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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[Universal American Corporation Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Joshua Raskin from Barclays Capital.  Joshua Raskin - Barclays Capital  First question just on the PPO transition, you guys opened up 15 markets with the PMS stated looks like you got a little over a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:18:06 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Humana, Inc., Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions  The first question is from Joshua Raskin from Barclays Capital. Joshua Raskin - Barclays Capital  My question relates to the migration of the private fee for service license to the PPO and some of them to the HMO networking; maybe Mike...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:45:31 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[HMO Administrator Resume]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a resume template for the post of HMO administrator. In this template, bullets draw attention to candidate's relevant professional memberships and awards. Each job description is related and contributes to candidate's professional objective. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Healthcare cost increases continue to decline: expected average increase is 10.6 percent, lowest in recent years, according to Aon Consulting]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It may not bring the wave of relief employers would love to experience, but the latest healthcare cost survey from Aon Consulting Worldwide shows increases are the lowest they've been since 2001.  The division of Aon Corp. began the survey seven years ago, when the healthcare costs for HMOs...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dental Insurance Companies Grew Membership 5%]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[HEALTHCARE: HMOs growing as companies, people watch costs   Delta Dental of California kept its top spot among dental insurance plans operating in Orange County, according to this year's Business Journal list. The 13 dental health maintenance organization and preferred provider organization plans on the list grew their membership...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Kaiser Docs Make House Sales Calls]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, this is certainly a new frontier in personalized medicine. The Denver Business Journal is reporting that Kaiser Permanente doctors in Colorado are visiting potential members in conjunction with Kaiser sales associates in order to talk up the big HMO's advantages:   Last August, the health maintenance organization HMO...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. best's stock indexes: four weeks ended Apr. 3, 2008 (Dec. 31, 2008 = 1,000.00).(Briefing Highlights from BestWeek)(Statistical table)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The "AMB" vs. the "Dow"    [GRAPHICS OMITTED]                                        ...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Withdraws Ratings of HMO New Mexico Following Merger]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_April_9/ai_n25132550]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has withdrawn the financial strength rating FSR of A Excellent and issuer credit rating ICR of "a+" of HMO New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM), a former subsidiary of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company HCSC (Chicago, IL).]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sample HMO Administrator Resume]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=361509]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the sample resume for applying for the post of Health Maintenance Organization HMO administrator. The following sample will provide you the relevant idea for preparing a HMO administrator's resume. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[HMOs: ranked by number of local enrollees as of June 30, 2007]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5247/is_53_28/ai_n29404297]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[HMOs Ranked by number of local enrollees as of June 30, 2007                                      ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Special Report: HMO Impairments Remained Low In 2005 and 2006]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Dec_3/ai_n21132213]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- The number of financially impaired Health Maintenance Organizations HMOs has fallen substantially in recent years. In contrast to the late 1990s when the number of financially impaired companies FICs annually approached nearly two dozen, only three HMOs each in 2005 and 2006 were deemed insolvent. Stricter underwriting...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Prospect Medical Holdings Postpones Annual Stockholders' Meeting]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Nov_14/ai_n27445253]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[CULVER CITY, Calif. -- Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. (AMEX: PZZ) ("Prospect"), which manages the medical care of approximately 240,000 HMO enrollees and operates four community hospitals in Southern California, today announced that the Prospect annual meeting of stockholders scheduled to be held on November 14, 2007 has been postponed. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Aetna Adds UC Davis Medical Group to HMO Network in Central Valley]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Addition of UC Davis doctors and Medical Center expands access for Aetna HMO members in the Central Valley]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[HMOs: ranked by number of local enrollees as of June 30, 2007]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5247/is_43_28/ai_n29388723]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[HMOs Ranked by number of local enrollees as of June 30, 2007                                      ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -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>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Oct_22/ai_n21055455]]></link>
		<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[A.M. Best Takes Various Rating Actions on AMERIGROUP Corporation's HMO Subsidiaries]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Oct_8/ai_n21028338]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has taken various rating actions on the financial strength ratings FSR and issuer credit ratings ICR of the health maintenance organization HMO subsidiaries of AMERIGROUP Corporation AMERIGROUP (Virginia Beach, VA) [NYSE: AGP]. (Please see below for a detailed listing of the companies and ratings.)]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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