Similar Articles

Browse Main Topics:

Business
Computers & Electronics
Education & Reference
Entertainment & Leisure
Family & Home
Finance & Investment
Health
Internet
Pets & Animals
Science & Technology
Society, Politics & Culture
Sports & Recreation

Similar Articles

Managed Care May 2005	Covering the Uninsured Seen as Legislative Priority Opinion leaders say Congress should also act to improve quality and safety, and ensure Medicare solvency.
Managed Care December 2006	Medicare Part D Recipients Plan to Stay with Coverage Seventy-three percent of people in Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans want to stick with their current coverage package in 2007, according to a Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive poll.
AFP eWire April 25, 2005	Canadian Volunteers Motivated by Cause, Connection Canadians are more motivated to volunteer their time and resources because of the personal satisfaction they feel rather than any reward or recognition they may receive, according to a survey.
Managed Care July 2005	Seeing is believing? Medicare reform seems to be taking root.
Managed Care February 2006	For Drugs, the VA Pays Far Less Than Medicare A recent survey indicates that prices for the top 20 drugs used by Medicare enrollees are much higher than prices negotiated by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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 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 March 2006	Prescription Drug Cost Increase Lowest Since 1994 A slowdown on spending for prescription drugs is credited for leading the slowing in health care costs overall, according to a recent study.
Managed Care February 2007	Managed Care Outlook Coverage for children leads policy debate.
Managed Care May 2001 Michael Levin-Epstein	Prescription Drug Talk Cooled Off Faster Than a Texas Thunderstorm Medicare reform -- and especially prescription drug benefits within Medicare -- no longer appears to be the burning issue it once was on Capitol Hill. The culprits: priorities and money...
Managed Care October 2007	Managed Care Outlook Medical costs, utilization rates decline again.
Knowledge@Wharton	Prescription Drug Coverage for Seniors Faces Uncertain Future The discussion about adding a prescription drug benefit to Medicare will be put on hold...
Managed Care December 2002	Drug-discount program's effectiveness hindered by lack of use California offers a prescription drug discount program that allows Medicare beneficiaries to get discounts just by showing their Medicare cards to pharmacists. Unfortunately, a majority of those eligible -- both those with and without drug coverage -- have never heard of the program.
PC Magazine November 15, 2006	Who's In Charge of Technology? Majority of experts say we won't be able to control our technologies in the future.
Managed Care March 2002 Michael Levin-Epstein	Illinois's Medicare Drug Program Called 1st Stab at National Reform The Illinois demonstration program gives the state permission to use federal and state Medicaid dollars to provide prescription drug coverage for 365,000 low-income, elderly Medicare beneficiaries...
CRM July 1, 2005	The Pulse: How do Your Sales Force and Support Staff Interact? From a reader poll, a chart showing respondents' reporting chain for sales and support staff.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2010 Andrew Bond	Wal-Mart Enters the Health-Care Fray Wal-Mart and Humana's partnership will have competitors scrambling.
Managed Care July 2002	Survey: Health System Changes Should Not Be Made Too Quickly A sweeping change to the American health care industry, such as a wholesale move to a system based on defined contribution, is not favored by most people, according to a national survey that seems to reflect a conservative mood regarding medical coverage and prescription drug benefits.
Managed Care September 2004	Bush Officials Seek Bounce From Medicare Reform Law Unfortunately for Bush, a recent survey says that most Medicare recipients who plan to let this issue influence their vote plan to cast those votes for Sen. John Kerry.
Managed Care March 2002	How Medicare beneficiaries spend money on drugs The Kaiser Family Foundation notes that Medicare beneficiaries account for 14 percent of the U.S. population, but for 43 percent of the nation's spending on prescription drugs. Thirteen percent of beneficiaries had to pay $2,000 or more out of pocket in 2001...
Managed Care May 2000	Prescription Drug Benefit Gaining In Election Year Considered a dead issue just weeks ago, a prescription drug benefit in Medicare is suddenly thought to be the health care issue with the best chance for passage this year....
Managed Care October 2005	Rx Trend Moderates While PPO Costs Increase Trends for prescription drug coverage will slow down in 2006 to levels that are closer to those of medical coverage, according to a survey.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2007 Michael P. Cecil	Will Medicare Negotiate With Drug Companies? One of the bedrock principles of our economic system is that those buying more of a product receive a discount. Wouldn't empowering Medicare to save taxpayers' money be widely embraced as a great idea? But how would pharma investors see it?
CRM November 1, 2005	The Pulse: How Are You Using Blogs in Your Business? This reader poll shows what percentage of respondents are using and managing blogs and/or RSS feeds at their enterprise.
Financial Planning July 1, 2006 Robert M. Hayes	Preserve Medicare Medicare is a roadmap for the future healthcare of America. It should be fine-tuned and improved, not undermined and privatized as the Washington power brokers are now attempting to do.
