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Laura B Benko
Consolidation confrontation. AHA, lawmakers dubious of Vegas, Philly mergers.
Laura B Benko
Advocates, legislators gear up for battle in the fight to keep genetic information, testing secure from employers, insurers.
Laura B Benko
The end of 'fair share'? With Maryland law struck down, states work to protect coverage mandates.

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2007: Laura B Benko
Consolidation confrontation. AHA, lawmakers dubious of Vegas, Philly mergers.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(16):8-9.
2007: Laura B Benko
Advocates, legislators gear up for battle in the fight to keep genetic information, testing secure from employers, insurers.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(14):6-7, 12, 14 passim.
2007: Laura B Benko
The end of 'fair share'? With Maryland law struck down, states work to protect coverage mandates.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(12):48, 50.
2007: Laura B Benko
Bigger, yes, but better? UnitedHealth Group's planned acquisition of Sierra Health leaves some wary of a trend that could disrupt service, payment.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(12):6-7, 16, 1.
2007: Laura B Benko
Premera cedes for-profit dream. Blues ends long fight to convert in Washington state.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(11):20.
2007: Laura B Benko
Five states put coverage in play.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(11):14, 16.
2007: Laura B Benko
She's in charge of wellpoint. Angela Braly brings acquisition expertise to top job at Blues consolidator.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(10):17.
2007: Laura B Benko
Chains weigh on on access. The FAH joins the throng offering proposals to solve the uninsured crisis, but some say their plan lacks a key element.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(9):6-7, 16, 1.
2007: Laura B Benko
Norwood sought patients' rights. Republican Congressman from Ga. dies at age 65.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(8):8-9.
2007: Laura B Benko
Quiet giant. Blues consolidator Health Care Service Corp. may not get the same attention as for-profit WellPoint, but the company is busy making big moves.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(8):28-30.
2007: Laura B Benko
State Farm sues Adventist. Insurer says Fla. system overcharged for auto accidents.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(6):17.
2007: Laura B Benko
Numbers that count. Disease-management industry is taking steps to deliver more reliability, consistency in data on program outcomes.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(3):30-2.
2007: Laura B Benko
Sutter exiting Sonoma. Hospital consolidation rankles nurses unions.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(3):18.
2007: Laura B Benko
Managed-care shake-up. Two major Mich. players leaving insurance business.
Modern healthcare 2007;37(1):10-1.
2006: Laura B Benko
La. judge mulls motion on HMO. Oath's defense wants case ended, says no crime alleged.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(49):17.
2006: Laura B Benko
Merger fight in N.Y. not over.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(46):10.
2006: Laura B Benko
Practice what they preach. As costs of care continue to skyrocket, some healthcare employers want consumer-driven care for their patients and employees, too.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(46):26-9.
2006: Laura B Benko
L.A. accuses Kaiser. Patient-dumping charges are first in crackdown.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(46):10.
2006: Laura B Benko
Many happy returns. Insurers flock back to the Medicare managed-care market, but how long will they stick around this time?
Modern healthcare 2006;36(43):24-6, 28.
2006: Laura B Benko
McGuire's billion-dollar exit. Investors are sad to see UnitedHealth chief go.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(42):8-9.
2006: Laura B Benko
Calif. gov signs pricing bill. Law aims to protect patients from aggressive billing.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(40):10.
2006: Laura B Benko
The big squeeze. Insurers point to slower growth in premiums in past few years to show progress, but providers say they're paying the price.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(39):6-7, 16, 1.
2006: Laura B Benko
Calif. Blue Cross fined $200K. Insurer allegedly dropped member to avoid payment.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(38):14.
2006: Laura B Benko
Questioning technology. Calif. Blues' foundation grant spearheads research.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(37):10, 12.
2006: Laura B Benko
Weighty concerns. Bariatric surgery programs on the rebound after initial complications.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(36):38, 40, 42.
2006: Laura B Benko
California runs for coverage. Even though Schwarzenegger is likely to veto single-payer bill, other states could start clamoring for similar access plans.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(35):6-7, 16, 1.
2006: Michael Romano; Laura B Benko
Consumers, HSAs don't mix...yet they want change. Consumer values inconsistent with new plans: study. Study: Americans worry over affordability of care.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(33):8-9.
2006: Laura B Benko
Colo. losing last Medicaid HMO. 65,000-member plan will close by end of August.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(32):12-3.
