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 - HFMA, AAHP co-host claims processing seminar - HFMA News - American Association of Health Plans - Brief Article
November 1, 2002 — HFMA and the American Association of Health Plans are cosponsoring a program to help providers and health plans better understand one another's claims …

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 …

Healthcare Financial Management - HFMA, AAHP co-host claims processing seminar - HFMA News - American Association of Health Plans - Brief Article
November 1, 2002 — HFMA and the American Association of Health Plans are cosponsoring a program to help providers and health plans better understand one another's claims …

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 - 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 …

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.

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

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 …

Pediatrics - Changes in access, utilization, and quality of care after enrollment into a state child health insurance plan
February 1, 2005 — Background. There currently are few published data evaluating the effect of State Children's Health Insurance Programs on health care outcome measures …

Pediatrics - Assuring adequate health insurance: results of the national survey of children with special health care needs
May 1, 2005 — Objective. The purpose of this article is to report the findings of the 2001 National Survey of Children With Special Health Care Needs regarding the …

American Family Physician - Bilingual booklet to assist low-income families with health insurance - Newsletter - Protect Your Family's Health…with Confidence - Brief Article
September 1, 2002 — HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson recently announced the release of a new bilingual booklet to help Spanish-speaking residents and others learn about the …

Pediatrics - Changes in access, utilization, and quality of care after enrollment into a state child health insurance plan
February 1, 2005 — Background. There currently are few published data evaluating the effect of State Children's Health Insurance Programs on health care outcome measures …

American Family Physician - Bilingual booklet to assist low-income families with health insurance - Newsletter - Protect Your Family's Health…with Confidence - Brief Article
September 1, 2002 — HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson recently announced the release of a new bilingual booklet to help Spanish-speaking residents and others learn about the …

Health Management Technology - Flexibility all: Spokane-based Health Care Associates expands its offerings using a unique model of consumer- and provider-centric plans
December 1, 2004 — The rules governing managed care are rapidly changing. Cracks have appeared in the strict guidelines that once locked employees into plans where a gate-keeping …

Health Care Financing Review - Public insurance eligibility and enrollment for special health care needs children
September 22, 2004 — We estimated the proportion of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) eligible for Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program …

Health Management Technology - Flexibility all: Spokane-based Health Care Associates expands its offerings using a unique model of consumer- and provider-centric plans
December 1, 2004 — The rules governing managed care are rapidly changing. Cracks have appeared in the strict guidelines that once locked employees into plans where a gate-keeping …

Health Care Financing Review - Public insurance eligibility and enrollment for special health care needs children
September 22, 2004 — We estimated the proportion of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) eligible for Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program …

Pediatrics - Assuring adequate health insurance: results of the national survey of children with special health care needs
May 1, 2005 — Objective. The purpose of this article is to report the findings of the 2001 National Survey of Children With Special Health Care Needs regarding the …

Pediatrics - Family income and the impact of a children's health insurance program on reported need for health services and unmet health need - Abstract
February 1, 2002 — Objective. In an era when expanding publicly funded health insurance to children in higher income families has been the major strategy to increase access …

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.

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 - Racial and ethnic disparities in the purchase of nongroup health insurance: the roles of community and family-level factors
February 1, 2003 — Objective. To evaluate the influence of community- and family-level factors on racial/ethnic disparities in the uptake of nongroup (individual) health …

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