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Managed Care January 2007	Most People Happy With Their Coverage Americans still appear satisfied with their health care coverage, according to a Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive poll.
Managed Care August 2004	MCOs, Drug Manufacturers Have Lots of PR Work to Do Managed care companies, and pharmaceuticals especially, receive disheartening numbers in a consumer satisfaction poll.
Insurance & Technology June 17, 2010 Nathan Golia	Consumers Wary of Insurers Accessing EMRs: Harris Interactive Survey The percentage of poll respondents agreeing that insurers should have access to their EMRs fell three percent year-over-year.
Managed Care December 2003 MargaretAnn Cross	Will New Benefit Design Harm Some Patients? In the past, reducing demand for care by raising patients' costs has resulted in the loss of some needed care. Can we avoid the trap?
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Managed Care July 2006	Public Payers Foot Greater Pharmacy Costs Through 2005, private health insurance had covered most of the cost of prescription drugs. That picture is changing as public payments, mostly under Part D, are projected to exceed private health insurance and out-of-pocket payments.
CRM August 2, 2004	Chart: Give Call Center Agents the Data They Need to Sell What is the primary challenge for your contact center during calls? Results form a poll.
The Motley Fool September 10, 2004 Tom Taulli	Is Harris Outside the Margin of Error? The research and opinion business is far from unexciting. Harris Interactive's stock increased $0.25 to $6.46.
Investment Advisor December 2007 Kara P. Stapleton	Not So Bad After All? A new survey finds that couples are in agreement on saving for retirement.
Managed Care May 2003	Poll: Health care industry needs more regulation The health care industry has its work cut out for it if it intends to gain more of the public's trust.
Managed Care August 2006	Headlines On Deadline ... Aetna is unveiling something it calls the Medicare Open Plan, targeted for employers who want to offer retirees age 65 or over a fee-for-service Medicare Advantage plan.
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InternetNews August 4, 2010	Spam Looking More Like Legitimate Email With spam levels surging, it's also becoming harder for users to identify it, according to a new survey.
CRM January 1, 2007	Statistically Speaking 85% of survey respondents revealed that they've had customer experiences so dreadful that they've yelled, cursed, and even cried... Paid search marketing spending will experience substantial growth... etc.
On Wall Street June 1, 2012 Larry Barrett	The Reality of Health Care Costs Too many Americans are counting on Medicare to pay for a high portion of their health care costs in retirement. Too many pre-retirees are either ignoring or underestimating the advice they could be receiving from a financial advisor.
InternetNews April 13, 2004 Robyn Greenspan	Net Attracts Health-Seeking Surfers More than half of the total U.S. adult population seeks health information online, but a scant few are willing to pay for a Web consultation with a physician.
Managed Care May 2006	Patients Want Better Quality so Long as They Don't Have to Pay for it While about half of adults believe that there are fair and reliable ways to assess health care quality, only 19 percent think it would be justifiable for patients to pay more when treated by medical groups or hospitals that provide better care.
The Motley Fool August 18, 2006 Dan Caplinger	The Medicare Drug Dilemma: Part 1 Seniors have a great benefit available to them, but it's tough sorting through it all. We're here to help.
Registered Rep. September 20, 2012 Kevin McKinley	Health Care Costs Are Making Clients Sick They say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Yet when it comes to addressing client concerns about current and future health care costs, most financial advisors don't even offer even so much as a periodic check-up.
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.
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Managed Care March 2001	Does Cost-Sharing For Drugs Lead To Adverse Events? A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that HMOs' increased use of cost-sharing to soften prescription drug expenses may have actually increase overall medical costs over the long term.
Managed Care May 2005	Health Care Remains a Major Concern Health care ranks fourth on a list of problems that the public thinks the government should tackle, according to a report.
Managed Care September 2003	Medicare+Choice expenses increasing for enrollees Those who argue that Medicare and managed care don't mix well have new data to take to the fight. A Commonwealth Fund report states that the average out-of-pocket costs for Medicare+Choice enrollees soared 10 percent this year.
Managed Care April 2005	Medicare Modernization Act to Increase Public Sector Spending Nearly 50 Percent While the burden on the public sector to supply health care benefits to Medicare and Medicaid enrollees will increase, on the private side, a reevaluation of current forms of health insurance coverage may take place as growth in premiums continues to outpace growth in compensation.
Managed Care August 2004	25% of Provider Calls Now Automated Interactive voice response phone systems are being used increasingly by health plans in their dealings with with providers, but much less so for interactions with members, according to a study.
CRM February 1, 2007	The Pulse: Which Group of Workers in Your Company Relies Most on Mobile Technology? A reader poll: Sales -- 65%... Service/Support -- 22%... etc.
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Managed Care August 2004	Medical Debt Found to Hinder Access With the emergence of consumer-directed health plans, both privately and publicly insured people may face growing out-of-pocket costs. Medical bill problems may limit the appeal of the new health savings accounts passed as part of the 2003 Medicare reform.
Registered Rep. October 13, 2011 Mark Miller	Determining Your Elderly Clients' Best-Fit in Medicare Plans You may be able to help senior clients save thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket health care costs by encouraging them to comparison shop for Medicare prescription drug and managed care options during the program's annual fall enrollment season.
Managed Care January 2004	Study: Loosening of Managed Care Hurts the Poor The retreat from tightly managed health care in recent years has left casualties on the insurance battlefield: people with low incomes and chronic illness.
Reason November 2004 Ronald Bailey	Mandatory Health Insurance Now! It will save private medicine in the U.S. -- and spur medical innovation.
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CRM August 2, 2004	The Pulse: Is your CRM initiative designed to... What's your CRM initiative designed to do, meet customer needs or internal needs? Results of a reader poll.
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Managed Care November 2006	Coverage Outranks Part B on List of Public Concerns In a recent poll about health care problems the government should address, 43 percent of respondents say health care costs.
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