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Articles 1-99 out of 99 article(s) Title Author Type Date Words Priceless is worthless: in health care, education, or bonds, the price is (metaphysically) right. Williamson, Kevin D. Viewpoint essay Dec 21, 2009 3456 Medical Socialism: a thousand little battles. Thorburn, Doug Guest editorial Dec 1, 2009 1004 Long-Term Care Costs Rise Across the Board from 2008 to 2009. Oct 27, 2009 876 Simple solutions to complex problems. Adams, Tucker Hart Oct 1, 2009 708 Pulse rates; Health care costs vary between hospitals. Sep 6, 2009 2538 Small-business health plan is unveiled: businesses could save thousands of dollars. Jul 17, 2009 483 Reports: Private health coverage at 50-year low; Economy, expense among reasons for significant drop; Public coverage up; Close Up. Jul 2, 2009 396 Riding recession's waves: busted economy helps business show jump from Web to radio. Drury, Sharareh Jun 29, 2009 232 The devil we know. Moritz, Gwen Editorial Jun 22, 2009 741 Health plans tackle DM: software innovations enable health plans to structure results-driven disease-management programs and demonstrate true ROI. Birkmeyer, Christian; Duncan, Ian Jun 1, 2009 1036 Recession drives private health spending down, while public costs continue to rise. Ault, Alicia Jun 1, 2009 616 Health care costs. Daugherty, Steve Letter to the editor May 11, 2009 312 The American uninsured crisis. May 1, 2009 725 Have plane, will travel for lower cost health care: medical tourism grows into billion-dollar industry, according to Deloitte study. Chambers, Heather Apr 13, 2009 1041 Economy hurts U.S. life/health. Brief article Mar 1, 2009 72 PREMIUM AGONY; CREDIT CRUNCH CRISIS Health insurers blame rising costs for health policy hikes. Nov 29, 2008 305 Healthcare: the precious benefit: how small business owners can combat rising costs. Walker, Andrea Nov 1, 2008 720 California's Farmers and Ranchers Hit Hard by Health Care Costs. Jul 23, 2008 1324 Managing the cost of health care for America: ensuring quality, value and access. Abell, Steve May 5, 2008 1354 Uncertain prognosis; Containing health care costs a major challenge. Editorial Mar 16, 2008 602 UnitedHealthcare and Valley Preferred to Offer New Suite of Flexible, Affordable Health Plans for Lehigh Valley Businesses. Mar 5, 2008 701 Health plans eye big hikes; State wants lower insurance costs. Feb 29, 2008 624 Panel tells how to cut town's health costs. Feb 21, 2008 446 Board tightens, OKs '09 budget; Cuts allow increase of 3.75% to just over $15M. Feb 12, 2008 596 Many programs, services imperiled; Town faces sizable cost increases. Jan 29, 2008 309 LAO Analysis of Health Reform Proposal Indicates Need for Quality Health Plan Product That Controls Cost. Jan 23, 2008 258 New docs choosing highly paid specialties over family practices: spiraling cost of medical schools impacting careers. Lee, Jaimy Jan 21, 2008 629 Patrick plan hit by union; Health care costs for state workers. Jan 15, 2008 345 Military Health Care: Cost Data Indicate That TRICARE Reserve Select Premiums Exceeded the Costs of Providing Program Benefits. Jan 1, 2008 689 Tolls, tax penalties to hike living cost. Dec 30, 2007 941 All school unions under contract; Health coverage a big cost factor. Dec 21, 2007 404 Health care costs still rising. Dec 19, 2007 715 Taking the Temperature of Small Business: Owners Tell NAPEO They're Squeezed Between Soaring Health-Care Costs And the Awful Uncertainty of Going Uninsured. Dec 12, 2007 360 Cutting liability costs; Bill targets high insurance premiums for physicians. Dec 2, 2007 393 