Health plans say they'll risk losing members to protect profit margins
By Emily Berry
American Medical News
May 19, 2008
The nation's largest publicly traded health plans say they
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Health plans say they'll risk losing members to protect profit margins
By Emily Berry
American Medical News
May 19, 2008
The nation's largest publicly traded health plans say they
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Health Reform Revisited
Health Affairs
May/June 2008
Politics
Prologue: The Politics Of Health Reform: A Collection Of Perspectives
Does politics for all translate to health care for all? In a
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Is Your Kid Covered?
Insurers make big profits from college students, but some families are left with huge bills
by Ben Elgin and Jessica Silver-Greenberg
BusinessWeek
May 8, 2008
It
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Is Your Kid Covered?
Insurers make big profits from college students, but some families are left with huge bills
by Ben Elgin and Jessica Silver-Greenberg
BusinessWeek
May 8, 2008
It
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Who will fix America's broken health care system?
The Real News Network
May 8, 2008
Prof. Regina E. Herzlinger is the Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration
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Who will fix America's broken health care system?
The Real News Network
May 8, 2008
Prof. Regina E. Herzlinger is the Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration
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Taking A Fresh Look At Medigap's Impact On Medicare Costs
New Health Affairs Study Shows That Medigap Coverage May Have A Much Smaller Impact on Medicare
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Taking A Fresh Look At Medigap's Impact On Medicare Costs
New Health Affairs Study Shows That Medigap Coverage May Have A Much Smaller Impact on Medicare
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The Progressive Generation: How Young Adults Think About the Economy
By David Madland, Amanda Logan
Center for American Progress
May 6, 2008
The bad news is that Millennials face
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Offer Rates for Smaller Establishments by Business Age
Kaiser Family Foundation
May 6, 2008
These two studies released today add to the great body of policy literature that
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Dodd: Nation desires universal health
By Ryan J. Phelan
Record-Journal
May 3, 2008
The American people are desperate for a universal health care plan, said U.S. Sen. Christopher J.
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J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Satisfaction with Health Plans Varies Dramatically From Region To Region, Largely Due to Poor Communication From Insurance Providers
J.D. Power and