2006: Laura B Benko
Kaiser going consumer-driven. Largest HMO gearing up for HSAs, expansion.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(32):12-3.
2006: Laura B Benko
Transparency has its limits. Questions arise about why the transparency-preaching Blues association is getting quiet about its members' fiscal results.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(31):6-7, 16, 1.
2006: Laura B Benko; Vince Galloro; Jessica Zigmond
Controversy, salaries rise. Ranking of CEO pay at publicly traded companies shows that as pay rises, so does federal interest in compensation policies.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(30):6-7, 14-5, 1.
2006: Laura B Benko
Tufts leaves Destiny behind. Insurer cuts ties with medical savings account provider.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(29):17.
2006: Laura B Benko
Seton forms Texas HMO.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(25):20.
2006: Laura B Benko
Brockovich takes on healthcare. Several lawsuits allege wrongful billing of Medicare.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(24):17.
2006: Laura B Benko
Healthways gets bigger.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(23):10.
2006: Laura B Benko
Troubled hospital on notice. Oregon facility could lose certification from CMS.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(21):8-9.
2006: Laura B Benko
California trendsetters? Lawsuits allege unjust denials; filings may continue.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(20):12.
2006: Laura B Benko
Leap of faith, Part D. Insurers invest heavily in Medicare despite risks.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(20):7, 16.
2006: Laura B Benko
Expanding in Ohio. WellPoint set to enter state's Medicaid HMO market.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(18):12.
2006: Laura B Benko
Minn., Calif. say no to exec perks. States question pay for UnitedHealth's CEO, directors.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(18):4.
2006: Laura B Benko
Sentara enters software deal.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(16-17):10.
2006: Laura B Benko
Drug lawsuits building. Merck, Pfizer facing charges of misrepresentation.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(15):16.
2006: Laura B Benko
CareFirst pares profits. Strategy aims to fulfill insurer's not-for-profit mission.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(13):26.
2006: Laura B Benko
Firm offers price reports.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(13):20.
2006: Laura B Benko
Partnering in Montana. Not-for-profit insurers will share overhead costs.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(12):17.
2006: Laura B Benko
Trinity ready to exit managed care. Big Catholic system is considering selling subsidiary as part of streamlining.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(11):17.
2006: Michael Romano; Laura B Benko
Med-mal rates are flat: study.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(10):31.
2006: Laura B Benko
Deal pioses MultiPlan for growth.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(9):14.
2006: Laura B Benko
Pumping up bonuses in Calif. Plan seeks to boost rewards to 10% of doc income.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(7):40.
2006: Laura B Benko
Testing the limits of care. Concern about 'genetic discrimination' from employers and insurers trying to keep costs down casts a pall on genetic testing.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(7):6-7, 16-8, 1.
2006: Laura B Benko
Off the hook, for now. Judge rules board not liable in hospital's failure.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(4):12-3.
2006: Laura B Benko
Disease management strikes out. PacifiCare ends program early, CMS cites rising costs.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(4):8-10.
2006: Laura B Benko
UnitedHealth pays the price. $9.2 billion insurers' merger not without concessions.
Modern healthcare 2006;36(1):14-6.
2005: Laura B Benko
Big spending. Calif. hospitals possibly wasting Medicare dollars: study.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(48):14.
2005: Laura B Benko
The price of good intentions. Mo. hospital's asthma initiative aims to reduce unnecessary visits and save HMOs cash, but is it killing its own bottom line?
Modern healthcare 2005;35(48):6-7, 1.
2005: Laura B Benko
Providers share the blame. Paperwork eats 21% of Calif. healthcare spending: study.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(47):18.
2005: Laura B Benko
Price check! Insurers are cluing members in on what doctors and hospitals charge.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(46):48-50.
2005: Laura B Benko
The first of many? Ore. system settles Scruggs' charity-care lawsuit.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(45):14.
2005: Laura B Benko
Two Providences seek merger. Deal would create Pacific Northwest powerhouse.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(42):20.
2005: Laura B Benko
Charting new HMO territory. The action was in the Northeast last week, as WellPoint moved on WellChoice, and HIP-Group Health merger announced.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(40):6-7, 16, 1.
2005: Laura B Benko
Traditional plans preferred: poll.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(39):18.
2005: Laura B Benko
Cooperatives on the moo-ve.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(37):17.