Focus on the core; Clancy urges look at long-term cost of services. Dec 2, 2007 123 City looks to privatize operations; Issue comes up with rising health, pension costs. Nov 29, 2007 412 Budget hikes loom for next fiscal year. Oct 18, 2007 498 Employers Can Slash Health Insurance Costs, Limit Impact on Employees, Jim Edholm Writes. Oct 12, 2007 376 New Conference to Answer Questions About Pharmacy Benefit Costs, Ethics and Contracting. Conference news Oct 11, 2007 408 Insurance won't pay? Doctors may have a way: growing trend of healthcare providers offering no-interest financing, cost transparency a benefit. Kareem, Nadra Oct 1, 2007 682 Dire prognosis; Health insurance costs continue to soar. Editorial Sep 17, 2007 201 Going Solo Doesn't Have to Mean Going Uninsured: Medica Introduces Affordable Health Plan for Young Adults. Aug 23, 2007 398 Premera Celebrates Rising Generic Drug Usage; Offers Cutting-Edge Tool to Drive Further Cost Savings. Aug 22, 2007 1025 Police superior officers get 17% pay hike; Health insurance cost shifts also included in 6-year contract. Aug 18, 2007 590 Study: Chicago early-ed program pays off; A ''10-to-1'' gain in social costs; More graduate, fewer go to jail. Aug 8, 2007 377 Officials grapple with deficit; Health insurance premiums targeted. Jun 6, 2007 279 Budget hedge-bet; Health coverage moves anticipated. Jun 6, 2007 731 The Changing Face of the Economics of Transplantation audioconference-transplant tourism, live donor follow-up. Jun 1, 2007 1134 Indiana State Teachers Association Members Get More Affordable Health Care Options under New Agreement with UnitedHealthcare. May 30, 2007 362 Officials OK school spending caps; Action depends on the result of override. May 17, 2007 506 Families squeezed by middleclass inflation. May 16, 2007 312 Cancer drug costs 'will cripple NHS'. May 15, 2007 695 Middle classes are hit hardest by inflation. May 15, 2007 599 Middle classes are hit hardest by inflation. May 15, 2007 649 Middle classes are hit hardest by inflation. May 15, 2007 593 Voters OK $13M budget for FY '08; Regional school district override passes. May 6, 2007 336 How can small business cope with health insurance costs? Shaw, Michael Apr 23, 2007 523 Health plan costs go up; N. Brookfield looks to trim insurers' bills. Mar 28, 2007 418 Children's health insurance coverage rates decline. Herling, Daphne Mar 22, 2007 1937 School budget hinges on insurance cost; Putnam health plan premium unknown. Feb 15, 2007 312 Mandated health plan cost bids `bad news'; At $379 a month, or more, it's pricey. Jan 20, 2007 652 Health insurance coverage declines: more children uninsured despite state's economic gains. Seninger, Steve Dec 22, 2006 1596 The best and worst state economies for women. Hartmann, Heidi; Sorokina, Olga; Williams, Erica; Lovell, Vicky; Finkle, Tori; English, Ashley; Caia Dec 1, 2006 13876 STATES GET A HANDLE ON MEDICAID BETTER ECONOMY, FEDERAL-LAW CHANGES HELP. Nov 28, 2006 542 UnitedHealthcare Introduces Affordable Health Insurance Program to Chicago's Uninsured Workers. Nov 13, 2006 887 UnitedHealthcare Introduces Affordable Health Insurance Program to Cleveland's Uninsured Workers. Nov 9, 2006 832 Study: Cutting Medicaid family planning won't save money. Nov 1, 2006 1680 COSTS TO BLOCK HEALTH PLAN AFTER MEMBERS OFF COUNCIL. Oct 3, 2006 513 Health insurance twice inflation rate. Oct 2, 2006 130 BIA seminar to probe ways to control health costs. Sep 1, 2006 345 New Affordable Health Insurance Option Now Available for Northeast Ohio Small Businesses. Jun 15, 2006 474 AvMed Health Plans Makes Health Coverage