Expert Insights on Health Insurance
Health Insurance is a type of coverage in which an insurance company pays all or part of an individual's medical costs in case of illness or accident. The medical costs may include doctor visits, hospital stays, surgery, procedures, tests, prescription drugs, home care, and other treatments and services. The various types of health insurance include individual plans, group health plans, workers' compensation, and government health plans such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Gerson Lehrman Group Council Members are available to discuss Health Insurance via phone consultations, live meetings, surveys, and other custom GLG products and services.
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Featured Council Members
GLG Council Members are leading experts including academics, scientists, and industry specialists
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Adam Lowey
OwnerExpress Health Insurance Services
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David Zimmerman, PharmD
President/OwnerDoctors of Pharmacy, Inc.
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Robert Dondes
Independent ConsultantRobert Dondes, Consultant
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Hernan Fuenzalida-Puelma, LL.M
Associate consultantSanigest Internacional S.A.
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James Cercone
PresidentSanigest Internacional S.A.
Study Groups
Study groups are populations of experts knowledgeable on specific sub-topics within a broader industry
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Life & Health Insurance Experts | 1523 |
| Life & Health Insurance Consultants | 386 |
| Health Insurance Brokers | 367 |
| Individual Life & Health Insurance Brokers | 230 |
| Individual Life & Health Insurance Experts: Independent Brokers | 213 |
Recent Live Meetings
Interactive roundtables, private visits, and small scale seminars are types of GLG Live Meetings
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October 7, 2009 | Hong Kong
Seminar: Korea's Life Insurance Sector - Why It Matters (Hong Kong) -
November 25, 2009 | Hong Kong
Seminar: Distribution of Life Insurance in China - The Rise of Independent Brokers? -
December 4, 2009 | Hong Kong
Seminar: Entry of Banks in China's Life Insurance Space (Hong Kong) -
November 19, 2009 | Teleconference
Teleconference: Healthcare Reform - CBO Final Score Analysis (1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST) -
November 12, 2009 | Teleconference
Teleconference: Preview of FDIC 3Q Banking Profile (10:30 AM EST/7:30 AM PST)
Recent News Analyses
News analyses are expert commentaries on current events, written by Council Members who are available for follow up consultations
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Government Run Health Insurance Fails
October 9, 2009
Fate of Government-Run Health Insurance May Rest in Obama's Hands | www.foxnews.com
The Senate Finance Committee rejected the "public option" for government-run health insurance not once but twice. Even some democrats were wary of the public option. These failures underscore the fact that the United States is wrestling with a fundamental shift in thinking about the proper role of...
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It's Time for Health Care Reform--Not Just Health Insurance Reform!
October 30, 2009
The Health Care Reform Debate We Need | blog.nj.com
With so much emphasis on changing the health insurance system, the far greater need to change the delivery and financing of care has gotten relatively little mention, at least in the sound bites where most people receiving their daily news. We should not squander this once in a lifetime change for...
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Too Few Questions About Public Option Are Being Asked
October 27, 2009
Snowe Rejects Public Option as Senate Democrats Weigh Measure | www.bloomberg.com
There is a nice, warm glow about a "public option" in health care, but what is it? What benefits will it have? How much will it pay providers? Who will actually run it? What is the evidence that any of the goals set for a public plan can actually be met? These and other questions need answers before...
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Express Scripts feeling Growing Pains
October 29, 2009
Express Scripts to Close NextRx Deal in 4Q | quicktake.morningstar.com
On 11/04/09 TriCare, the health insurance plan for the US Military and its families are being moved to a new pharmacy benefit administered by Express Scripts. Despite assurances of transparency and no change in pharmacies, thousands of beneficiaries are being directed by Express Scripts to a single...
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Health Insurers may have Sealed their own Fate
October 16, 2009
A Hatchet Job so Bad It's Good | www.nytimes.com
By relentlessly attacking the major provisions of the Senate Finance Bill which would appear to be serving as the template for compromise reform legislation at least capable of overcoming a Republican fillibuster, the health insurance industry may have done itself no favors. While at least givingthe...