2005: Laura B Benko
Long-term solution. Health plans see opportunities in long-term-care coverage, as baby boomers age and Medicaid cuts loom.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(36):24-6.
2005: Laura B Benko
N.C. Blues strikes back. Insurer sues coalition over publishing details of 500,000 dollar golf outing.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(33):10, 12.
2005: Laura B Benko
Chronic questions. Can disease management deliver promised savings? The programs are gaining in popularity, but they're also under pressure to prove their value.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(32):26-9.
2005: Laura B Benko
PacifiCare deal draws fire. Consumer advocates decry 314 million dollars for top execs.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(32):12.
2005: Laura B Benko
Tax break broken? San Francisco hospital's tax status at issue.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(31):14-5.
2005: Laura B Benko; Vince Galloro; Joseph Mantone
Good times. New accounting rules mean fewer stock options for healthcare CEOs, but the highest paid execs are still raking it in.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(31):6-7, 16, 1.
2005: Laura B Benko
Sending out shock waves. UnitedHealth to add PacifiCare's Medicare market.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(27):8-9, 14.
2005: Laura B Benko
Blues primed to pay. 29 plans are already paying for performance.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(26):16.
2005: Laura B Benko
Split decision. Two studies at odds over consumer-driven plans.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(25):8-9.
2005: Laura B Benko
Conflict questions. Insurance execs on healthcare boards prompts worry.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(22):10.
2005: Laura B Benko
CEO IT Achievement Award. Multilevel multitasking. George Halvorson advances IT in many arenas at Kaiser--without ever losing sight of the prize.
Modern healthcare 2005;Suppl():10-1.
2005: Laura B Benko
Hospitals mum on bill policies.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(20):8-9, 16.
2005: Laura B Benko; Melanie Evans
Billing battles won. Minn., Utah systems agree to ease billing practices.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(19):16.
2005: Laura B Benko
Deal breaker? Calif. Blues plan investigated for violating deal.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(17):24.
2005: Laura B Benko; Ralph Loos
HSAs may hurt more than help.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(17):16.
2005: Laura B Benko
Calif. ruling limits liens.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(15):21-2.
2005: Laura B Benko
Calif. ordered to close 1, open 1.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(15):12.
2005: Laura B Benko
On the bandwagon. CareFirst joins pay-for-performance trend.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(14):10-1.
2005: Laura B Benko
Poor performance. Insurance group's ratings system angers providers.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(14):10-1.
2005: Laura B Benko
Ensuring care. Minimal insurance coverage has pros, cons.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(13):30.
2005: Laura B Benko
Seeing red. California hospitals vulnerable to bankruptcy.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(13):8-9.
2005: Laura B Benko
Legislative long shot. Another universal coverage bill introduced in Calif.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(10):17.
2005: Laura B Benko
Medicare. Insurers take advantage.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(9):10.
2005: Laura B Benko
Putting a price on care. California coalition may expel high-cost providers from plan.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(7):25.
2005: Laura B Benko
Dis-integration. Intermountain may sell HMO to avoid backlash.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(7):12.
2005: Laura B Benko
Upon further review. 'External review' of medical claim denials is now the law of the land nearly nationwide. But the system has its fans and foes.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(6):28-31, 35.
2005: Laura B Benko
L.A.'s loss. Drew/King is stripped of ICAHO accreditation.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(6):19.
2005: Laura B Benko
It's a seller's market. Insurers turn to managed care.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(6):7, 14-5.
2005: Laura B Benko
Offering some help. Employers join forces to help uninsured worker.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(5):12-3.
2005: Laura B Benko
Leading the way. Ascension Health issues subordinate bonds.
Modern healthcare 2005;35(3):14.
2004: Laura B Benko
Big business. Humana agrees to acquire CarePlus for $450 million.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(51):8-9.
2004: Laura B Benko
CMS creates 26 PPO regions.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(50):8-9, 16.
2004: Laura B Benko
Passing the buck. Blues study blames hospitals for rising costs.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(50):8-9, 16.
2004: Laura B Benko
UnitedHealth snags Definity.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(49):8-9.
2004: Laura B Benko
Not everyone's happy. Anthem closes $16.4 billion deal for WellPoint.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(49):8-9.
