http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews.cfm Tune into live video coverage from Corporate Research Group, the nation's leading resource for news and information on the heatlhcare industry, at www.corporateresearchgroup.com. en-us Copyright 2007 Corporate Research Group http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/rss/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:00:01 EDT http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/images/logo_small.jpg http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews.cfm Copyright 2007 Corporate Research GroupnoTune into live video coverage from Corporate Research Group, the nation's leading resource for news and information on the heatlhcare industry, at www.corporateresearchgroup.com. It's selling season for the PBM industry. Who will the winners and losers be? J.P. Morgan analyst Lisa Gill breaks it down. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/l-nOD3yhKuk/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=263 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=263 Former Cigna PR man Wendell Potter, author of the new book "Deadly Spin," talks about how health plans influence public policy and the future of healthcare reform. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/K3gEOBuvmTY/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=260 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=260 Robert Epstein, M.D., chief medical officer of Medco Health Solutions, discusses genetic testing and personalized medicine. From the Coyne Public Relations offices in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/7pd58RCaSZY/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=259 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=259 Rene Lerer, chairman and CEO of Magellan Health Services, talks about the company's successful diversification strategy. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York, Oct. 6, 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/cyiSjn7kM-s/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=258 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=258 Healthcare reform is expected to have an impact on the long-term financial prospects of hospitals, according to Liz Sweeney of Standard & Poor's. From the S&P offices in New York, May 20, 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/95F3LMtpjbY/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=256 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=256 Michael Thompson of PricewaterhouseCoopers discusses the impact of healthcare reform on employers and health benefit design. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York, May 19, 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/CriwyNV7W58/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=257 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=257 Managed care stocks continue to falter in the wake of healthcare reform. Zarina Ahmed reports from outside the New York Stock Exchange. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/_LZWRp64lSU/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=254 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 16 May 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=254 Jeffrey Kang, M.D., chief medical officer of Cigna, says that for health plans to survive reform they need to focus on payment reform, wellness and care coordination. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC, April 11-14, 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/PqnzOU-eiR0/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=251 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=251 Richard Chung, M.D., senior vice president of Hawaii Medical Service Assn., talks about the state's universal healthcare initiative and what lessons it might hold for the nation. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC, April 11-14, 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/MTBOJrR6Vok/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=252 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=252 Beth Bierbower, COO of Specialty Benefits for Humana, discusses the role of specialty benefits in the overall benefit package. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC, April 11-14, 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/Mys5yMuZuNg/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=253 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=253 Tricia Nguyen, M.D., senior medical director, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, discusses how health plans can survive reform by reducing cost and improving quality and access through care management programs. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC, April 11-14. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/We8mXwj0aAM/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=242 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=242 Joe Miller, director of eBusiness for AmeriHealth Mercy, discusses how healthcare information technology can help plans better manage the influx of Medicaid members under reform. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, D.C., April 11-14, 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/pxHX-oWxgsk/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=244 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=244 Ken Perez, senior vice president of marketing for MedeAnalytics, talks about how health plans can differentiate themselves through service and support. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, D.C., April 11-14, 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/jE7v207qYz0/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=245 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=245 Joel Allison, president and CEO of Baylor Health System talks about the likely impact of reform on health systems and the challenges involved in shared insurance risk. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, D.C., April 11-14, 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/Jrvn_8uHiEk/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=246 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=246 Chris Coloian, senior vice president of health services for Health Dialog, discusses how health plans will evolve to facililate communication between providers and patients. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, D.C., April 11-14, 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/2uMTXZVvXQA/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=247 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=247 Brian Dolan, Chief of Customer Solutions for Aetna's ActiveHealth Management, discusses the need to align incentives between payers and providers. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, D.C., April 11-14, 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/qBm2YOg2gmk/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=248 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=248 Tom Underwood, CEO of Alere Healthcare, talks about the opportunities healthcare reform affords disease management companies. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, D.C., April 11-14, 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/5KGiM-CNQ0c/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=249 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=249 Alfred Spector, vice president of research and special initiatives at Google, talks about the company's personal health record initiative. From the World Health Care Congress in Washinton, D.C., April 11-14, 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/RsYzDZJIDIA/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=250 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=250 David Wyss, chief economist at Standard & Poor's, comments on the likely impact of reform on the nation's economy and finances. From the S&P offices in New York, March 26, 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/t4WDMny_uls/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=240 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=240 Standard & Poor's credit analyst Joseph Marinucci comments on the potential impact of reform on health plan profits and the likelihood of additional credit downgrades in 2010. From the S&P offices in New York, March 26, 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/APh8Vxi6Ido/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=241 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=241 There are several important Medicaid contracts out to bid, with big implications for companies like Centene. Oppenheimer analyst Carl McDonald comments. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York, March 18, 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/Cj7PS57ObPE/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=237 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=237 J.P. Morgan equity analyst Lisa Gill says the outlook for the pharmacy benefit management sector is strong. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York, March 11, 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/zLaMnVUBe9Q/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=236 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=236 Medicare Advantage reimbursements will rise 1.38% in 2011, slightly better than expected. Carl McDonald of Oppenheimer comments. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York, March 2, 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/eI9TTnablwE/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=234 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=234 President Obama hosted a healthcare summit yesterday in a last-ditch attempt to find common ground with Republicans. Is there any reason for hope? Karen Davis, president of The Commonwealth Fund, comments. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York, Feb. 24, 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/6eTsTIekg6o/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=233 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=233 The Obama Administration has raised the level of rhetoric on WellPoint, after the company's announcement it was planning to raise individual rates in California by up to 39%. But are the rate hikes justified? Carl McDonald of Oppenheimer comments. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York, Feb. 18, 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/oDcsfaxjF98/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=232 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=232 After showing strong gains in 2009, managed care stocks are expected to slow in 2010. Carl McDonald of Oppenheimer comments. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/A6ASoCiJwjA/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=229 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=229 Managed care merger and acquisition activity is expected to pick up in 2010 after a slow 2009, according to Carl McDonald of Oppenheimer. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York, Jan. 15, 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/93KvMu9OwAo/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=231 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=231 Karen Davis, president of the Commonwealth Fund, outlines the positive impact that healthcare reform will have for average Americans lacking insurance coverage. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York, Jan. 6, 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/-eUjePYDb9k/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=228 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=228 With healthcare reform of some kind a virtual certainty, managed care plans are starting to think about life after. Will new strategies be enough to offset margin pressure in the core health plan business? Carl McDonald of Oppenheimer and Carl Mercurio of CRG comment. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/wCy3C_eEXag/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=225 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=225 Not-for-profit Blue Cross Blue Shield plans have felt margin pressure in 2009, but the outlook is for firm pricing in 2010, according to Carl McDonald of Oppenheimer. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/ZBwLM-Haano/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=226 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=226 The Congressional Budget Office says that insurance premiums after reform will be flat to down for the vast majority of people. Those forced to pay more will get much better coverage. What's this mean for the reform debate? Carl McDonald of Oppenheimer and Carl Mercurio of CRG comment. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/kphSCBtIOy8/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=227 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=227 SXC Health Solutions chief executive Mark Thierer discusses the company's growth and prospects for pharmacy benefit management and PBM technology. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York, Nov. 16, 2009. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/lxzVK-F1-Lg/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=224 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=224 John Gorman of Gorman Health Group outlines which segments of the Medicare Advantage program are fading and which are poised for gains. From the Oppenheimer Healthcare Conference in New York, Nov. 4, 2009. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/wJ9JlxQP9-k/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=221 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=221 The public health plan is once again front and center in the healthcare reform debate -- included in legislation passed this weekend by the House and still on the Senate's radar. Will the public plan survive? Carl McDonald of Oppenheimer and Carl Mercurio of CRG comment. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/2CF4Up_fYi0/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=222 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=222 The health insurance industry posted mixed results in the third quarter of 2009, with strong Medicare performance offsetting weakness in commercial lines. Carl McDonald of Oppenheimer and Carl Mercurio of CRG comment. From the Oppenheimer Healthcare Conference in New York, Nov. 3, 2009. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/n7cmf7MjDG0/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=223 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=223 Collins Stewart analyst Brian Wright has initiated coverage on the managed care sector with a "market weight" rating -- pointing to pricing, cost and margin pressures. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York, Sept. 25, 2009. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/jlXwx1rdYHM/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=220 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=220 President Obama is set to make his case for healthcare reform in a nationally televised speech tonight before a joint session of Congress. Carl McDonald of Oppenheimer and Carl Mercurio of CRG comment on the likely impact of Obama's speech and the prospects for healthcare reform. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York, Sept. 3, 2009. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/gkh6cujjHhs/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=218 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=218 Shares in WellPoint are up about 20% in 2009. The company -- along with managed care overall --has benefitted as investors realize that healthcare reform isn't going to put the industry out of business. Carl McDonald of Oppenheimer and Carl Mercurio of CRG discuss the prospects for WellPoint and for managed care in general. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/qvoftr1CedM/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=215 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=215 Medco has reportedly emerged as the top bidder for Aetna's pharmacy benefit management operation. What's not clear is the kind of buyout multiple the Aetna PBM unit would attract. Carl McDonald of Oppenheimer and Carl Mercurio of CRG comment in this video from the Nasdaq Market Site in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/JrJmpnqrJW8/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=217 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=217 Sally Rosen of A.M. Best discusses the outlook for Blue Cross Blue Shield plans. From the A.M. Best offices in Oldwick, NJ, Aug. 14, 2009. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/7unN9AHUk14/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=214 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=214 Lisa Gill of J.P. Morgan discusses the outlook for the pharmacy benefit management industry, including the prospects for further M&A activity. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/bzQWg9t6DHE/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=212 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=212 David Wyss, chief economist of Standard & Poor's, discusses the realities surrounding healthcare reform. From the S&P offices in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/knW-u0twvjM/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=213 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=213 Mark Bertolini, president of Aetna Inc., discusses the company's expansion in the individual health insurance market. From the Standard & Poor's Health Insurance conference in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/4fycnlleZu8/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=208 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=208 Joseph Marinucci, credit analyst with Standard & Poor's, discusses the outlook for the managed care sector. From the Standard & Poor's Health Insurance conference in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/O6t4OcpTWkU/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=211 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=211 Healthcare costs are expected to rise 7.4% in 2009, according to Milliman. Milliman healthcare consultant Ron Cornwell comments from the company's offices in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/sH1YnuGn9D4/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=206 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=206 Milliman reports that total healthcare costs will rise about 7.4% in 2009; however, utilization will account for just 2% of the increase. Inpatient and out-patient utilization is up less than 1%. Milliman consultant Kate Fitch comments from the company's offices in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/IN8ITlPVbys/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=207 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=207 A coalition of healthcare industry trade groups including insuers, providers and drug makers pledged to worked toward President Obama's goal of slowing the rate of increase in healthcare costs by $2 trillion over 10 years. Now comes the hard part: how to do it? Carl McDonald of Oppenheimer and Carl Mercurio of CRG comment. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/eE_1U1KjK8o/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=204 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=204 Managed care stocks have surged of late. Can the good times last? Carl McDonald of Oppenheimer and Carl Mercurio of CRG comment. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/BG2pA8gZbac/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=205 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=205 Dorrie Fontaine, dean of the University of Virginia School of Nursing, joins us during National Nurses Week (May 6-12) to discuss the role that nurses can play in healthcare reform. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/dNcL6OaTKg8/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=203 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=203 Reed Tuckson, M.D., chief medical officer for UnitedHealth Group, talks about healthcare costs and end-of-life care. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC, April 14-16. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/D-gV-kCZohc/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=198 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 03 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=198 Regina Herzlinger of the Harvard Business School, talks about the future of consumer-directed healthcare. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC, April 14-16. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/9T2qgjYb94Q/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=199 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 03 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=199 Jeffrey Kang, M.D., chief medical officer for Cigna, discusses the how a level playing field could be created between private health plans and a proposed public plan. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC, April 14-16. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/NKzMYCRnG5E/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=200 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 03 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=200 Nicholas La Russo, M.D., director of the center for innovation for Mayo Clinic, discusses healthcare reform from a provider prospective. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC, April 14-16. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/J7E4Tr4mx0Y/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=201 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 03 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=201 Robert Epstein, M.D., senior vice president of medical and analytical affairs for Medco Health Solutions, discusses drug cost trends. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC, April 14-16. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/fnKnf2Uj4fY/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=202 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 03 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=202 Things may be looking up for managed care plans, with UnitedHealth Group and WellPoint reporting solid first-quarter 2009 results. Carl McDonald of Oppenheimer and Carl Mercurio of CRG comment. From the Oppenheimer offices in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/zqrDpO70Y_c/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=195 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=195 Would a public health plan mean the death of managed care as we know it? Carl McDonald of Oppenheimer and Carl Mercurio of CRG comment. From the Oppenheimer offices in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/l9TcYJ7CXqY/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=196 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=196 Karen Davis, president of the Commonwealth Fund, discusses why she thinks a public health plan is a good idea. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/fkhNFHK3Fqo/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=192 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=192 John Fallon, M.D., chief physician executive for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, discusses some of the lessons learned from the Massachusetts universal healthcare initiative. From the World Health Care Congress, April 14-16,in Washington, DC. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/Cmq3vitiToI/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=193 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=193 The healthcare reform debate is heating up. One area of contention: a public health plan that would compete with the private insurance industry. With comments from Angela Braly of WellPoint and Jeffrey Kang, M.D., of Cigna. From the World Health Care Congress, April 14-16, Washington, DC. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/AkpmZB4Pe80/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=190 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=190 John Sheils of the Lewin Group defends his organization's projections that private health insurers stand to lose significant membership to a competing public plan. From the World Health Care Congress, April 14-16, Washington, D.C. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/h6oRwe4cNJ0/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=191 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=191 The market for managed Medicaid appears to be strong, with pure-play plans like Amerigroup, Centene and Molina well-positioned, says Oppenheimer analyst Carl McDonald. