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April 14, 2008
With Hurricane Season Approaching, Have Insurers Been Charging Enough?
Analysis of: Active hurricane season predicted | www.businessinsurance.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
This Storm Season Will Identify Those Carriers Who Have Managed Growth And This Soft-Market With Discipline.
April 9, 2008
Losses Loom in Pensulvania if Poltics Guides Health Insurance Absent
Analysis of: House OKs Limits on Health Insurance | www.post-gazette.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Pennsylvania is a bell weather for hospital reporting in the US.  The "hospital costing containment council" (I forget the name) is famous for highlighting percentage of patients acquiring hospital infections after arrival.  Accountability for these very high costs lay with people managing...
Frederic GoldsteinApril 7, 2008
DOJ Joining Suit against OH MDs and Hospital
Analysis of: DoJ joins whistle-blower suit against OH MDs, hospital | www.fiercehealthcare.com
Author: Frederic Goldstein, President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc.
The DOJ joins in when they have reviewed materials and believe it likely that there is a case with some civil or criminal violations.
Richard BalandApril 4, 2008
There will be significant growth in Healthcare Real Estate in the next ten years. But in what areas?
Analysis of: Aging Baby Boomers Will Drive Demand for Healthcare Properties Over Next Decade, Grubb & Ellis Report Reveals | www.bio-medicine.org
Author: Richard Baland, Partner, B2B CFO
For one reason, this industry has outperformed the commercial average for the most recent eight years. Secondly, demographics are driving medical services. More of the population is aging. People are living longer. And Medical technology is improving at a rate that provides new and better healthcare...
Frederic GoldsteinApril 4, 2008
Medicaid Health Plans Under the Microscope - Amerigroup Sued by District of Columbia
Analysis of: Amerigroup Medicaid Rates Questioned, Suit Filed | biz.yahoo.com
Author: Frederic Goldstein, President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc.
Amerigroup is but one example of the increased scrutiny being paid to Medicaid Health Plans following the FBI raid of Wellcare last year. Expect this to continue and have some volatility on Medicaid health plan performance. Some of this scrutiny may uncover material issues, or impact contracting and...
Frederic GoldsteinApril 4, 2008
Physician Ranking Systems Going Mainstream With National Focus
Analysis of: Uniform Doctor Ratings Sought | online.wsj.com
Author: Frederic Goldstein, President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc.
Doctor Rating systems are here to stay and will play a greater role in contracting and patient decision making. Those that seek to disbelieve or dismiss these efforts may find themselves on the wrong end of this debate.  Even physician groups such as the American College of Surgeons and the American...
April 1, 2008
Organized Hopitals and Physicians Win More Medicare & Medicaid Contracts
Analysis of: Health insurers take a dive on WellPoint's warning | www.marketwatch.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Regrettably, many physicians feel that dealing with dollars is less then fulfilling, especially in light of off-loading potential costs of defensive medicine.  The very turbulent times ahead will give employed groups of physicians a strategic advantage over individually fragmented doctors...
Frederic GoldsteinMarch 31, 2008
Relationships Between Manufacturers and Physicians will be More Closely Scrutinized, not Just in Orthopedics
Analysis of: New Focus of Inquiry Into Bribes: Doctors | www.nytimes.com
Author: Frederic Goldstein, President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc.
This article discussed the Federal investigation into payments made by orthopedic implant manufacturers and physicians who use these products. While there are certainly appropriate consulting arrangements, these can be easily abused and there will be more investigations, not just in ortho...
Frederic GoldsteinMarch 31, 2008
Price Controls are Not the Solution to the Annual Increases in Pharmaceutical Costs
Analysis of: Rx Watchdog Report: Trends in Manufacturer Prices of Brand Name Prescription Drugs Used by Medicare Beneficiaries—2002-2007 | www.aarp.org
Author: Frederic Goldstein, President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc.
While pharmaceutical companies raised prices at a higher level than general inflation, implementing price controls is not the appropriate means to control drug spend.  More effort needs to be placed on clinical trials and the demonstration of efficacy and value prior to a products release. ...
March 31, 2008
Florida Property Insurance Poll: No More Quick Fixes
Analysis of: Florida Property Insurance Poll: No More Quick Fixes | www.insurancenewsnet.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Government band-aids can only cover injuries that a true free market can heal.

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