2004: Cinda Becker; Laura B Benko; Joseph Conn; Melanie Evans; Joseph Mantone; Mark Taylor
Special report: Election 2004. Here's a look at some of the key issues to watch.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(48):32-4.
2004: Laura B Benko
Calif. nurses plan walkout.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(48):17.
2004: Laura B Benko
In line for concessions? Markup possible in Anthem-Wellpoint merger plan.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(46):10.
2004: Laura B Benko
From patients to policies. Why do physicians think they can make the jump from running practices to running multibillion-dollar insurance companies?
Modern healthcare 2004;34(45):41-2, 44, 46.
2004: Laura B Benko
Certifying insurance eligibility. Show them the money. Requiring payment upfront protects hospitals from getting stuck with the bill.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(45):S6-7.
2004: Laura B Benko
Another shot at reform. Washington has hope after Calif. defeats Prop. 72.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(45):8-9.
2004: Laura B Benko
Sky's the limit. Insurance industry reports increased profit margins.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(44):8-9.
2004: Laura B Benko
Public scrutiny. State officials hunt for fraud by health insurers.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(43):14.
2004: Laura B Benko
National ambition. Deal would put Coventry in all 50 states.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(42):8-9.
2004: Laura B Benko
Veto power. Bill mandating discounts for uninsured gets spiked.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(39):14.
2004: Laura B Benko
Making its mark. PacifiCare buys American Medical, expands market.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(38):16.
2004: Laura B Benko
California healing. State survey shows waning patient satisfaction.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(38):12, 14.
2004: Laura B Benko
Cost of coverage: premiums rise by an average of 11.2%: Kaiser study.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(37):8-9.
2004: Laura B Benko
Gone shopping: more employers show interest in health savings accounts, helping to accelerate the consumer-driven healthcare movement.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(36):28-30, 35.
2004: Laura B Benko
Strike over benefits: employees stage walkout against group health.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(35):14.
2004: Laura B Benko
Even-steven: Calif. bill would limit hospital charges.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(35):7, 16.
2004: Laura B Benko
Going retro. Health plans try to control costs by bringing back some old practices.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(33):14-5.
2004: Laura B Benko
Still united? N.J. docs say lawsuit stays merger; insurer disagrees.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(32):14.
2004: Laura B Benko
Lone holdout. Anthem suit would fight final mega-merger hurdle.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(31):14-5.
2004: Laura B Benko
'Paving the way. Judge brings Pa. closer to capping Blues' surpluses.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(31):14-5.
2004: Vince Galloro; Laura B Benko
Rolling in dough. Despite the controversy surrounding CEO pay, healthcare leaders continue to enjoy generous compensation, with insurers leading the pack.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(31):6-7, 16, 1.
2004: Laura B Benko
Moving back into HMOs. With the Anthem-Wellpoint merger looming ahead, one Wisconsin health system is buying back its HMO.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(29):6-7, 13, 1.
2004: Laura B Benko
Blues unite. BCBS of Arkansas, Florida to consolidate products.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(27):10-1.
2004: Laura B Benko
Managed care. New call for patients' bill of rights. Docs worry ruling limiting HMO suits will boost medical malpractice filings.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(26):12.
2004: Laura B Benko
Formidable foe. CalPERS fights to block WellPoint-Anthem merger.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(25):18.
2004: Laura B Benko
CEO IT Achievement Award. IT at your service. Schaeffer sees unified data system as a key solution.
Modern healthcare 2004;Suppl():10-1.
2004: Laura B Benko
Workforce Report 2004. Ratio fight goes national. As Calif. adjusts, backers seek to replicate success.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(24):23, 30.
2004: Laura B Benko
Summertime grilling. Lawmakers question WellPoint execs on bonuses.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(24):8-9, 12.
2004: Laura B Benko
Slipping through the cracks. Outsourcing staff doesn't mean hospitals are off the hook on background checks.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(22):8-10.
2004: Laura B Benko
Rhode Island's got the Blues. But the state's Blues plan isn't the only one drawing fire over its reserves, executive perks and compensation.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(20):6-7, 1.
2004: Laura B Benko
Long-range forecast: partly healthy, chance of storms. Health plans use sophisticated modeling to help predict members' health risks, cost of care. But privacy issues cloud technology's future.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(18):26-8, 34.
2004: Laura B Benko
Force to be reckoned with UnitedHealth-Oxford could dominate northeast.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(18):12.
