| Independence Holding Company Announces Acquisition of Actuarial ...
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2007--Independence Holding Company (NYSE: IHC) today announced that it has closed on the previously announced acquisition of Actuarial Management Corporation ("AMC"). AMC is a leading, full-service actuarial firm headquartered in Concord, CA that focuses on fully insured health coverage for small groups, individuals and families, short-term medical and employer medical stop-loss. AMC is responsible for all actuarial aspects of IHC's entire book of fully insured health business, but will remain an independent business unit providing services and resources to clients outside the IHC Group of Companies. AMC's team of 19 professionals has extensive experience providing clients in the health insurance industry with development and management services, underwriting and benefit design review, data reporting, compliance support and strategic and tactical management services.
Insurance Coverage, Medical Care Use, and Short-term Health ...
Context Given the large and increasing number of uninsured US individuals, identifying the health consequences of being uninsured has assumed increased importance. Objective To compare medical care use and short-term health changes among US uninsured individuals and insured nonelderly individuals following a health shock caused by either an unintentional injury or the onset of a chronic condition. Design, Setting, and Participants Multivariate logistic regression analysis of longitudinal data from Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys (1997-2004) limited to nonelderly individuals whose insurance status was established for 2 months prior to 1 or more unintentional injuries (20 783 cases among 15 866 individuals) and onset of 1 or more chronic conditions (10 485 cases among 7954 individuals).
Give children health coverage now; long-term reforms can wait ...
Gov. Ted Kulongoski urged Oregon lawmakers Friday to focus on his proposals to boost health coverage for children and working poor adults rather than divert their attention on more sweeping reforms. "We have to be careful not to overreach," Kulongoski said about proposals by former Gov. John Kitzhaber and lawmakers working on plans for universal health insurance. In a speech assessing progress so far by the 2007 Legislature, Kulongoski said he supports efforts at broader reform offered by Kitzhaber and by Sens. Ben Westlund, D-Bend, and Alan Bates, D-Ashland. But he said those long-term goals should not get in the way of his short-term fixes. "Let's solve, in this session, those pieces of the health care crisis for which there are attainable solutions," Kulongoski said.
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