Insurance

Magazine articles on HMO's and other insurance companies.

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Insurance & Technology October 8, 2007	Rick Roy Draws Lessons from CUNA Mutual's Transformation Initiative The insurance company's former CIO and current SVP reflects on the lessons learned from the carrier's initiative to transform customer operations.
The Motley Fool October 3, 2007 Rich Smith	Aetna's $1.25 Billion Buyback The health insurer Aetna splurges on its own shares; its board has authorized a $1.25 billion hike in its stock-repurchase authorization.
Managed Care September 2007 John Carroll	Do Out-of-Pocket Payments Put Preventive Care on Hold? Studies by Cigna and Humana challenge some long-held assumptions about high-deductible plans.
Managed Care September 2007 Martin Sipkoff	Go Carefully When Measuring Quality Gauging and rewarding good work in health care is a noble goal with potentially negative consequences.
Managed Care September 2007 Frank Diamond	Pay for Performance in Pharmacy Is More Theory Than Reality Even if the the goal of pay-for-performance pharmacy programs is unattainable in this country, working toward it might produce interesting experiments in cost efficiency.
Managed Care September 2007 Jaan Sidorov	Does the Chronic Care Model Signal Big Changes for DM? The pros and cons of disease management programs and the Chronic Care Model weigh heavily, but ultimately, a melding may benefit patients and primary care physicians.
Managed Care September 2007 Bazalo, Ashish & Germak	Comparison of Human Growth Hormone Products' Cost in Pediatric and Adult Patients Payers' drug costs for human growth hormone are related to product waste that is related to the container in which the product is supplied.
Managed Care September 2007 John Marcille	Doing the Right Thing For Employers and Members Plans owe it to payers and patients to try to ensure that the customers design their health benefit so as encourage what they really want: the right care at the right time at the right place.
Managed Care September 2007 John Carroll	Who Gets Covered, Junior or Grandma? America's Health Insurance Plans is mounting a very public campaign aimed at portraying a House bill as a measure that robs enrollees of essential benefits.
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.
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