2004: Laura B Benko
Eyeing transparency. To hospitals' dismay, Calif. bill seeks more disclosure.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(17):18-9.
2004: Laura B Benko
Everybody's doing it. Pending Anthem deal opens door for more mergers.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(15):18-9.
2004: Laura B Benko
Stripping away mandates. States allow lower-cost policies with fewer benefits.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(14):14.
2004: Laura B Benko
Targeting the swindlers. Congress grapples with how to stop proliferating health-insurance scams.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(10):16.
2004: Laura B Benko
Chief executive philosopher. Calif. Blue Shield's CEO sees few conflicts in caring for the community and caring for the bottom line.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(9):44-5, 50.
2004: Laura B Benko
It takes a county. Tax increase proposed to save public system in Calif.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(9):17-8.
2004: Laura B Benko
Big, but not so easy. As its large patient base sought more choice in access to care, New Orleans' Ochsner Clinic decided it was time to sell its HMO.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(6):24-5, 34.
2004: Laura B Benko
Too much money. Pa. regulators require Blues to submit surplus info.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(4):22.
2004: Laura B Benko
Saving small businesses. Reports suggest AHPs may harm rather than help.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(4):8-9, 14.
2004: Laura B Benko
Play fair. Ark. AG accuses Blues of monopolizing local market.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(3):18-9.
2004: Laura B Benko
Blues boom. Anthem, WellPoint deal proceeds despite challenges.
Modern healthcare 2004;34(2):14-5.
2003: Laura B Benko
Marketing Medicare. Legislation would force federal program to compete with private sector.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(51):30-3.
2003: Laura B Benko
Joining forces in California. Unions team up to fight Schwarzenegger budget.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(51):12-3.
2003: Laura B Benko
Hasta la vista--for now. Will Schwarzenegger's move terminate policy plans?
Modern healthcare 2003;33(49):10.
2003: Laura B Benko
Ready to deal? Managed-care contracting takes research, preparation to really work.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(47):S7.
2003: Laura B Benko
Going back in time. Citing cost efficiency, plans offer narrow networks.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(47):14-5.
2003: Laura B Benko
New life for HMOs. Publicly traded Coventry has turned a stable of troubled health plans into one of the nation's largest insurers.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(45):26, 28, 34.
2003: Laura B Benko
Final appeal. High court to rule over right to sue for failure to cover doc-ordered care.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(45):18.
2003: Laura B Benko
Meet the new WellPoint. Providers wonder how they and their patients will have to change to cope with the biggest managed-care merger to date.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(44):6-7, 16, 1.
2003: Laura B Benko
Sense of urgency. California attorney general asked to force merger meant to save hospital.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(43):14-5.
2003: Laura B Benko
Not yet. Judge delays final approval in Aetna settlement.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(42):14.
2003: Laura B Benko
Mass exodus. Oregon's Regence to drop traditional HMO.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(40):16.
2003: Laura B Benko
Army of one. Most prominent insurance trade groups to merge.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(39):8-9, 13.
2003: Laura B Benko
Next stop: court. Challenges to California bills loom.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(38):22-3.
2003: Laura B Benko
United they stand. Hospitals work together to offer malpractice coverage.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(37):12-3.
2003: Laura B Benko
Either way ... you pay. Medicare HMOs seek more out-of-pocket payments.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(37):8-9, 13.
2003: Laura B Benko
Fraud patrol. N.Y. joins push to track down insurance swindlers.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(35):14.
2003: Laura B Benko
Fun and functional. Sutter Health complex to mix healthcare with arts.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(34):30.
2003: Laura B Benko
Out in the open. Long-secret whistleblower suit could harm Premera's attempt to go for-profit.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(33):18.
2003: Laura B Benko
Going for the green. As higher premiums and stable medical costs fuel health plans' profits, providers say time is right to win bigger reimbursement.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(33):6-7, 14-5, 1.
2003: Laura B Benko
High-pressure health plans. Insurers accused of courting seniors too aggressively.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(31):18-9.
2003: Vince Galloro; Laura B Benko
Are they worth it? Executive compensation, company performance don't always relate at top hospital, post-acute and insurance companies.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(31):6-7, 14, 1.
2003: Laura B Benko
Boomer bust? While hospitals increase capacity to prepare for an onslaught of aging baby boomers, some say medical advances and health awareness mean those extra beds will stay empty.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(30):24-8.