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/wTGpmR0o664/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=189 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=189 The rumor that Aetna is interested in acquiring Humana seems pretty farfetched. But that didn't stop investors from bidding up shares in Humana. Carl McDonald of Oppenheimer and Carl Mercurio of CRG discuss the likelihood of a deal. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/gXdr6DDJQSg/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=188 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=188 WellPoint Inc. has put its pharmacy benefit management operation on the block, according to an article in the Financial Times. Why now, and what's it mean? Carl McDonald of Oppenheimer and Carl Mercurio of CRG comment. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/XpKLw5mVJPQ/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=187 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=187 When it comes to healthcare reform, there are few surprises in President Obama's first budget. The only question is what are the odds of the plan passing? Carl McDonald of Oppenheimer and Carl Mercurio of CRG discuss the prospects and implications of healthcare reform Obama-style. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/sFw12GJ-E_A/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=186 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=186 Carl McDonald of Oppenheimer and Carl Mercurio of CRG discuss the prospects for Medicare Advantage under Obama's newly proposed budget. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/2tTz0Waks9o/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=185 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=185 David Josephs, managing director of consumer-directed healthcare at J.P. Morgan Treasury Services, discusses the prospects for continued growth in health savings accounts. From the Health and Human Capital Congress in Washington, DC, Feb. 2-5, 2009. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/g0saN-yTnLs/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=183 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=183 Brian Sweet, chief pharmacy officer at WellPoint, discusses the company's efforts to control drug costs. From the Health and Human Capital Congress in Washington, DC, Feb. 2-5, 2009. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/2K0BiiZA1x0/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=184 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=184 Marcia Chan Ridley, director of Total Rewards for Premera Blue Cross, discusses wellness initiatives for the company's employees. From the Health and Human Capital Congress in Washington, DC, Feb. 2-5, 2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/ZXuM_aeTfYM/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=182 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=182 Lee Barson, national director of HSA distribution for ACS/Mellon, discusses the prospects for continued growth in consumer-directed healthcare. From the Health and Human Capital Congress in Washington, DC, Feb. 2-5, 2009. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/GFyaycjF0qI/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=181 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=181 David Cordani, president of Cigna Corp., discusses the company's growth prospects given the challenging economic environment in this excerpt from an interview with CRG analyst Carl Mercurio. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/PYiHnAArAFg/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=180 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=180 Ronald Williams, chairman and chief executive of Aetna Inc., discusses the company's product portfolio and diversification strategy in this podcast excerpt from an interview with CRG analyst Carl Mercurio. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/29seJ0o3SXQ/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=179 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=179 Stephen Klasco, M.D., CEO, Univ. of South Florida Health, discusses the rollout of electrionic medical records and e-prescribing at his organization. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/IFVgllR9ffk/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=178 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=178 Nathan Goldstein of Gorman Health Group, one of the nation's leading Medicare health plan consultants, discusses the outlook for Medicare. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/WxUibClde0g/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=177 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=177 Top equity analyst Carl McDonald of Oppenheimer discusses the outlook for the managed care industry. McDonald also offers his assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of leading publicly traded health plans like Aetna, Cigna, United and WellPoint. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/3jDlRAdzook/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=176 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=176 Managed care stocks have underperformed the broader market. Key questions going foward, the effect of the economy on membership growth and premium pricing levels for 2009. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/qiPL0ZxNrPE/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=175 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=175 Martin Mackay, President, Pfizer Global Research and Development, discusses the market potential for the HIV drug Selzentry. From the annual Prix Galien awards ceremony in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/OtJ7QAqkZ6g/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=174 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=174 Leonard Bell, M.D., CEO, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, discusses the market potential for Soliris, which treats a rare blood disorder called paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). From the annual Prix Galien awards ceremony in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/50zivVxvFI4/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=173 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=173 Scott Bittle of Public Agenda and co-author along with Jean Johnson of "Where Does the Money Go? Your Guided Tour to the Federal Budget Crisis" discusses the prospects for healthcare reform in the U.S. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/H9Km2SnLPTI/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=172 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=172 Steven Greenhouse, New York Times labor reporter and author of "The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker," discusses the prospects for healthcare reform. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/T5gFOIi3oTg/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=171 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=171 Bruce Pyenson, principal and consulting actuary for Milliman, discusses the concept of reinsurance aimed specifically at biotech drugs. From the Milliman offices in New York City. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/r8X2wejATzk/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=170 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=170 Congress voted to override President Bush's veto of a bill that cuts Medicare health plan reimbursements. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/jn7Vh3reu1c/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=169 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=169 AHIP annual meeting in San Francisco attracts protests. Managed care stocks struggle. Dental plans seek gains. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/2wHL2CcdPa8/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=168 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=168 Shubham Singhal, a principal with McKinsey & Co. and co-author of "The Retail Revolution in Health Insurance," discussed the prospects for consumer-driven healthcare. