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Articles
1-100 out of 100 article(s)
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Author |
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Date |
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| Payer leans on wellness, care-management program: using predictive modeling and stratification software, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield classifies covered members into one of 30 population segments. |
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Oct 1, 2009 |
1562 |
| A healthy alternative. |
Rundles, Jeff |
Editorial |
Aug 1, 2009 |
781 |
| Shumway-Cook A, Ciol MA, Hoffman J, Dudgeon BJ, Yorkston K, Chan L. Falls in the Medicare Population: Incidence, Associated Factors, and Impact on Health Care. |
Robertson, Eric K. |
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Apr 1, 2009 |
721 |
| Senator Baucus Releases Plan To Reform Health Care - "A Call To Action". |
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Dec 2, 2008 |
1857 |
| Michelle's Law Extends Group Health Benefit Plan Eligibility For Dependent Students On A Medically Necessary Leave Of Absence. |
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Nov 19, 2008 |
939 |
| BCBS of Illinois implements never event policy. |
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Brief article |
Oct 1, 2008 |
184 |
| Critical injuries: bodily injury liability insurers need protection against unseen risks in Medicare Set-Aside settlements. |
Bersoux, Henri |
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Sep 1, 2008 |
1213 |
| Health insurance transparency. |
Crowe, Deborah |
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Aug 18, 2008 |
319 |
| A bipartisan Senate bill. |
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Brief article |
Jun 1, 2008 |
71 |
| Letter from the publisher. |
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May 1, 2008 |
1792 |
| House calls: health plans are turning to telephonic coaching to communicate with members in new ways. |
Chordas, Lori |
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Apr 1, 2008 |
2085 |
| Managed care. |
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Apr 1, 2008 |
1026 |
| Employer considerations. |
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Apr 1, 2008 |
2294 |
| BCBSA supports e-prescribing. |
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Brief article |
Feb 1, 2008 |
167 |
| States' healthcare plans stymied. |
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Brief article |
Jan 1, 2008 |
242 |
| Patient dumping. |
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Brief article |
Nov 19, 2007 |
106 |
| Federal bills would extend medical coverage for mental health: required coverage in California limited to nine conditions. |
Lee, Jaimy |
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Nov 5, 2007 |
767 |
| Periodical Payments And Case 'Parking'. |
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Oct 25, 2007 |
713 |
| N.H. seniors spared from Humana billing snafu. |
Kibbe, Cindy |
Brief article |
Apr 13, 2007 |
268 |
| Molina HealthCare suffers painful drop in Medi-Cal patients: membership countywide declines 16% over past year. |
Weeks, Katie |
Company overview |
Sep 18, 2006 |
854 |
| Don Curry Cigna HealthCare. |
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Brief article |
Jul 14, 2006 |
298 |
| The cervical cancer vaccine: coming soon to a doctor's office near you. |
Dailard, Cynthia |
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Jun 22, 2006 |
627 |
| Business not as usual: consumer-managed plans require new operating strategies. |
Oss, Monica E. |
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May 1, 2006 |
789 |
| Predictive analytics and the new world of Retail Healthcare. |
Singh, Simmi P.; Sawhney, Tia Goss |
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Jan 1, 2006 |
2435 |
| Health premiums keep climbing, businesses shift costs to workers. |
Crowe, Deborah |
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Sep 26, 2005 |
1044 |
| Will health savings accounts leave people vulnerable to bankruptcy? |
Woolhandler, Steffie; Scandlen, Greg |
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Aug 1, 2005 |
691 |
| Creating unique health insurance solutions. |
Greene, David |
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Jul 18, 2005 |
601 |
| Use the Blues to improve your employees' health: the result could be a healthier organization and a healthier economy. |
Mathiesen, Sue |
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Jul 1, 2005 |
1140 |
| Avoid overload: Assign cases based on workload, model, and role functions. |
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Jul 1, 2005 |
2356 |
| Health net delays computer plans in shill of resources. |
Colburn, Jonathan D. |
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Jun 6, 2005 |
929 |
| Evolution of long-term care: underwriters have become the key to risk management as LTC insurance coverage has expanded and industry experience has developed. |
Margolis, Bruce |
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May 1, 2005 |
698 |
| Health insurers seek to curb costly use of diagnostic imaging. |
Lysiak, Fran Matso |
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Apr 1, 2005 |
347 |
| Vital signs: Karen Ignagni of America's Health Insurance Plans looks at how health plans can mend what's broken in the health-care system and create affordable options for the uninsured. |
Chordas, Lori |
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Apr 1, 2005 |
2551 |
| Right place, right time: group health insurers are proving to be strong competitors in group life business. |
Green, Meg |
