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Frederic GoldsteinNovember 28, 2007
Another Medicare Health Support Project is Canceled Early.
Analysis of: Form 8-K for HEALTHWAYS, INC | biz.yahoo.com
Author: Frederic Goldstein, President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc.
The current standard approach to disease management does not work well in the high disease burden, senior based market.  For DM to be successful with these populations they must provide more intensity of services. While this cancelation by CIGNA of the contract will not impact Healthways as they...
Frederic GoldsteinNovember 27, 2007
Nursing Homes to Receive More Oversight
Analysis of: Stiffer penalties on shoddy nursing homes sought | www.reuters.com
Author: Frederic Goldstein, President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc.
The nursing home industry has been an arena for investors to establish large companies and then sell them at a profit. Although regulated now, the industry is in for additional scrutiny based on investigations and Committee hearings.
November 26, 2007
Practice valuations going at a premium and buyers abound
Analysis of: Guaranty Insurance Services Announces Acquisition | www.insurancenewsnet.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Good article, and method.  Growing an agency is quite challenging today.  Its always a good idea to tie the buying price to longevity of the book and create an incentive to keep current clients renewing during the transition.       The smaller agencies may actually...
November 26, 2007
The Surety Bond market for Subdivision Developers and General Contractors facing crisis due to the credit ratings of these entities.
Analysis of: US Sub- Prime Crisis and the Local Bond Market | biz.thestar.com.my
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
As Home Builders see declining credit ratings and some of our most well known Builders and developers go insolvent, Surety Bonds are now very difficult to obtain.
November 26, 2007
Growth Through Acquisition
Analysis of: Guaranty Insurance Services Announces Acquisition | www.insurancenewsnet.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
With so many licensed Insurance agents in the market place these days competing for the same household and many unrelated  companies offering insurance to their customers, it's not only hard to grow a new agency, it's hard even to grow an established one.
November 26, 2007
Is Insuring The Client's Business Enough?
Analysis of: D&O Litigation Trends in 2007 | www.irmi.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Even after the Business Owner's Policy has paid a party/parties injured by the company, those that run the company could, and most probably will, face litigation in which they are the subject
November 25, 2007
Home Owner's Insurance Market Finally Softening
Analysis of: Olympus Insurance Begins Writing Homeowners Policies in Florida | www.insurancejournal.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Competition, not regulation, has brought about the first stages of recovery.
Frederic GoldsteinNovember 22, 2007
An Update on Doctor Ranking Systems
Analysis of: UPDATE: UnitedHealth, GHI, HIP To Adopt Doctor-Ranking Model | money.cnn.com
Author: Frederic Goldstein, President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc.
For those who think Physician Scorecards are meaningless or they are problematic and hope that these measurement tools will not come; here are more large plans, some of whom  are going to roll out nationally with these systems and they now have a stamp of approval.
November 19, 2007
Entitlement v. Commercial Insurance: Place Your Bet.
Analysis of: Should Doctors Own Hospitals? | www.businessweek.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Many risk assuming entities are available to doctors and hospitals courageous enough to believe they have the talent to manage their local healthcare market. Some 10-12 years ago we saw the market go nuts for Physician Practice Medical Groups (PPMGs), Group Practices without walls (GPWW’s), Independent...
Richard BalandNovember 15, 2007
What can be done to improve ER collections?
Analysis of: Improving Emergency Department Copay Collection | wiki.hmccentral.com
Author: Richard Baland, Partner, B2B CFO
The first step is to find out what copays are in the Emergency Room. A simple Excel spreadsheet needs to be developed showing what Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial insurance and managed care companies require as a copay. The second step is to communicate to the Admissions department, insurance department;...

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