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/Iy1OX7v2S6g/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=164 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=164 Shellie Stoddard, credit analyst for Standard and Poor's, discusses the outlook for the managed care industry. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/yixN6ZvLzWY/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=167 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=167 Kate Fitch, healthcare consultant, Milliman, discusses the lack of evidence that disease management and wellness programs save money. From the Milliman offices in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/FkTp8zm799w/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=163 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=163 Lorraine Mayne, consulting actuary, Milliman, discusses why medical cost trends have slowed over the past few years but may start to accelerate again. From the Milliman offices in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/ax752j5PlaE/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=162 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=162 Mike Leavitt, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, discusses what he'd like to see in any healthcare reform package. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/-XN0Ms3Rp0Y/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=151 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=151 Former Secretary of State George Shultz discusses his new book, "Putting Our House in Order: A Guide to Social Security and Health Care Reform." From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/6v9LY8aEi24/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=152 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=152 Steven Burd, Chairman and CEO of Safeway Inc., discusses his company's efforts to improve employee health and wellness while reducing overall healthcare expenditures. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/LEEuJcbq8kA/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=153 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=153 Michale Howe, CEO of MinuteClinic, a division of CVS, discusses the rollout and strategy behind retail clinics at CVS drugstore outlets. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/ddLbzq6TPPo/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=154 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=154 Evan Falchuk, President and Chief Operating Officer of Best Doctors, discusses the challenges of insuring that patients receive proper diagnosis and treatment for medical conditions. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/nbkBC9edFik/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=155 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=155 Al Schubert, vice president of managed care, health policy, for VSP Vision Care, discusses the relationship between eye care and chronic disease and gives an update on the market for managed vision services. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/wnjM3gT30Bo/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=156 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=156 Grant Harrison, vice president of integrated consumer experience at Humana Inc., discusses the effectiveness of consumer-driven healthcare. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/FLXy1JXNfhw/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=157 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=157 Stanford professor John Shoven is co-author along with former Secretary of State George Shultz of "Putting Our House in Order," which offers suggestions on how to reform the nation's healthcare and Social Security systems. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/uMOJzr8kAqE/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=158 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=158 Craig Samitt, M.D., CEO of Dean Health System, discusses the company's commitment to an integrated multispecialty healthcare model, including hospitals and a health plan. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/t2JQnnqSSLc/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=159 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=159 Sam Nussbaum, M.D., chief medical officer of WellPoint, discusses the importance of applying the right care in the right manner as a way of helping to control rising healthcare costs. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/57SMh8mx0EQ/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=160 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=160 Toby Cosgrove, M.D., CEO of the Cleveland Clinic, discusses healthcare cost trends, quality and the relationship between providers and managed care organizations. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/Rq-rRHlqPGM/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=161 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=161 Robert Epstein, M.D., chief medical officer, Medco Health Solutions, discusses the implications of over-prescribing, generics, and potential break-through medications. From Medco's headquarters in Franklin Lakes, NJ. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/xbETdi5vDxQ/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=146 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=146 Martha Beard, senior vice president of treasury and securities services for JPMorgan Chase, which has more than 300,000 HSAs and $350 million in deposits, discusses the outlook for consumer-directed healthcare. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/RI6gK4FO9DU/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=145 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=145 Managed care stocks are underperforming the broader market, in some cases by a lot. That's surprising to analysts who had thought investors would flock to managed care as a defensive play in a struggling economy. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/uX5SBwVGibU/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=144 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=144 Wellness programs aimed at helping employees quit smoking, lose weight, exercise and in general get healthy and stay healthy dominated the conversation at the Health & Human Capital Management Congress in Washington, DC, Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, 2008. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/qXGgxoGLroQ/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=143 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=143 Roger Chizek, director of U.S. benefits for Medtronic, discusses the lessons learned from the company's implementation of an HSA plan and a wide variety of wellness programs. From the Health & Human Capital Congress in Washington, DC. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/hagI9et6ynA/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=141 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=141 Steve Clark, benefits planning and strategic design, Deere & Co., talks about the company's efforts to address rising healthcare costs through the implementation of an HSA plan. From the Health & Human Capital Congress in Washington, DC. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/3xY0uThnKOM/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=142 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=142 Marcy Zauha, director of health and safety for Union Pacific Railroad, talks about the company's pioneering workforce wellness eforts. From the Health & Human Capital Congress in Washington, DC. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/9-fblIvhidM/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=134 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=134 Mitch Kaufman, HR/medical services, Southern California Edison, discusses the roll of wellness efforts in helping the company control healthcre costs. From the Health & Human Capital Congress in Washington, DC. