Could Section 815 Realign Managed Care Market?
By Allison Bell, Arthur D. PostalA securities analyst at a unit of Citigroup Inc., New York, is speculating that a new federal income tax break could help CIGNA Corp., ...
October 13, 2004
Debate Shines Spotlight On Benefits IssuesPresident Bush and Sen. John Kerry sparred Wednesday over the role the federal government should play in expanding access to health coverage and protecting ...
October 13, 2004
Fire xxSLUGgo page xxxxx lines (xxx words)Action On TRIA Extension Not Likely Until Next YearWashingtonCongress is unlikely to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act until the middle of next year at ...
October 13, 2004
Government-Backed Health Reinsurance Proposal Could Cut Insurance Rates: ExpertsGovernment-Backed Health Reinsurance Proposal Could Cut Insurance Rates: ExpertsByA government-funded health reinsurance program could cut individual and small group health insurance rates more than 7% ...
October 13, 2004
Low-Cost Technologies Impact Quality Of CareByReducing or eliminating the likelihood of medical errors, and the associated liability, remains one of the most significant challenges facing health care organizations today. The ...
October 13, 2004
GAO Criticizes Medicare Test PPOsByThe Government Accountability Office is criticizing the performance of Medicare preferred provider organization test plans.The report, requested by Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., the most senior ...
October 13, 2004
Educating The BoomersThe 76 million baby boomers are heading into their golden years.Most will have to do without traditional defined benefit pension plans, and few grasp the ...
October 13, 2004
Health Insurers Seen Benefiting From E-PrescribingAccording to CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, American physicians write nearly 4.5 billion prescriptions on paper each year, but if a doctors writing is illegible, errors are ...