topic universal health care and coverage is to the majority of Americans.
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.
Entrepreneur September 2005 Jacquelyn Lynn	Thinking Ahead As Americans age, long-term care insurance may prove one of the most important insurance products on the market, and this coverage can offer advantages to both employers and employee
IndustryWeek March 17, 2010	First Up - The Audacity of Hopelessness Do our political leaders have the resolve to steer us from an unsustainable path?
Managed Care October 2001 Michael J. Friedman	Prescription Contraceptives: Benefit Whose Time Has Come? Health plans and employers are paying increasing attention to recent administrative and judicial developments relative to contraception coverage. Whether self-funded or insured, plans that offer prescription drug benefits may no longer be able to exclude prescription contraceptives...
Inc. December 2005 Alison Stein Wellner	Do-It-Yourself Insurance There is a competitive market for individual insurance policies. But you may want to think twice before sending your employees off on their own.
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.
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.
Managed Care September 2003 Martin Sipkoff	This Isn't the First Attempt To Shift Cost to Employees Companies are decreasing their share of medical insurance premiums. It remains to be seen how this will affect workers' health status.
Managed Care March 2002 John A. Marcille	Change Is To Be Expected, But Not Always Welcomed The biggest threat to managed care as now practiced may be this new scheme, defined contribution. Even more than the Patients' Bill of Rights, this is a movement that could shake the industry...
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Weber et al.	Health Insurance: Small Biz Is In A Bind Disproportionately hit by cost hikes, more small businesses have stop offering health care coverage to their workers.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Add Hundreds to Your Paycheck Take advantage of your annual chance to change your health insurance enrollment. Choosing the right options can make the difference between saving a bundle and spending too much.
Managed Care May 2000	The latest blow to managed care? The Texas attorney general's decision in the Aetna case is the latest in a long string of events that has gutted the fundamentals of managed care. Many in health care think that some or all of these developments have stripped health plans of their ability to manage care effectively....
The Motley Fool October 30, 2006 Tim Beyers	Foolish Advice on Life Insurance Life insurance seems simple. And it should be. But more and more agents are selling complex, commission-boosting products that do little for consumers. Be cautious and buy only the minimum.
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.
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