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/MyLOZ5sT4zk/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=135 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=135 Christina Barrington, vice president of pharmacy for Health Alliance Medical Plan, discusses efforts to control rising drug costs. From the Health & Human Capital Congress in Washington, DC. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/GBc2IrKT058/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=136 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=136 Angela Fish, director of benefits for Schneider National Inc., discusses the company's implementation of a full-replacement, HRA-compatible consumer-directed health plan. From the Health & Human Capital Congress in Washington, DC. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/NT2i2idX1fI/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=137 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=137 Michael Taylor, medical director of Caterpillar Inc., discusses the company's efforts to control rising healthcare costs. From the Health & Human Capital Congress in Washington, DC. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/G6_OkGmfQdc/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=138 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=138 David Nash, M.D., chairman of health policy for Thomas Jefferson University's Jefferson Medical College, discusses the prospects for growth and success of employee health and wellness programs. From the Health & Human Capital Congress in Washington, DC. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/PFx8v3QyNUs/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=139 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=139 Rick Finch, director of benefits services for Drummond Co., Inc., discusses the challenges of implementing wellness programs to a largely unionized workforce. From the Health & Human Capital Congress in Washington, DC. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/WTnufXfdxwY/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=140 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=140 Shellie Stoddard, credit analyst for Standard & Poor's, talks about the outlook for 2008 for managed care. From the Standard & Poor's offices in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/RivQJaSL5Mk/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=133 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=133 Mary Hall Gregg, chief information officer of Quest Diagnostics, discusses the company's success in getting physicians to order lab tests electronically. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/gvW16W_Rtfw/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=129 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=129 Steve Mengert, chief financial officer of privately held MedSolutions Medical Management (Nashville, TN), discusses the competitive environment for managed radiology services and responds to the question of whether an initial public offering is in the company's future. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/qiNFhg8mawM/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=128 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=128 Mike McCallister, chief executive of Humana Inc., discusses the company's strong financial performance and soaring stock price as well as the potential risks posed by the company's exposure to the Medicare program. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/P6ca9i4MmLg/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=127 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 23 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=127 Pam Sedmak, chief financial officer of CareSource Management Group (Dayton, OH), a not-for-profit Medicaid health plan, outlines several key drivers of the company's strong growth. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/yEYB8O11vvc/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=126 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=126 Ed Kroll, senior vice president of finance and investor relations for Centene Corp. (St. Louis, MO), discusses setbacks in the company's Georgia market and the outlook for overall growth going forward. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/ZIJABF419Lw/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=125 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=125 The latest fad in healthcare is the retail health clinic located in drugstores, supermarkets and mass merchandisers. But the question is whether the clinics are a viable business. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/yZq1bMr3_BI/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=124 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=124 Glen Tullman, Chairman and CEO of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, talks about the prospects for continued gains in the market for e-prescribing technology. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/1ylg8DSfd9Q/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=123 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=123 Diane Archer of the Institute for America's Future discusses the prospects for the Clinton universal healthcare proposal. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/K6Z93gusdlc/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=122 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=122 Steve Shulman, chairman and CEO of Magellan Health Services, discusses the company's growth prospects and the bump it hit in the second quarter of 2007. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/Kk2WmRMDfe4/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=121 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=121 Theodore Marmor, professor emeritus at Yale Management School and author of "Fads, Fallacies and Foolishness in Medical Care Management and Policy," discusses the prospects for universal healthcare in the U.S. From the Alston & Bird law offices in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/FyikkvLGMBI/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=120 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=120 Managed care premium rates are expected to increase 7.5% in 2008, a new study shows. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/_Tl8j4DUBlg/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=118 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=118 Healthcare stocks have underperformed the broader market in 2007, but that doesn't mean every healthcare stock has done poorly. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/C14GybDwwWM/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=111 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=111 John Wells, credit analyst with Fitch Ratings, discusses the financial outlook for hospitals for the remainder of 2007. From the Fitch Ratings offices in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/3SbP3dIE6n0/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=110 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=110 Sally Rosen, credit analyst for A.M. Best (Oldwick, NJ), discusses the prospects for Medicare profits and membership growth among managed care plans. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/4W58NSzWs14/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=103 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 15 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=103 David Wyss, chief economist for Standard and Poor's, discusses the myths and realities of government-run, universal healthcare. From the Standard and Poor's offices in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/uye7QqJOVwc/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=108 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 08 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=108 Shellie Stoddard, credit analyst for Standard & Poor's (New York), discusses the rationale behind the company's recent downgrade of the health insurance industry's outlook to "stable" from "positive." http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/lEucYkrnRio/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=107 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=107 Gail Boudreaux, executive vice president of Health Care Service Corp., discusses the competitive environment for local and national health insurance. