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George Shultz, Co-Author, "Putting Our House in Order"
Published: Apr 28, 2008
Former Secretary of State George Shultz discusses his new book, "Putting Our House in Order: A Guide to Social Security and Health Care Reform." From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC.
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Steven Burd, Chairman, CEO, Safeway Inc.
Published: Apr 28, 2008
Steven Burd, Chairman and CEO of Safeway Inc., discusses his company's efforts to improve employee health and wellness while reducing overall healthcare expenditures. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC.
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Michael Howe, CEO, CVS' MinuteClinic
Published: Apr 28, 2008
Michale Howe, CEO of MinuteClinic, a division of CVS, discusses the rollout and strategy behind retail clinics at CVS drugstore outlets. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC.
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Evan Falchuk, President and Chief Operating Officer, Best Doctors
Published: Apr 28, 2008
Evan Falchuk, President and Chief Operating Officer of Best Doctors, discusses the challenges of insuring that patients receive proper diagnosis and treatment for medical conditions. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC.
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Al Schubert, VSP Vision Care
Published: Apr 27, 2008
Al Schubert, vice president of managed care, health policy, for VSP Vision Care, discusses the relationship between eye care and chronic disease and gives an update on the market for managed vision services.
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Grant Harrison, Humana Inc.
Published: Apr 27, 2008
Grant Harrison, vice president of integrated consumer experience at Humana Inc., discusses the effectiveness of consumer-driven healthcare.
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John Shoven, Co-Author, "Putting Our House in Order"
Published: Apr 27, 2008
Stanford professor John Shoven is co-author along with former Secretary of State George Shultz of "Putting Our House in Order," which offers suggestions on how to reform the nation's healthcare and Social Security systems.
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Craig Samitt, M.D., CEO, Dean Health Care
Published: Apr 27, 2008
Craig Samitt, M.D., CEO of Dean Health System, discusses the company's commitment to an integrated multispecialty healthcare model, including hospitals and a health plan.
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Robert Epstein, M.D., Medco Health Solutions
Published: Apr 11, 2008
Robert Epstein, M.D., chief medical officer, Medco Health Solutions, discusses the implications of over-prescribing, generics, and potential break-through medications. From Medco's headquarters in Franklin Lakes, NJ.
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Martha Beard, JPMorgan Chase
Published: Mar 10, 2008
Martha Beard, senior vice president of treasury and securities services for JPMorgan Chase, which has more than 300,000 HSAs and $350 million in deposits, discusses the outlook for consumer-directed healthcare.
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Managed Care Stocks Struggle
Published: Mar 3, 2008
Managed care stocks are underperforming the broader market, in some cases by a lot. That's surprising to analysts who had thought investors would flock to managed care as a defensive play in a struggling economy.
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Health & Human Capital Congress
Published: Feb 20, 2008
Wellness programs aimed at helping employees quit smoking, lose weight, exercise and in general get healthy and stay healthy dominated the conversation at the Health & Human Capital Management Congress in Washington, DC, Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, 2008.
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Roger Chizek, Medtronic
Published: Feb 6, 2008
Roger Chizek, director of U.S. benefits for Medtronic, discusses the lessons learned from the company's implementation of an HSA plan and a wide variety of wellness programs. From the Health & Human Capital Congress in Washington, DC.
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Steve Clark, Deere & Co.
Published: Feb 6, 2008
Steve Clark, benefits planning and strategic design, Deere & Co., talks about the company's efforts to address rising healthcare costs through the implementation of an HSA plan. From the Health & Human Capital Congress in Washington, DC.
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Marcy Zauha, Union Pacific Railroad
Published: Feb 5, 2008
Marcy Zauha, director of health and safety for Union Pacific Railroad, talks about the company's pioneering workforce wellness eforts. From the Health & Human Capital Congress in Washington, DC.
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Mitch Kaufman, Southern California Edison
Published: Feb 5, 2008
Mitch Kaufman, HR/medical services, Southern California Edison, discusses the roll of wellness efforts in helping the company control healthcre costs. From the Health & Human Capital Congress in Washington, DC.
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Christina Barrington, Health Alliance Medical Plan
Published: Feb 5, 2008
Christina Barrington, vice president of pharmacy for Health Alliance Medical Plan, discusses efforts to control rising drug costs. From the Health & Human Capital Congress in Washington, DC.
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Angela Fish, Schneider National Inc.