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Apr 1, 2005 |
2961 |
| Louisiana Democrat backs individual insurance mandate. |
Schneider, Mary Ellen |
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Apr 1, 2005 |
427 |
| Delta Dental Plan of Arkansas: Sherwood. |
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Brief Article |
Mar 7, 2005 |
298 |
| Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield: Little Rock. |
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Brief Article |
Mar 7, 2005 |
280 |
| More data needed on health care. |
Frieden, Joyce |
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Mar 1, 2005 |
547 |
| Changes down on the pharm: innovations spur Pharmaca, HealthTrans. |
Peterson, Eric |
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Mar 1, 2005 |
1252 |
| California keeps malpractice rates in check. |
Darmiento, Laurence |
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Feb 14, 2005 |
713 |
| Medicare drug discount cards not taking hold. |
Schneider, Mary Ellen |
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Jan 1, 2005 |
584 |
| Group pays $1.9 million settlement. |
Frieden, Joyce |
Brief Article |
Jan 1, 2005 |
134 |
| GAO: Medicare call centers' correct responses have flatlined. |
Frieden, Joyce |
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Jan 1, 2005 |
809 |
| Medicare advisers weigh pay for performance. |
Schneider, Mary Ellen |
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Jan 1, 2005 |
632 |
| Health plan premiums for poor may cease. |
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Brief Article |
Jan 1, 2005 |
237 |
| Safety group offers fall prevention resources. |
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Brief Article |
Jan 1, 2005 |
137 |
| GAO: Medicare payment fix will raise spending 4%-23%. |
Silverman, Jennifer |
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Dec 1, 2004 |
802 |
| Managed care results in improvements in access and preventive care, as well as savings. |
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Dec 1, 2004 |
2991 |
| Going uptown. |
Darmiento, Laurence |
Brief Article |
Nov 22, 2004 |
184 |
| Two counties to take part in Kid Care health plan. |
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Brief Article |
Nov 1, 2004 |
197 |
| Shedding excess weight: Medicare's decision to consider obesity an illness could mean cost savings for insurers--eventually. |
Chordas, Lori |
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Nov 1, 2004 |
2193 |
| Building better health plans: spending more time on research before launching a new health plan can lead to greater innovation and reduce expensive rework. |
Wofford, Martha |
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Nov 1, 2004 |
733 |
| Safety net services are replacing private insurance. |
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Oct 1, 2004 |
980 |
| New mental health plan released. |
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Brief Article |
Sep 1, 2004 |
216 |
| Disease management pilot project seeks to reduce complications, save Medicare money. |
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Sep 1, 2004 |
1204 |
| Angioplasty database allows docs to share information. |
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Brief Article |
Aug 1, 2004 |
201 |
| Physician education is key to Medicare drug plan outreach. |
Schneider, Mary Ellen |
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Jul 1, 2004 |
482 |
| "EPL insurance: fortifying coverage look for these six provisions in writing an employment practices liability policy. |
Clarke, Richard G. |
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Jul 1, 2004 |
1784 |
| Fast finance: with the help of investment banks, insurers are cooking up new reasons and ways to tap into the capital markets--and investors are gobbling up the offerings. |
Green, Meg |
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Jul 1, 2004 |
3376 |
| Information, please: insurers expect benefits and savings from a national health technology initiative. |
Chordas, Lori |
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Jul 1, 2004 |
1118 |
| A measure of success. |
Whitney, Sally |
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Jul 1, 2004 |
416 |
| Unfamiliar faces: who are the uninsured? Health insurers and policymakers who know the answer are more likely to contribute to solving the problem. |
Chordas, Lori |
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Jul 1, 2004 |
3543 |
| Know your company's 'DNA': certain characteristics determine how a company responds to challenges, and once these are identified, the company can work to improve its performance. |
Mendes, Decio K. |
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Jul 1, 2004 |
701 |
| Social health insurance. |
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Brief Article |
May 1, 2004 |
134 |
| Consumers driving change: consumer-directed health plans are here to stay and are growing into a major force in the industry. Insurers must act now to capitalize on the wave of change. |
Bessler, Joni |
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Mar 1, 2004 |
713 |
| Blues' conversion not so easy anymore. (Blue Cross/Blue Shield). |
Suszynski, Marie |
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Jan 1, 2004 |
506 |
| Pulling it together: high-risk pools can manage HIPAA compliance costs by taking a step-by-step approach. (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). |
Phelan, John |
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Jan 1, 2004 |
1949 |
| Get a handle on claims denials with database: denial rates affect reimbursement. |
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Dec 1, 2003 |
1035 |
