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Managed Care November 2007 Cyril F. Chang	Evolution of TennCare Yields Valuable Lessons TennCare is one of the most controversial Medicaid experiments in the recent history of state-level health care reform. Its near collapse led to a more realistic approach to providing coverage to the uninsured in Tennessee.
Managed Care November 2007 La Puma & Palmer	Weight-Loss Programs Need Health Plan Support Weight-loss programs have dismal success rates. Insurers can play an active part in helping members change their thinking, and therefore change their lifestyles
Managed Care November 2007	Substantial Increase Seen in PPO Quality Reporting Interest in PPO quality reporting has expanded to the public sector as well, according to the report. The Medicare program and the federal Office of Personnel Management now require PPO plans to engage in HEDIS reporting.
Managed Care November 2007	Patient Advocates Want Part D Changes A Medicare-administered drug benefit would be more affordable and comprehensive than the current private insurance-run drug benefit, say patient advocate groups.
Managed Care November 2007	Underwriting Earnings Slow, But Investment Gains Soar First-quarter underwriting gains for the health insurance industry declined in 2007, while investment gains were up nearly 42% compared with the same period last year.
Managed Care November 2007 Martin Sipkoff	PBMs Agree to Disclose What They Pay for Drugs Pharmacy benefit managers will charge employers a straight administrative fee, rather than make much of their income through deals with the drug industry.
Managed Care November 2007 Thomas Morrow	Cryoablation for Atrial Flutter Requires No Anesthesia Compared with radiofrequency ablation, this technique has some advantages and it should be acceptable to managed care plans.
Managed Care November 2007	2008 Cost Hike Should be Less Than 2007 Cost increases for health services should lessen for both employers and the health insurance plans that serve them in 2008, according to two major consulting companies.
Wall Street & Technology November 27, 2007 Crosman et al.	2008 IT Budgets Up More Than 10% for Financial Services Firms Results of a comprehensive survey of top executives at Wall Street firms, banks and insurance companies found their IT budgets for next year are more than 10% higher than 2007.
Financial Planning December 1, 2007 Ilana Polyak	Annuities, Revisited Financial advisors who once sneered at annuities are now realizing that they could be a magic bullet.
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