More Affordable for Florida's Small Businesses. May 30, 2006 384 Above All Announces Support for Microsoft's Technology Initiative for Health Plans; Composite Application Technology Will Reduce Operational Costs While Improving Member Satisfaction and Provider Interactions. Apr 17, 2006 699 Medicare spending to increase by 25% in 2006. Apr 1, 2006 20 First Consulting Group (FCG) to Implement Core Administrative System for PacificSource; FCG's Strategic Sourcing Services Expected to Reduce Costs and Improve Oregon Health Plan's Capabilities. Feb 2, 2006 436 Defense Health Care: Health Insurance Stipend Program Expected to Cost More Than TRICARE But Could Improve Continuity of Care for Dependents of Activated Reserve Component Members. Jan 1, 2006 790 DOCTORS ON WHEELS MEDICARE HOUSE CALLS PROGRAM CUTS COSTS, DECREASE ER VISITS. Dec 5, 2005 1078 How Can Health Plans Meet The Challenge of Rising Medical Costs Yet Still Maintain Quality Services? Dec 1, 2005 341 Report faults high costs of Medicare drug benefit; Lower prices from VA, Canada cited; Agency officials say Dems report flawed. Nov 23, 2005 533 Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico Urges Medicare Beneficiaries To Enroll Early in Medicare's New Prescription Drug Coverage; Beneficiaries Encouraged to Select a Prescription Drug Plan to Manage Pharmacy Costs and Avoid Late Enrollment Penalties. Nov 16, 2005 646 Workers at GM vote in favor of health plan; Concessions win OK; Automaker asked union to help allay higher costs. Nov 12, 2005 694 Disaster on the wing: avian flu flaps its wings in Southeast Asia, and the global economy shudders. Pilla, David Nov 1, 2005 2717 Wyoming Medicaid Program Avoids $15 Million in Costs; Emergency Room Visits Made by Medicaid Clients in Health Management Program Drop 11%. Oct 10, 2005 1097 Fighting on new fronts: Pharmaceutical fraud leads a host of new ways crooks are scamming insurers, but armed with high-tech tools, insurers are fighting back. Chordas, Lori Oct 1, 2005 2734 A prescription for health-care anxiety: the costs of health care are closing in on most American businesses. The one bright spot in health benefits, however, has been prescription drug plans. But with the present success of PBMs come doubts and fears about their future. Allen, Russ Oct 1, 2005 1745 It's our money: taking control of your health-insurance costs. Day, David Sep 1, 2005 627 By the numbers. Brief Article Jun 1, 2004 112 Staying fit: by offering health and wellness programs to consumers, insurers are developing healthier members while reducing costs. Chordas, Lori Nov 1, 2003 2215 Workers' compensation reinsurance assumed, top writers--2002: rank is based on assumed workers' comp reinsurance in 2002. (Industry Strategies). Aug 1, 2003 532 Workers' compensation reinsurance ceded, top writers--2002: rank is based on ceded workers' comp reinsurance premiums in 2002. (Industry Strategies). Aug 1, 2003 770 One year later. (Industry Strategies). Suszynski, Marie Illustration Sep 1, 2002 6576 Putting a price no benefits: insurance is essential, but more and more companies are finding that its cost makes it harder to compete. (State of the Industry). Freund, Bernadette Brief Article Jun 1, 2002 713 A moveable workforce. (Precis). Brief Article May 1, 2002 918 Generic drugs can save you $$$. Dec 1, 2001 473 Treating Patients Like Customers. Shafa, Mehrdad Sep 1, 2001 3011 Cornering the market. Jun 1, 2000 68 Cutler. Brief Article Mar 22, 2000 97 How the growth in LTC insurance impacts providers. Bond, David Oct 1, 1997 1329 Bad forms. Georges, Christopher Apr 1, 1993 3097