Managed Care December 2003 John A. Marcille	Will a Gift From Congress Rebuild Public Confidence? Medicare reform is another way of digging out from under the PR muck. Make it work, make it better than it was before and even the industry's harshest critics will have to admit that managed care does good while it does well. Failure is not an option.
Managed Care December 2002	Many Misjudge HMOs' Slice of Premium Pie A significant gap exists between how a health care premium dollar is spent and how patients perceive it's being spent, a new Zogby survey reveals.
Managed Care March 2007	Use of Generics On the Rise Recent data indicate that generic medication accounts for nearly 60% of the drugs dispensed to people in Medicare Prescription Drug Plans and Medicare Advantage plans.
CIO November 1, 2005 Stephanie Overby	Outsourcing's Image Problem Among 1,000 Americans surveyed, 72% said outsourcing is really about corporate greed. Yet the poll's overall findings contained many contradictions.
Managed Care August 2002	24 States Hope Pharmacy Plus Helps Medicaid Twenty-four states may gamble that providing a prescription drug program to low-income elderly who do not qualify for Medicaid could save them money in the long run.
Managed Care January 2007	Seventy-Five Percent of Cancer Drugs Covered Under Medicare Part D Seventy-five percent of cancer drugs are covered by Medicare Part D plans, with regional Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans covering 85 percent.
Managed Care January 2005	Health Care Inflation Takes a Breather The good news for payers: Health care spending is estimated to have grown 7.8% in 2003, a slowdown from the 9.3% growth seen in 2002.
InternetNews January 3, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner	Poll: IT Spending Expected to Fall IT spending in 2005 is expected to fall somewhat according to a new poll from CIO magazine. However, there are certain sectors, including security and storage, that are reportedly expected to rise.
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.
Knowledge@Wharton	Major Health Care Reform Under President Bush Remains Elusive Three of the chief health-care challenges facing the United States are: finding a way to provide coverage for the millions of uninsured, reforming Medicare, and setting up a prescription-drug plan for the elderly. The White House is likely to make headway on only the third of these in the next two years.
Managed Care February 2005	Medicare's Drug Coverage Seeks To Strike Compromise Health plan officials are still trying to determine just how the final rules for the new Medicare prescription drug benefit will affect them, because it appears that government officials tried their best to address the competing concerns of all players.
Managed Care July 2000 Michael Levin-Epstein	Congress Asked To Take Action As HMOs Flee Managed Medicare Thanks mainly to the increasing cost of providing a prescription drug benefit, HMOs are exiting Medicare+Choice, the system that was supposed to manage the health of the nation's senior citizens, in droves. Only an act of Congress can save Medicare+Choice, but is seems doubtful that will happen.
Insurance & Technology April 19, 2005 Wendy Toth	MMA Means Modernization Policy management systems will need to be updated to provide prescription drug benefits and additional healthcare choices to people who rely on Medicare in accordance with the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003.
AFP eWire May 4, 2010	Poll Shows Signs of Optimism in Fundraising Salaries Nearly one third of fundraisers said recently that they predict their total compensation will increase this year.
Managed Care December 2002	M+C meltdown hinders access to medications The fact that health plans are abandoning Medicare+Choice at a slower rate than in previous years doesn't mask the fact that the exodus of plans only exacerbates the problem of lack of pharmaceutical coverage for the elderly.
Managed Care March 2000	Americans favor reform - but not too much Momentum is building in Washington to address numerous health care issues this year...
Managed Care March 2001	Maine Gets HCFA Waiver for Drug Discount Program The Health Care Financing Administration has given Maine officials clearance to offer a discount prescription program to 200,000 people without a pharmacy benefit...
CIO March 1, 2002 Lorraine Cosgrove Ware	IT Spending Under pressure to limit IT spending, CIOs stick to core projects...
Financial Advisor March 2006 Karen DeMasters	Clients Lost In Medicare Lurch Although some of the more than 40 million eligible Medicare recipients in the nation already have signed up for the new prescription drug benefits program Part D, many people still are seeking the advice of financial planners and weighing the options that are available to them.
Financial Planning April 1, 2010 Donald Jay Korn	Medicare: Change is Coming This is a great time to get together with clients over 65 who will be affected by health care changes and go over their Medicare coverage. At the same time, you can see what other areas of financial planning are on their mind.
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 March 2002	M+C Enrollees Bound to Their Choice Until June A lock-in mechanism for Medicare+Choice that kicked in Jan. 1 narrows the period during which enrollees can switch from health plan to health plan...
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.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2009 Nick Zubko	Matters of Capital Importance The recession is driving many companies to reduce spending and production capacity.
Managed Care August 2000	Competing Bills Put Drug Benefit In Medicare Analysts say chances of a Medicare drug benefit passing the Senate are slim. The Senate began debate on competing bills after the House narrowly passed a Republican-backed prescription benefit proposal.