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Study: Vaccine Coverage Appeals More To Vaccine Believers
By Steve TuckeyParents who believe vaccines really work are more likely than other parents to be willing to pay extra for comprehensive vaccine coverage.[@@]Matthew Davis and ...
May 12, 2005
CBO Eyes Reserve Call-Up ImpactThe Congressional Budget Office says reserve activations are getting to be more expensive for employers as well as for the reservists and their families.[@@]With ...
May 12, 2005
Blues Promote State Health Insurance RegulationThe Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association has published a report promoting the value of state health insurance coverage mandates.[@@]The Blues often fight what ...
May 12, 2005
AHIP: Poor Medicare Beneficiaries Like Private CoverageEven Medicare beneficiaries with very low incomes are willing to pay extra to supplement basic Medicare benefits with private insurance.[@@]Researchers at a research center ...
May 11, 2005
Fiserv Insurance Names Co-PresidentsThe insurance services unit at Fiserv Inc. has promoted 2 senior executives to higher positions.[@@]The unit, Fiserv Insurance Solutions, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, says Mike ...
May 11, 2005
Firm Adds HSA Enrollment KitsICC Plan Solutions will be printing health savings account enrollment kits on demand.[@@]Each kit includes a 4-color workbook, according to ICC Plan, Charlotte, N.C., ...
May 11, 2005
U.S. Immune System Faces Financial StressReimbursement woes may be hurting the U.S. immunization system.[@@]A team of researchers led by Walter Orenstein reviews some of the financial considerations affecting the ...
May 11, 2005
Carrier: Diabetes Plague Also Affects InsuredsLBOOMdiabetesAB.doc Diabetes--go page xx, with --100 lines. See bullet graphic info at bottom of file.Banner: DisabilityFlag: Risk FactorsA large disability insurer has looked in ...