Managed care profits under the next president

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An analysis of the statistical data of the health insurance premiums, the hike in the premiums of the health maintenance organizations, many employers decision to opt for consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) in order to limit their net cost increases for health benefits, mergers and acquisitions taking place in the health care sector, the ceasing of health maintenance organizations from providing Medicare, medical frauds and the Supreme Court's decision to not to hold managed care plans accountable for defective medical decisions, are discussed.

Publisher: Standard & Poor's Corporation
Publication Name: Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys: Health Care
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0196-4666
Year: 2004
Legal issues & crime, Acquisitions & mergers, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Commodity & service prices, Accident & Health Insurance, Insurance Carriers, Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers, Legal/Government Regulation, Hospital and medical service plans, Medical Care Insurance, Analysis, Laws, regulations and rules, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Prices and rates, Company acquisition/merger, Health insurance, Managed care plans (Medical care), Medicaid fraud, Company pricing policy

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How to analyze a medical device company

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Methods are suggested to analyze a managed care industry depending on the membership, location, its income statements such as premium revenues, profit margins, earnings per share, etc.

Publisher: Standard & Poor's Corporation
Publication Name: Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys: Health Care
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0196-4666
Year: 2005
Sales & consumption, Membership, Industry sales and revenue

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