Published: Feb 5, 2008
Angela Fish, director of benefits for Schneider National Inc., discusses the company's implementation of a full-replacement, HRA-compatible consumer-directed health plan. From the Health & Human Capital Congress in Washington, DC.
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Michael Taylor, Caterpillar Inc.
Published: Feb 5, 2008
Michael Taylor, medical director of Caterpillar Inc., discusses the company's efforts to control rising healthcare costs. From the Health & Human Capital Congress in Washington, DC.
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David Nash, M.D., Thomas Jefferson University
Published: Feb 5, 2008
David Nash, M.D., chairman of health policy for Thomas Jefferson University's Jefferson Medical College, discusses the prospects for growth and success of employee health and wellness programs. From the Health & Human Capital Congress in Washington, DC.
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Rick Finch, Drummond Co., Inc.
Published: Feb 5, 2008
Rick Finch, director of benefits services for Drummond Co., Inc., discusses the challenges of implementing wellness programs to a largely unionized workforce. From the Health & Human Capital Congress in Washington, DC.
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Mary Hall Gregg, CIO, Quest Diagnostics
Published: Dec 7, 2007
Mary Hall Gregg, chief information officer of Quest Diagnostics, discusses the company's success in getting physicians to order lab tests electronically.
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Stephen Mengert, CFO, MedSolutions Medical Management
Published: Dec 3, 2007
Steve Mengert, chief financial officer of privately held MedSolutions Medical Management (Nashville, TN), discusses the competitive environment for managed radiology services and responds to the question of whether an initial public offering is in the company's future.
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Michael McCallister, CEO, Humana Inc.
Published: Nov 23, 2007
Mike McCallister, chief executive of Humana Inc., discusses the company's strong financial performance and soaring stock price as well as the potential risks posed by the company's exposure to the Medicare program.
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Pamela Sedmak, CFO, CareSource Management Group
Published: Nov 19, 2007
Pam Sedmak, chief financial officer of CareSource Management Group (Dayton, OH), a not-for-profit Medicaid health plan, outlines several key drivers of the company's strong growth.
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Ed Kroll, SVP, Centene Corp.
Published: Nov 12, 2007
Ed Kroll, senior vice president of finance and investor relations for Centene Corp. (St. Louis, MO), discusses setbacks in the company's Georgia market and the outlook for overall growth going forward.
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Retail Health Clinics
Published: Oct 31, 2007
The latest fad in healthcare is the retail health clinic located in drugstores, supermarkets and mass merchandisers. But the question is whether the clinics are a viable business.
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Healthcare Stocks Underperform Broader Market
Published: Aug 21, 2007
Healthcare stocks have underperformed the broader market in 2007, but that doesn't mean every healthcare stock has done poorly. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York.
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John Wells, Credit Analyst, Fitch Ratings
Published: Aug 6, 2007
John Wells, credit analyst with Fitch Ratings, discusses the financial outlook for hospitals for the remainder of 2007. From the Fitch Ratings offices in New York.
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Sally Rosen, Credit Analyst, A.M. Best
Published: Jul 15, 2007
Sally Rosen, credit analyst for A.M. Best (Oldwick, NJ), discusses the prospects for Medicare profits and membership growth among managed care plans.
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David Wyss, Chief Economist, Standard and Poor's
Published: Jul 8, 2007
David Wyss, chief economist for Standard and Poor's, discusses the myths and realities of government-run, universal healthcare. From the Standard and Poor's offices in New York.
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Shellie Stoddard, Credit Analyst, Standard and Poor's
Published: Jul 2, 2007
Shellie Stoddard, credit analyst for Standard & Poor’s (New York), discusses the rationale behind the company's recent downgrade of the health insurance industry's outlook to "stable" from "positive."
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Regina Herzlinger, Author, "Who Killed Health Care"
Published: Jun 16, 2007
Regina Herzlinger, professor of business administration at Harvard University and author of "Who Killed Health Care?: America’s $2 Trillion Medical Problem-and the Consumer-Driven Cure," advocates universal, market-based healthcare as the solution to the U.S. healthcare crisis.
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Leslie Kirwan, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Published: Jun 10, 2007
Leslie Kirwan, Secretary of Administration and Finance for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, provides an update on the state’s universal healthcare initiative.
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Lon Castle, M.D., Medco Health Solutions
Published: May 28, 2007
Lon Castle, M.D., director of medical policy for Medco Health Solutions, discusses why drug cost trends are expected to accelerate in 2008, with key drivers including medications for cancer and diabetes. From the Medco offices in Franklin Lakes, NJ.
