Commentary: the impact of Medicare coverage policies on health care utilization.
Traditional fee-for-service Medicare, by far the most popular choice of Medicare beneficiaries, lacks many of the tools that commercial health insurance and Medicare Advantage plans can use to control health care utilization. Prior authorization, selective contracting, utilization review, and capitation are generally absent from traditional Medicare. Furthermore, most beneficiaries...

Working age Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities: population characteristics and policy considerations.
ABSTRACT Compared to older beneficiaries, disabled workers who become eligible for Medicare 25 months after they are deemed eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), receive little research attention or policy consideration. This is unfortunate, because of the special medical and vocational needs, high healthcare costs, and...

ACS Renews HRO Contract With American Financial Group.
DALLAS, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. , a premier provider of business process outsourcing and information technology solutions, announced today that it has been awarded a three-year renewal of its benefit plan administration outsourcing contract with American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG), a leading provider of property...

YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit to Offer BeniComp Advantage to Employees.
Program to Be Managed by Group Associates of Southfield, MI FT WAYNE, Ind., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- BeniComp Group of Ft. Wayne, IN, announced today that the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit will offer The BeniComp Advantage, a unique supplemental health insurance policy, to its employees, effective January...

Torchmark Acquires Assets of Direct Marketing and Advertising Distributors, Inc.
MCKINNEY, Texas, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Torchmark Corporation announced today that a subsidiary of Globe Life And Accident Insurance Company has acquired the assets of Direct Marketing Advertising Distributors, Inc. (DMAD), Hicksville, New York, for $47 million. For more than ten years, DMAD has provided advertising and targeted marketing...

Webcast Alert: Torchmark Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter 2006 Earnings Release Conference Call.
MCKINNEY, Texas, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Torchmark Corporation announces the following Webcast: What: Torchmark Corporation's Fourth Quarter 2006 Earnings Release Conference Call When: February 8, 2007 @ 12:00 p.m. Eastern Where: http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=37352 How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address...

Torchmark Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter 2006 Earnings Release and Conference Call.
MCKINNEY, Texas, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Torchmark Corporation will release Fourth Quarter 2006 earnings after the market closes on Wednesday, February 7, 2007. In conjunction with Torchmark's Fourth Quarter 2006 Earnings Release, you are invited to listen to its conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet...

Who switches from Medigap to Medicare HMOs? (Other Articles).
The number of Medicare beneficiaries who have chosen to enroll in capitated managed care plans has greatly increased in recent years. In 1992, just 4 percent were in risk-contract plans, but by 1998, this has more than tripled to 14.1 percent (Lieberman 1999). Increasing health plan choices available to...

Insurance and financial products exclusively for MTNA members. (National Association News).
Professional Liability Insurance Included MTNA is proud to offer its members new insurance and financial products in conjunction with Robert H. Clarkson Insurance Agency and Financial Services, Inc. (RHC) and Raymond James Financial Services. "MTNA is committed to its members' personal well-being in addition to...

TORCHMARK CORPORATION TO PRESENT AT ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ANALYSTS CONFERENCE.
PR Newswire, London, March 1. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Torchmark Corporation. Birmingham, Alabama - Torchmark Corporation (NYSE: TMK) announced today that its Chairman C. B. Hudson will make a presentation Monday, March 5, 2001 at the Association of Insurance and Financial...