| Translating the vision. |
Hillman, John |
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Sep 1, 2003 |
894 |
| Drug costs continue to rise; no end in sight: prescription drug spending increased 90 percent between 1998 and 2002. |
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Aug 18, 2003 |
536 |
| What are we doing to help control drug costs? |
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Brief Article |
Aug 18, 2003 |
265 |
| Blues' for-profit conversions have not hurt access to health care: uninsured rates steady. |
Frieden, Joyce |
Brief Article |
Aug 1, 2003 |
265 |
| Taking control: new kinds of health plans fight medical inflation by blending economic incentives with consumer choice. (Health-Care Costs). |
Panko, Ron |
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Aug 1, 2003 |
2065 |
| Finding value in size: fueled by an underwriting-profit culture and focused on niche markets such as motorcycle coverage, Pacific Specialty Insurance Co. competes with industry leaders. (Market Competition: The Big Picture). |
Chordas, Lori |
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Jun 1, 2003 |
1444 |
| CEO INTERVIEW: CHARLES BERG - OXFORD HEALTH PLANS INC (OXHP). |
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Interview |
May 27, 2003 |
92 |
| Doing right on governance: the core of corporate governance is the development of a risk-sensitive culture that enables the right people to do the right thing at the right time. (Life/Health: Underwriting Insight). |
Stein, Robert W. |
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Apr 1, 2003 |
621 |
| Technology: The cure for Empire Blues. (E-Fusion Conference: Health; Technology). |
Ostermiller, Marilyn |
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Dec 1, 2002 |
508 |
| New economy or old, rapid growth has no favorites. (L.A.'s Fastest Growing Private Companies). |
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Nov 18, 2002 |
3757 |
| Appetite control: new HIAA chairman says Americans need to be weaned from their love of cheap health care. (Life/Health: Health-Care Costs). |
Kelly, Dennis |
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Nov 1, 2002 |
772 |
| Battle of the blues: two of the largest and most successful health plans in Pennsylvania have severed a long-standing relationship. Who is poised to win the fight for the lucrative market of Central Pennsylvania? (Life/Health: Market Competition). |
Goch, Lynna |
Brief Article |
Oct 1, 2002 |
4285 |
| Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. (Centennial Business). |
Beck, Bill; Curley, Kathleen |
Company Profile |
Aug 1, 2002 |
1194 |
| How is Arkansas Blue Cross different from other health insurers? |
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Jul 15, 2002 |
1169 |
| How Seven Insurers would Handle Applicants with Mental Disorders. (Vital signs). |
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Brief Article |
Jul 1, 2002 |
94 |
| Signal Hill insurer will quit Calpers in coverage row. (Health Care). |
Darmiento, Laurence |
Brief Article |
Jul 1, 2002 |
277 |
| Healthy selection: less than a decade after the managed-care revolution began in earnest, new styles of health plans are on the market. Proponents see them as the next major trend in health insurance. (Life/Health). |
Panko, Ron |
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Jun 1, 2002 |
2879 |
| Pro & Con: should physicians be allowed to negotiate collectively with health plans? |
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Brief Article |
Jun 1, 2002 |
833 |
| HIPAA Budget Control. |
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Brief Article |
May 20, 2002 |
905 |
| AMC decides to stay at Conway. (Inside Business). |
Moritz, Gwen |
Brief Article |
May 6, 2002 |
212 |
| Regionalism suffers. (Publisher's Note). |
Hankins, Jeff |
Brief Article |
Apr 8, 2002 |
671 |
| When does malpractice equal negligence? Medical board provides consumers with background. |
Miller, William A. |
Brief Article |
Apr 8, 2002 |
786 |
| Insurance agents to the rescue! (Feature Article). |
Boyle, Linda |
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Apr 1, 2002 |
1428 |
| Case managers must take a proactive role in managing denials; cooperation with billing departments, physicians crucial. |
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Apr 1, 2002 |
1323 |
| Demand performance: As the American work force gets older, group health insurers feel prepared to handle the growing demand for health care. (Life/Health). |
Gorski, Lorraine |
Statistical Data Included |
Apr 1, 2002 |
3042 |
| Cigna names Raycraft to head new specialty care company. (Executives). |
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Brief Article |
Apr 1, 2002 |
87 |
| Blues review: Blue Cross & Blue Shield plans find conversion to for-profit status fraught with red tape. (Life/Health). |
O'Brien, Sharon |
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Mar 1, 2002 |
1860 |
| Community Health Group: Health care coverage for today's businesses. (Profiles). |
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Company Profile |
Feb 25, 2002 |
1222 |
| HMOs on trial: a Texas lawyer seeks HMO accountability and equilibrium. (Managed Care on Trial). |
Reece, Richard L. |
Interview |
Sep 1, 2000 |
4781 |
| Half of hospital days avoidable. (Short Takes: News at Deadline). |
Hawkins, James A. |
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Mar 1, 1999 |
409 |
| Medically necessary? (Health Care Technology). |
Brown, Elizabeth |
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Mar 1, 1999 |
1557 |
| Longer lives may lower Medicare costs. |
Hawkins, James A. |
Brief Article |
Jul 1, 1997 |
269 |
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