Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - Chlamydia screening among sexually active young female enrollees of health plans—United States, 1999-2001
October 29, 2004 — Chlamydia trachomatis infection is the most commonly reported sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the United States, with the highest rates among adolescent females and young women. Approximately
Archive for December, 2005
Health Services Research - Subsidies and the demand for individual health insurance in California
October 1, 2004 — Objective. To estimate the effect of changes in premiums for individual insurance on decisions to purchase individual insurance and how this price response …
Health Services Research - Do commercial managed care members rate their health plans differently than Medicaid managed care members?
August 1, 2003 — Objective. To determine if members of commercial managed care and Medicaid managed care rate the experience with their health plans differently.
Health Services Research - Employer health insurance offerings and employee enrollment decisions
October 1, 2005 — Objective. To determine how the characteristics of the health benefits offered by employers affect worker insurance coverage decisions.
Health Services Research - Employer health insurance offerings and employee enrollment decisions
October 1, 2005 — Objective. To determine how the characteristics of the health benefits offered by employers affect worker insurance coverage decisions.
Healthcare Financial Management - State interim activities focus on health insurance access and cost: the activities of state legislatures between sessions are strong indicators of the
December 1, 2004 — State interim activities focus on health insurance access and cost: the activities of state legislatures between sessions are strong indicators of the issues state policymakers will consider during th
Homecare - HIAA and AAHP Members Vote to Merge - Health Insurance Association of American and the American Association of Health Plans - Brief Article
November 1, 2003 — Washington On Oct. 20, members of the Health Insurance Association of American and the American Association of Health Plans voted to merge their two …
Health Management Technology - The health plan of tomorrow: the increased role of consumers, along with increased healthcare costs, will compel health plans to use technology so everyone
January 1, 2004 — Ready or not, the age of consumerism has descended upon healthcare. With health insurance premiums rising an average of 11 percent annually, most employers are shifting more costs to employees. S
Health Management Technology - The health plan of tomorrow: the increased role of consumers, along with increased healthcare costs, will compel health plans to use technology so everyone
January 1, 2004 — Ready or not, the age of consumerism has descended upon healthcare. With health insurance premiums rising an average of 11 percent annually, most employers are shifting more costs to employees. S
Healthcare Financial Management - Consumer-driven health plans: implications for providers
November 1, 2004 — AT A GLANCE By shifting more healthcare costs to workers, employers are hoping to slow the rise in company costs. It is too early to tell whether these consumer-driven health plans will address t
Health Services Research - Do commercial managed care members rate their health plans differently than Medicaid managed care members?
August 1, 2003 — Objective. To determine if members of commercial managed care and Medicaid managed care rate the experience with their health plans differently.
Health Management Technology - The health plan of tomorrow: the increased role of consumers, along with increased healthcare costs, will compel health plans to use technology so everyone
January 1, 2004 — Ready or not, the age of consumerism has descended upon healthcare. With health insurance premiums rising an average of 11 percent annually, most employers are shifting more costs to employees. S
Health Services Research - Do commercial managed care members rate their health plans differently than Medicaid managed care members?
August 1, 2003 — Objective. To determine if members of commercial managed care and Medicaid managed care rate the experience with their health plans differently.
Entrepreneur - Take your pick: want to keep health-care costs low and employees happy in today's economy? it's still a good idea to look into cafeteria-style flexible
May 1, 2003 — Take your pick: want to keep health-care costs low and employees happy in today's economy? it's still a good idea to look into cafeteria-style flexible …
Black Enterprise - A cure for health concerns: long-term care insurance provides valuable protection for your family's wealth
November 1, 2004 — They're not like many thirty-somethings, but Vickie Seabon-Moore and her husband, Kenneth, saw the tight three years ago when they decided to sign up …
Entrepreneur - Health of a nation: entrepreneurs are sick of sky-high health insurance premiums, and the government is scrambling for reform. But can uncle Sam save the
March 1, 2005 — Like The Who's Pete Townshend, Alex Mann, CEO of Clicktime.com, a San Francisco applications services provider that makes products to track time sheets …
Health Services Research - Subsidies and the demand for individual health insurance in California
October 1, 2004 — Objective. To estimate the effect of changes in premiums for individual insurance on decisions to purchase individual insurance and how this price response …
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - Chlamydia screening among sexually active young female enrollees of health plans—United States, 1999-2001
October 29, 2004 — Chlamydia trachomatis infection is the most commonly reported sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the United States, with the highest rates among adolescent females and young women. Approximately
Healthcare Financial Management - HIAA, AAHP boards vote to merge - Industry Watch - the Health Insurance Association of America, the American Association of Health Plans - Brief Article
November 1, 2003 — The Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA) and the American Association of Health Plans (AAHP) have agreed to merge as a result of votes by the organizations' boards of directors. The combi
Health Services Research - Employer health insurance offerings and employee enrollment decisions
October 1, 2005 — Objective. To determine how the characteristics of the health benefits offered by employers affect worker insurance coverage decisions.
Health Services Research - Increasing health insurance costs and the decline in insurance coverage
August 1, 2005 — Objective. To determine the impact of rising health insurance premiums on coverage rates.
Health Management Technology - The health plan of tomorrow: the increased role of consumers, along with increased healthcare costs, will compel health plans to use technology so everyone
January 1, 2004 — Ready or not, the age of consumerism has descended upon healthcare. With health insurance premiums rising an average of 11 percent annually, most employers are shifting more costs to employees. S
Healthcare Financial Management - Consumer-directed health plans a new force in health insurance? Consumer-directed health plans-high-deductible health insurance plans combined with tax-advantaged
October 1, 2005 — Consumer-directed health plans a new force in health insurance?
Risk& Insurance - A prescription for health-care anxiety: the costs of health care are closing in on most American businesses. The one bright spot in health benefits, however,
October 1, 2005 — When it comes to insuring employees, is there anything that feels as complex and out of the employer's control regarding cost as providing health care?
Black Enterprise - Health insurance for the uninsured: there are affordable options for those without coverage
October 1, 2005 — When Justin Guest was struggling to find a marketing job after graduating from college in 2003, he was lucky enough to have his talent for cutting hair, …
