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		<title><![CDATA[Obama Lobbies for Health Care]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amidst a series of criticisms concerning his approach to health care reform, President Obama will speak to Congress next week to detail his reform agenda. Nancy Cordes reports.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:04:36 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[UCSF Group Switches Allegiance from B&T to Hill IPA]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The byzantine mess of Californiaâ€™s interlocking medical groups and IPAs took a new turn as the University of California San Francisco UCSFÂ  Medical Group prepared to switch its affiliation from the cityâ€™s Brown & Toland IPA to San Ramon, CA-based Hill Physicians. Aside from giving the latter IPA an enlarged...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:47:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Health Insurers Canceling Policies Without Warning]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some patients with serious illnesses have discovered their insurance companies are dropping them and charging them for treatment after the fact. Sandra Hughes reports on this alarming trend.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 18:49:54 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In spite of the massive ongoing economic crisis currently affecting the entire world, Priya David reports on a source of optimism in the economy, as health care-related employers are actively seeking workers.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 19:21:45 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Completes Review of Non-Interactive Health Insurer Ratings; Reports More Upgrades Than Downgrades]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. recently completed its annual review of financial strength ratings FSR for health maintenance organizations HMO. A.M. Best has upgraded the FSRs of 33 HMOs, downgraded the FSRs of 18 HMOs, affirmed the FSRs of 110 HMOs and assigned FSRs to nine HMOs.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wilson Health Information Reports TRICARE #1 in Health Insurance Satisfaction for Fifth Straight Year; Kaiser Permanente Regains Top HMO Rating]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW HOPE, Pa. -- Wilson Health Information, a leading healthcare consumer insight firm, named TRICARE the highest rated Health Insurance Plan in overall member satisfaction for the fifth consecutive year in the newly released 2007 WilsonRx[R] Health Insurance Satisfaction Survey (see http://www.wilsonrx.com/press_releases/pr_2007_08_15.htm).]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Takes Various Rating Actions on Health Maintenance Organizations]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_August_9/ai_n27339153]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings FSR of 34 health maintenance organizations HMO, downgraded 11 HMO FSRs, upgraded 11 HMO FSRs, assigned one HMO FSR and withdrew two HMO FSRs. In addition, A.M. Best has assigned each company an issuer credit rating ICR. (See...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Consumer-driven HMO a step in right direction.(services of Health Net of California Inc.)(Brief article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200706/ai_n20164549]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Can consumer-driven health plan features be successfully  incorporated into a health maintenance organization to form a new hybrid  product?    We think so and are glad to see that California-based Health Net  Inc. has done just that.    Enrollees in th  Can...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Managed care firm ties health account to HMO; Plan design combines traditional gatekeeper model with upstart cost-cutting strategy.(News)(Health Net Inc)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: JOANNE WOJCIK    WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.-In an acknowledgement that the consumerism  movement could help reduce health plan costs, a health maintenance  organization has created a hybrid product that combines the preventive  care focus of a tradi  Byline: JOANNE WOJCIK    WOODLAND...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Product has lower price than traditional HMO.(News)(Health Maintenance Organization)(Brief article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200706/ai_n20164514]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Joanne Wojcik    The Health Net Optimizer HMO is a fully insured product available  to employers with 51 or more employees.    Under the plan, employers deposit $500, $750 or $1,000 into health  reimbursement arrangements earmarked for each part  Byline: Joanne Wojcik...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[HMO studies gene/disease link.(News)(Health maintenance organizations)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200702/ai_n20164964]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Roberto Ceniceros    OAKLAND, Calif.-Kaiser Permanente unveiled a research project last  week aimed at examining the genetic and environmental causes behind  diseases such as diabetes, asthma and Alzheimer's.    The Oakland, Calif.-based health   Byline: Roberto Ceniceros    OAKLAND, Calif.-Kaiser...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Takes Various Public Data Rating Actions on 48 Health Maintenance Organizations]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_August_21/ai_n16677832]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the public data pd financial strength ratings of 19 health maintenance organizations HMO, upgraded 22, downgraded four and assigned three. (See below for a detailed list of the ratings.)]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Takes Various Rating Actions on 27 PD Health Maintenance Organizations]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_June_29/ai_n26912632]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the public data pd financial strength ratings of 17 health maintenance organizations HMO, downgraded two HMO pd ratings and upgraded eight HMO pd ratings.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Report Finds That Language Barrier Puts More Than 1 Million Californians in HMOs at Risk for Healthcare Problems]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_May_11/ai_n26859436]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES -- A new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research shows that more than 1 million adult HMO members in California with limited English proficiency are at risk for problems accessing health care services and receiving quality treatment. The study, commissioned by the California Office...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[FTCR: Assault on State HMO 'Patients' Bill of Rights' Movement Unveiled in Senate Today Would Deregulate Health Insurance Nationally]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200603/ai_n21870269]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- An over- reaching bill backed by President Bush that would dismantle state oversight of health insurance and hard-won HMO patientsb rights established in 41 states was moved today in the U.S. Senate. SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- An over-...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Drug Discount Peddlers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=174411]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By gathering and automating huge amounts of pharmacy pricing data and making it widely known, Pharmacy Benefit Managers PBMs have certainly exerted a strong downward pressure on retail drug costs. And they have helped employer drug programs fit nicely into managed-care plans, bringing the co-payment features typical of health maintenance...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Completes Review of Health Insurer Public Data Ratings; Reports More Downgrades Than Upgrades]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has recently completed its annual review of financial strength ratings for health maintenance organization HMO public data ratings. A.M. Best has downgraded the pd ratings of 38 HMOs, upgraded the ratings of 28, affirmed the ratings of 79 and assigned ratings to 17 HMOs....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[2 insurers leave Illinois Medicaid HMO program; State adviser blasts cuts that triggered exits.(News)(Humana Inc. and UnitedHealth Group Inc.)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5253/is_200508/ai_n20196849]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: BRETT CHASE    Humana Inc. and UnitedHealth Group Inc. have dropped out of an  Illinois program that provides health maintenance organization plans to  Medicaid patients after the state cut funding-a move criticized by a  consultant the state hi  Byline: BRETT CHASE  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Maryland HMO tax to hit some consumers.(News)(health maintenance organizations)(Aetna Inc. and CareFirst Blue Cross & Blue Shield)(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200501/ai_n20177392]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Joanne Wojcik    BALTIMORE-At least two health maintenance organizations operating  in Maryland will be passing on to members a 2% tax imposed by the state  Legislature to help doctors in the state pay malpractice insurance  premiums.    Hartfor  Byline: Joanne Wojcik...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Granholm criticized for HMO bill inaction.(News)(Jennifer Granholm)(health maintenance organizations)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5251/is_200501/ai_n20117366]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Amy Lane    A bill to give health maintenance organizations greater pricing  flexibility died last week, amid concerns by Gov. Jennifer Granholm that  it would increase patient's health care costs.    Granholm took no action on Senate Bill 1150,  Byline: Amy Lane...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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