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Robert Greczyn, President, CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
Published: May 20, 2007
Robert Greczyn, president and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, talks about how his company is pricing to maintain-but not grow-profit margins after several years of margin reduction. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC., April 22-24.
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David Mitchell, A.M Best
Published: May 19, 2007
David Mitchell, senior financial analyst of A.M. Best, discusses whether the Massachusetts universal health insurance program could serve as a national model. From the A.M Best offices in Oldwick, NJ.
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Jonathan Cohn, Author, "Sick"
Published: May 13, 2007
Jonathan Cohn, senior editor of The New Republic and author of "Sick: The Untold Story of America's Health Care Crisis--and the People Who Pay the Price," talks about the political prospects for universal healthcare in the U.S. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York.
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Tracy Bahl, CEO, Uniprise
Published: May 6, 2007
Tracy Bahl, chief executive of Uniprise, a unit of UnitedHealth Group, discusses slowing health insurance membership growth in the large group employer market. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC, April 22-24.
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Charles Kennedy, M.D., WellPoint Inc.
Published: May 5, 2007
Charles Kennedy, M.D., vice president of health information technology and research, WellPoint Inc., discusses the challenges in rolling out e-prescribing and electronic medical record technology. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC., April 22-24.
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Michael Critelli, Chairman and CEO, Pitney Bowes
Published: May 5, 2007
Michael Critelli, chairman and CEO, Pitney Bowes Inc., talks about the success the company has had with on-site medical clinics for employees. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC., April 22-24.
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Curtis Schroeder, Group CEO, Bumrungrad International
Published: May 5, 2007
Curtis Schroeder, group CEO, Bumrungrad International, outlines how the hospital he heads up in Thailand is able to deliver top-quality medical care at a tenth of the cost of healthcare in the U.S. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC., April 22-24.
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Lonny Reisman, M.D., CEO, ActiveHealth Management
Published: May 5, 2007
Lonny Reisman, MD., CEO of ActiveHealth Management, talks about how the company has benefited from being acquired by Aetna. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC., April 22-24.
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John Wade, St. Luke's Health System
Published: May 5, 2007
John Wade, vice president, St. Luke's Health System of Kansas City, says that health plans demand that hospitals utilize information technology to improve quality and cut costs-but they refuse to reimburse hospitals for the improvements in efficiency. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC., April 22-24.
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Glen Tullman, CEO, Allscripts
Published: May 5, 2007
Glen Tullman, CEO of Allscripts, argues that the e-prescribing and electronic health record revolution is finally at hand. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC., April 22-24.
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David Silverstein, CEO, Breakthrough Management Group
Published: May 5, 2007
David Silverstein, President and CEO of Breakthrough Management Group, discusses the truths and the myths about inefficiency in the U.S. healthcare system. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC., April 22-24.
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Catherine Baase, M.D., Dow Chemical Co.
Published: May 4, 2007
Catherine Baase, M.D., global director of health services for Dow Chemical Co., discusses the company's efforts to control healthcare costs. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC, April 22-24.
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World Health Care Congress, Washington, DC
Published: Apr 30, 2007
The future of healthcare in America was the central topic at the 2007 World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC, which attracted 1500 attendees.
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George Halvorson, Chairman, Kaiser Permanente
Published: Apr 29, 2007
George Halvorson, chairman of Kaiser Permanente, outlines the company's prospects for continued growth in 2007. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC, April 22-24.
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AMCP Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
Published: Apr 22, 2007
The annual Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy conference in San Diego, CA, April 11-14, attracted a record 4000 attendees, as health plans continue to work hard to battle the rising cost of prescription drugs.
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Jay Gellert, President, CEO, Health Net
Published: Apr 16, 2007
Health Net president and chief executive Jay Gellert says that his company will remain independent "for the foreseeable future." From the Health Net corporate offices in Woodland Hills, CA.
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David Cordani, President, Cigna HealthCare
Published: Apr 9, 2007
Cigna HealthCare president David Cordani talks about the company's strong membership growth prospects, the competitive pricing environment, and the outlook for consumer-directed healthcare. From the Cigna HealthCare offices outside Hartford, CT.
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Highmark, Independence Blue Cross to Merge
Published: Mar 30, 2007
Healthcare Week in Review: Highmark, Independence to merge. AMA asks DOJ to investigate United-Sierra merger. J.D. Power release health plan rankings.