2003: Laura B Benko
They've got the blues. N.C. Blues abandons for-profit conversion plan; fines likely at CareFirst.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(28):18, 20.
2003: Laura B Benko
Mixed reaction. Molina's IPO goes well, but not all observers cheer.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(27):14-5.
2003: Laura B Benko
Emotional rescue. Calif. patients say hospitals do well but want more emotional support.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(26):12.
2003: Laura B Benko
Leaky umbrella. Medi-Cal patients fight for access to care, physicians, new studies show.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(25):34.
2003: Laura B Benko
Voluntary problems. While California's PEP-C patient survey gains momentum, hospitals often aren't willing to participate in the quality gauge.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(25):6-7, 16, 1.
2003: Laura B Benko
Workforce report 2003. Ratio daze in California. State staffing law may exacerbate nursing shortfall.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(24):30-1.
2003: Laura B Benko
Curtain falls. CareFirst settlement dims hope for Blues conversions.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(24):14.
2003: Laura B Benko
A rewarding relationship. Hospitals and docs are seeing more of their pay tied to performance based on quality measures and other contractual objectives.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(23):28-30, 34-5.
2003: Laura B Benko
WellPoint eyes merger, again.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(23):22-3.
2003: Laura B Benko
Legal payback? Ruling could force hospitals to give back lien funds.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(20):28, 30.
2003: Laura B Benko
Casualty of war. Hospitals jeopardized by insurance company's fallout.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(17):20.
2003: Laura B Benko
Price check. Urged by union, CalPERS investigates alleged overpricing at Sutter's northern Calif. hospitals.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(16):6-7, 12.
2003: Laura B Benko
Universal appeal. Although there's strong consensus on the need to provide healthcare coverage for all Americans, that's where the agreement ends.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(15):26-7, 29.
2003: Laura B Benko
Dodging a bullet. Rulings limit punitive damages, uphold arbitration.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(15):20.
2003: Laura B Benko
Willing and able. Supreme Court ruling forces HMOs to open networks to any willing provider; some say it may wound managed-care industry.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(14):6-7, 1.
2003: Laura B Benko
Trying new solutions. Consumer-driven health plans aim to make patients frugal shoppers. Critics say the plans are steering Americans toward even higher costs.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(10):30-4.
2003: Laura B Benko
Pitching plans to the uninsured. Insurers increasingly see viable market in growing pool of middle-class workers who don't have health insurance.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(8):8-9, 16.
2003: Laura B Benko
Bouncing back. Stanford Hospital rings up $12.5 million profit.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(6):21.
2003: Laura B Benko
A look inside. Settlement requires Kaiser Permanente to publish info on docs's decisionmaking.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(4):8-9.
2003: Laura B Benko
Health hazard. Medicaid cuts could endanger patients.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(3):26-7.
2003: Laura B Benko
Blues caught in bind. Proposed Pa. tax on insurers' reserves clashes with association's policy.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(2):14-5.
2003: Laura B Benko
Outlook '03. Even with unrelenting cost increases, some sectors enjoy a healthier prognosis. But the year promises formidable challenges for all.
Modern healthcare 2003;33(1):26-30.
2002: Laura B Benko
On the lookout. CMS studies outlier billing practices.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(49):14.
2002: Laura B Benko
Not over yet. WellChoice conversion still faces legal challenge.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(46):14, 16.
2002: Laura B Benko
More Blues fingerpointing. Nurse shortage cited for California's hospital costs.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(46):14.
2002: Laura B Benko
Medicare + more choice. Next year, PPOs will be an option available to many Medicare beneficiaries. Will the change help keep health plans in the fold?
Modern healthcare 2002;32(45):40-4.
2002: Laura B Benko
Universal access rejected. Oregon providers join insurers in helping to defeat controversial plan for state-run, universal coverage.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(45):8-9, 14, 16.
2002: Laura B Benko
Tough times. Cigna takes 4th-quarter hit, slashes earnings projections.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(44):10, 12.
2002: Laura B Benko
Battle of the cost reports. New study from the Blues blames hospitals for rising healthcare costs; hospital groups say insurers are the problem.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(43):6-7, 16, 1.
2002: Laura B Benko
The exodus continues. 2 systems to sell HMOs; Mich. bill would ban hospital-owned health plans.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(40):22.