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/J0A0vBars94/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=99 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 24 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=99 Regina Herzlinger, professor of business administration at Harvard University and author of "Who Killed Health Care?: America's $2 Trillion Medical Problem-and the Consumer-Driven Cure," advocates universal, market-based healthcare as the solution to the U.S. healthcare crisis. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/dOt_TwG5-aE/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=101 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sat, 16 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=101 Leslie Kirwan, Secretary of Administration and Finance for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, provides an update on the state's universal healthcare initiative. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/9_vMa9aF37k/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=94 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 10 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=94 Lon Castle, M.D., director of medical policy for Medco Health Solutions, discusses why drug cost trends are expected to accelerate in 2008, with key drivers including medications for cancer and diabetes. From the Medco offices in Franklin Lakes, NJ. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/6KME8pQSNUA/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=91 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 28 May 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=91 Robert Greczyn, president and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, talks about how his company is pricing to maintain-but not grow-profit margins after several years of margin reduction. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC., April 22-24. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/NGmkh4mM7TE/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=78 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 20 May 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=78 David Mitchell, senior financial analyst of A.M. Best, discusses whether the Massachusetts universal health insurance program could serve as a national model. From the A.M Best offices in Oldwick, NJ. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/q1OzRsYEXJ4/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=90 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sat, 19 May 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=90 Jonathan Cohn, senior editor of The New Republic and author of "Sick: The Untold Story of America's Health Care Crisis--and the People Who Pay the Price," talks about the political prospects for universal healthcare in the U.S. From the Nasdaq Market Site in New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/9b277tuP9d0/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=88 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 13 May 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=88 Tracy Bahl, chief executive of Uniprise, a unit of UnitedHealth Group, discusses slowing health insurance membership growth in the large group employer market. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC, April 22-24. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/J3w_m72Ul5Y/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=77 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 06 May 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=77 Charles Kennedy, M.D., vice president of health information technology and research, WellPoint Inc., discusses the challenges in rolling out e-prescribing and electronic medical record technology. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC., April 22-24. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/XlXsvdcXYcM/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=89 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sat, 05 May 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=89 Michael Critelli, chairman and CEO, Pitney Bowes Inc., talks about the success the company has had with on-site medical clinics for employees. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC., April 22-24. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/IFEuSRQXg58/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=82 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sat, 05 May 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=82 Curtis Schroeder, group CEO, Bumrungrad International, outlines how the hospital he heads up in Thailand is able to deliver top-quality medical care at a tenth of the cost of healthcare in the U.S. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC., April 22-24. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/U8WKj_XmFNQ/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=83 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sat, 05 May 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=83 Lonny Reisman, MD., CEO of ActiveHealth Management, talks about how the company has benefited from being acquired by Aetna. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC., April 22-24. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/osiwS66htdo/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=84 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sat, 05 May 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=84 John Wade, vice president, St. Luke's Health System of Kansas City, says that health plans demand that hospitals utilize information technology to improve quality and cut costs-but they refuse to reimburse hospitals for the improvements in efficiency. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC., April 22-24. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/Lf37sAKUGoU/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=85 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sat, 05 May 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=85 Glen Tullman, CEO of Allscripts, argues that the e-prescribing and electronic health record revolution is finally at hand. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC., April 22-24. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/4q6c7iCH5V0/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=86 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sat, 05 May 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=86 David Silverstein, President and CEO of Breakthrough Management Group, discusses the truths and the myths about inefficiency in the U.S. healthcare system. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC., April 22-24. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/x47ZFiILmxk/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=87 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sat, 05 May 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=87 Catherine Baase, M.D., global director of health services for Dow Chemical Co., discusses the company's efforts to control healthcare costs. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC, April 22-24. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/fWkM3gyq-qY/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=81 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 04 May 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=81 The future of healthcare in America was the central topic at the 2007 World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC, which attracted 1500 attendees. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/4YeWC0ExCKQ/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=80 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=80 George Halvorson, chairman of Kaiser Permanente, outlines the company's prospects for continued growth in 2007. From the World Health Care Congress in Washington, DC, April 22-24. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/7XE6508UynM/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=79 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=79 The annual Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy conference in San Diego, CA, April 11-14, attracted a record 4000 attendees, as health plans continue to work hard to battle the rising cost of prescription drugs. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/8Hi8UwGkH6s/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=75 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=75 Health Net president and chief executive Jay Gellert says that his company will remain independent "for the foreseeable future." From the Health Net corporate offices in Woodland Hills, CA. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/9Ai2Ih188A8/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=74 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=74 Cigna HealthCare president David Cordani talks about the company's strong membership growth prospects, the competitive pricing environment, and the outlook for consumer-directed healthcare. From the Cigna HealthCare offices outside Hartford, CT. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/pAUfXh4pqw8/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=73 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 09 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=73 Standard & Poor's credit analyst Joseph Marinucci discusses the implications of the planned merger of Independence Blue Cross and Highmark. From the S&P offices in New York http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/E2pLdsUOM2Y/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=70 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=70 Healthcare Week in Review: Highmark, Independence to merge. AMA asks DOJ to investigate United-Sierra merger. J.D. Power release health plan rankings. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/ZsnnIZDhUIM/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=72 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=72 William Marino, president and CEO, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, talks about the state's highly competitive health plan pricing environment and how Horizon has continued to grow market share. From the Horizon BCBS-NJ offices in Newark, NJ. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/noRLUsqeI8U/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=68 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 25 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=68 Aetna Inc. chairman and chief executive Ronald Williams talks about the company's diversification strategy and why he believes Aetna can hit its 2007 membership growth targets while maintaining pricing discipline. From the annual Aetna investor conference in New York, March 9, 2007. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/9qNA6hi6vVQ/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=66 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=66 Children's book publisher Scholastic Inc. joins the growing number of employers opening in-house healthcare clinics for employees.The goals: convenience, a healthier workforce and lower costs.  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/HrEI__qr9hE/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=62 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=62 David Snow, chairman and chief executive of Medco Health Solutions, talks about the company's strong financial performance and comments on the fallout of the proposed merger of Medco competitor Caremark with drugstore chain CVS. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/3n2xGzgX6go/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=59 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=59 Wall Street analyst Sheryl Skolnick of CRT Capital Group discusses the proposed buyout of Triad Hospitals by two private equity groups.  Will hospital companies like Triad and HCA (also recently acquired by private equity firms) get tough in their contract negotiations with managed care? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/KRinnjfDkjQ/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=55 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=55 Wall Street analyst Carl McDonald of CIBC World Markets provides his 2007 outlook on the stocks of several leading managed care companies, including UnitedHealth, Aetna, WellPoint, Cigna, Humana and others. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/MWwRCONPQqc/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=51 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=51 Raymond Brusca, vice president of benefits, Black & Decker, discusses how his company fosters consumerism in healthcare without consumer-directed health plans. From the Health & Human Capital Management Congress, Washington, DC, Jan. 16-19. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/Wcve5O1zvrk/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=37 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=37 Michael Critelli, chairman and CEO, Pitney Bowes, discusses the importance of health and wellness programs for employees. From the Health & Human Capital Management Congress, Washington, DC, Jan. 16-19. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/0ADPyMOYNbI/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=38 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=38 Jeff Cava, executive vice president of human resources and administration, Wendy's International, discusses the company's full-replacement HSA plan. From the Health & Human Capital Management Congress, Washington, DC, Jan. 16-19. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/8apLK97FHTg/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=39 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=39 Benjamin Hoffman, M.D., vice president and chief medical officer, Waste Management Inc., discusses the company's preventive care and healthcare cost sharing efforts. From the Health & Human Capital Management Congress, Washington, DC, Jan. 16-19. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/xN6jiu7i928/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=41 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=41 Vernice Davis Anthony, president and CEO, Greater Detroit Area Health Council, discusses employer concerns over the rising cost of healthcare. From the Health & Human Capital Management Congress, Washington, DC, Jan. 16-19. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/DTwoC_fCsGM/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=42 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=42 J. Brooks Watt, M.D., director, corporate medical services, Global Gillette, a unit of Proctor and Gamble Co., discusses the company's relationship with pharmacy benefit manager Caremark. From the Health & Human Capital Management Congress, Washington, DC, Jan. 16-19. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/AZB7ChpLJ1E/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=43 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=43 Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House and founder of the Center for Health Transformation, discusses the latest e-prescribing initiative involving leading health plans and providers. From the Health & Human Capital Management Congress, Washington, DC, Jan. 16-19. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/gUEjn9vaFR4/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=45 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=45 Joseph Fortuna, M.D., co-chairman, Automotive Industry Action Group, discusses healthcare quality management and process improvement. From the Health & Human Capital Management Congress, Washington, DC, Jan. 16-19. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/xbZzEeRLOnk/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=46 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=46 Christopher Goff, president and CEO, Employers Health Purchasing Corporation of Ohio, talks about how employers are struggling to manage rising biotech drug costs. From the Health & Human Capital Management Congress, Washington, DC, Jan. 16-19. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CRGVideoNews/~3/zykwhRROrIc/videonews_detail.cfm http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=47 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/videonews_detail.cfm?ID=47 nonadult