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William Marino, CEO, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Published: Mar 25, 2007
William Marino, president and CEO, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, talks about the state's highly competitive health plan pricing environment and how Horizon has continued to grow market share. From the Horizon BCBS-NJ offices in Newark, NJ.
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Ronald Williams, Chairman and CEO, Aetna Inc.
Published: Mar 21, 2007
Aetna Inc. chairman and chief executive Ronald Williams talks about the company's diversification strategy and why he believes Aetna can hit its 2007 membership growth targets while maintaining pricing discipline. From the annual Aetna investor conference in New York, March 9, 2007.
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Scholastic Opens Clinic for Employees
Published: Mar 7, 2007
Children's book publisher Scholastic Inc. joins the growing number of employers opening in-house healthcare clinics for employees.The goals: convenience, a healthier workforce and lower costs.
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David Snow, Chairman, CEO, Medco Health Solutions
Published: Feb 28, 2007
David Snow, chairman and chief executive of Medco Health Solutions, talks about the company's strong financial performance and comments on the fallout of the proposed merger of Medco competitor Caremark with drugstore chain CVS.
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Sheryl Skolnick, CRT Capital Group
Published: Feb 14, 2007
Wall Street analyst Sheryl Skolnick of CRT Capital Group discusses the proposed buyout of Triad Hospitals by two private equity groups. Will hospital companies like Triad and HCA (also recently acquired by private equity firms) get tough in their contract negotiations with managed care?
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Carl McDonald, CIBC World Markets
Published: Feb 8, 2007
Wall Street analyst Carl McDonald of CIBC World Markets provides his 2007 outlook on the stocks of several leading managed care companies, including UnitedHealth, Aetna, WellPoint, Cigna, Humana and others.
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Raymond Brusca, Black & Decker
Published: Jan 22, 2007
Raymond Brusca, vice president of benefits, Black & Decker, discusses how his company fosters consumerism in healthcare without consumer-directed health plans. From the Health & Human Capital Management Congress, Washington, DC, Jan. 16-19.
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Michael Critelli, Chairman and CEO, Pitney Bowes
Published: Jan 22, 2007
Michael Critelli, chairman and CEO, Pitney Bowes, discusses the importance of health and wellness programs for employees. From the Health & Human Capital Management Congress, Washington, DC, Jan. 16-19.
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Jeff Cava, Wendy's International
Published: Jan 22, 2007
Jeff Cava, executive vice president of human resources and administration, Wendy's International, discusses the company's full-replacement HSA plan. From the Health & Human Capital Management Congress, Washington, DC, Jan. 16-19.
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Benjamin Hoffman, M.D., Waste Management Inc.
Published: Jan 21, 2007
Benjamin Hoffman, M.D., vice president and chief medical officer, Waste Management Inc., discusses the company's preventive care and healthcare cost sharing efforts. From the Health & Human Capital Management Congress, Washington, DC, Jan. 16-19.
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Vernice Davis Anthony, Greater Detroit Area Health Council
Published: Jan 21, 2007
Vernice Davis Anthony, president and CEO, Greater Detroit Area Health Council, discusses employer concerns over the rising cost of healthcare. From the Health & Human Capital Management Congress, Washington, DC, Jan. 16-19.
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J. Brooks Watt, M.D., Global Gillette
Published: Jan 21, 2007
J. Brooks Watt, M.D., director, corporate medical services, Global Gillette, a unit of Proctor and Gamble Co., discusses the company's relationship with pharmacy benefit manager Caremark. From the Health & Human Capital Management Congress, Washington, DC, Jan. 16-19.
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Newt Gingrich, Center for Health Transformation
Published: Jan 21, 2007
Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House and founder of the Center for Health Transformation, discusses the latest e-prescribing initiative involving leading health plans and providers. From the Health & Human Capital Management Congress, Washington, DC, Jan. 16-19.
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Joseph Fortuna, M.D., Automotive Industry Action Group
Published: Jan 21, 2007
Joseph Fortuna, M.D., co-chairman, Automotive Industry Action Group, discusses healthcare quality management and process improvement. From the Health & Human Capital Management Congress, Washington, DC, Jan. 16-19.
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Christopher Goff, Employers Health Purchasing Corporation of Ohio
Published: Jan 21, 2007
Christopher Goff, president and CEO, Employers Health Purchasing Corporation of Ohio, talks about how employers are struggling to manage rising biotech drug costs. From the Health & Human Capital Management Congress, Washington, DC, Jan. 16-19.
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