2002: Laura B Benko
Grading physician groups. California rates docs in HMO report cards.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(40):18.
2002: Laura B Benko
They've got the blues. Minnesota Blues and hospitals point fingers regarding who is ultimately responsible for the nation's soaring healthcare costs.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(38):6-7, 13, 1.
2002: Laura B Benko
Too much of a good thing? Insurers are stashing massive cash reserves, but critics wonder how much is enough and question how the money is being used.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(36):30-2.
2002: Laura B Benko
The Blues rise again. Amid industry turmoil, trademark seen as refuge.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(36):14-5.
2002: Laura B Benko
Third time a harm? Anthem may raise premiums for third straight year, outraging Maine consumers.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(33):17.
2002: Laura B Benko
Trickle-down theory. Anthem's expensive acquisition of Trigon Healthcare raises question of whether local providers may end up with the bill.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(32):8-9, 16, 3.
2002: Laura B Benko
No more risky business. Promina out of capitated contracts by year-end.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(31):20-1.
2002: Laura B Benko
Utah's not-for-profit king crowned again over status.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(29):10-1.
2002: Laura B Benko
Embracing Leapfrog. As first hospital systems to join group, HCA, Promina hope to influence policy on patient-safety standards.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(26):6-7, 16, 1.
2002: Laura B Benko
Routine maintenance. Disease-management programs continue to grow, but lack of physician and patient cooperation remains a sore spot.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(26):30-2.
2002: Laura B Benko
Too much money? Executive compensation issue in CareFirst conversion.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(24):33-4.
2002: Laura B Benko
Shedding few tiers. Controversial plans are here to stay, insurers say.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(22):17.
2002: Laura B Benko
Mayo Clinic closes last HMO.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(21):10-1.
2002: Laura B Benko
Managed care gets a closer look from feds. Investigation pinpoints HMOs, free drug samples from pharmaceutical firms and Medicare fraud.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(21):10-1.
2002: Laura B Benko
States of frustration. More medical groups step up battle against insurers.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(20):16.
2002: Laura B Benko
Shake-up in California. Pension fund's decision could affect whole industry.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(19):32.
2002: Laura B Benko
Numbers game. Anthem seeks to seize market by acquiring Trigon.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(18):18-9.
2002: Laura B Benko
Taking a gamble. Mayo Clinic may expand HMO into Las Vegas, even as it posts losses.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(17):16.
2002: Laura B Benko
Loosening their grip. As HMOs' popularity continues to erode, more plans turn to less-restrictive rules. But with costs rising, what's next?
Modern healthcare 2002;32(15):30-4.
2002: Laura B Benko
The long road back. Calif. hospital beating off plague of fiscal ailments.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(13):18-9.
2002: Laura B Benko
D.C.'s community health packs it in. Not-for-profit joint venture agrees to be acquired by Amerigroup.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(13):12-3.
2002: Laura B Benko
Arbitration is optional. HMOs rankled by AAA's policy change.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(11):28.
2002: Laura B Benko
Makeover at Aetna lags. A leaner Aetna focuses on profitability as it slips to No. 2 among health insurers. But aggressive downsizing has yet to buoy its sagging bottom line.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(11):38-40.
2002: Laura B Benko
Storm clouds in Michigan. Blues spars with governor over regulation, reform.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(9):12.
2002: Laura B Benko
Attorneys general take on HMOs.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(7):34-5.
2002: Laura B Benko
Earnings at a premium. Rate increases fuel gains for HMOs hit by rising costs, faltering economy.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(6):22-3.
2002: Laura B Benko
A clever disguise? Associations unite to call for universal PPO standards, but endorsement could hurt JCAHO.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(6):10-1.
2002: Laura B Benko
A new level of care. Providers that offer discounts make Blue Shield of California's A list.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(5):24-5.
2002: Laura B Benko
Blues probes cost of care.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(4):12-3.
2002: Laura B Benko
Costly coverage law. Battling uphill to change Hawaii's healthcare statute.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(3):24-5.
2002: Laura B Benko
Which rules-state law or ERISA? Patients' rights case before high court could have big impact on HMO enrollees.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(3):16.
2002: Laura B Benko
Bonus time. California association plans to reward physicians for good patient care.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(2):18.
2002: Laura B Benko
Outlook '02.
Modern healthcare 2002;32(1):28-30, 34.