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Health Maintenance Organizations and Preferred Provider Organizations

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The Nurse Will See You Now

By Jennifer Gill |  Jun 1, 2006

Low-cost clinics staffed by nurses instead of M.D.'s could cut your health care costs. But you may want to think twice before sending your employees to one.  Read more

The Nurse Will See You Now

By Jennifer Gill |  Jun 1, 2006

Low-cost clinics staffed by nurses instead of M.D.'s could cut your health care costs. But you may want to think twice before sending your employees to one.  Read more

Aetna Offers Low-Cost Healthcare Plans

Nov 12, 2007

Aetna (NYSE:AET) has announced a new plan to provide affordable health benefits to small-business employees that live or work in New York City. The N...  Read more

Emergency, Inc.;

By NANCY FRIEDMAN |  Aug 1, 1985

An odd-looking trophy adorns the desk of Stanley R. Gold, M.D., founder and president of American Emergicenter Inc., a chain of publicly owned walk-in med...  Read more

What are the pros and cons of offering my employees an HMO vs. PPO health plan?

May 23, 2001

Offices & Operations mentor Mie-Yun Lee responds: Over three-quarters of employees with health insurance are enrolled in either HMO ...  Read more

How To Choose A Health Care Plan: Finding the Right Plan

By Inc. staff |  Jun 1, 2008

1. Determine Your Budget and Your Needs There are two schools of thought on where to begin: One says it comes down to cost; the other says it de...  Read more

Smart Questions Health Care: How to Get A Better Deal

By Sarah Goldstein |  Nov 1, 2007

Another year, another hike in health care costs. Before you re-sign with your current insurer, here are some questions you can ask your broker or insurance c...  Read more

Smart Questions: Health Care: How to Get a Better Deal

By Sarah Goldstein |  Nov 1, 2007

Another year, another hike in health care costs. Before you re-sign with your current insurer, here are some questions you can ask your broker or insurance c...  Read more

In The ER, Waiting Is The Hardest Part

By Robb Mandelbaum |  Jan 15, 2008

Researchers at Harvard Medical School have handed another inconvenient truth to the politicos -- and I'm thinking specifically of Rudy Giuliani here -- wh...  Read more

Health Education Wanted

By Michael P. Cronin |  Feb 1, 1994

A Gallup poll suggests that when a company takes an active role in health promotion, employees listen.  Read more