| Release Date |
| 12/19/2005 |
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Advice for Seniors Navigating the
Medicare Prescription Drug Decision |
| 1/30/2006 |
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HMOs Earn $7 Billion in First Half of 2005 |
| 10/24/2005 |
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HMO Profits Jump 21% in First Quarter 2005 |
| 8/8/2005 |
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Nation's HMO Profits Increase 10.7% in 2004 |
| 5/24/2005 |
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Profitability Continues to Surge for the Nation's HMOs |
| 2/7/2005 |
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Higher Co-Pays for Drugs and Doctors Cited as
Most Significant Change to Health Insurance Coverage |
| 2/7/2005 |
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50% of HMOs Financially Strong as Profitability Continues |
| 12/8/2004 |
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HMO Profits Increase 33% in First Quarter 2004 |
| 8/30/2004 |
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HMOs Earn $10.2 Billion in 2003, Nearly Doubling Profits |
| 5/3/2004 |
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HMO Profits Skyrocket to $6.7 Billion
in First Nine Months of 2003 |
| 3/2/2004 |
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HMO Profits Surge 73% in Second Quarter 2003 |
| 1/20/2004 |
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HMO Profits Jump 60% in First Quarter 2003 |
| 12/10/2003 |
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HMOs' Profits Climb 81% to $5.5 Billion in 2002 |
| 4/21/2003 |
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Aetna Health Inc. (N.Y.), Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia, Inc., and Group Hospitalization & Medical Services, Inc. Upgraded by Weiss Ratings |
| 12/18/2002 |
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HMO Profits Skyrocket 162% in First Quarter 2002 |
| 12/9/2002 |
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Consumers Continue to Choose Medicare HMOs Despite High Risk of Being Dropped |
| 9/3/2002 |
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HMOs' and Health Insurers' Profits Increase 25% to $4.1 Billion in 2001 |
| 5/21/2002 |
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HMO Profits Decline 3.8% to $879 Million in First Nine Months of 2001 |
| 2/4/2002 |
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HMO Profits Up 16 Percent in Second Quarter 2001 |
| 1/14/2002 |
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Financial Failure Strikes 40 Insurance Companies, 8 HMOs, and 4 Banks in 2001 |
| 11/26/2001 |
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HMO Earnings Climb 8 Percent to $323 Million in First Quarter 2001 |
| 10/29/2001 |
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Advice For 536,000 Medicare Beneficiaries Being Dropped From Their HMOs On January 1 |
| 10/10/2001 |
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More Than 18% of Financial Institutions Vulnerable in a Recession |
| 8/6/2001 |
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HMOs Return to Profitability Earning $990 Million |
| 6/18/2001 |
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Large and Small HMOs with Strong Capital Successfully Navigate Six Years of Industry Trouble |
| 1/22/2001 |
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Profitability Eludes Most Small HMOs As Medical Costs Rise Faster Than Premiums |
| 1/8/2001 |
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Insurance Company Failures Up 30% In 2000, HMO Failures Down 22% |
| 11/8/2000 |
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Medicare HMO Fiasco: Few Options Available for the Nearly One Million Seniors to be Dropped From HMOs by Year-End |
| 10/30/2000 |
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Ten HMOs Fall Below Regulatory Guidelines For Financial Stability |
| 9/20/2000 |
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans Reverse Losses With Return To Profits in Core Business |
| 9/18/2000 |
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Half of Nation's HMOs Continue To Lose Money; Industry's Losses Total $186 Million Despite Profits Among 34 Largest |
| 4/26/2000 |
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HMO Profits Plunge In Third Quarter '99 as 47% of Companies Lose Money Largest HMOs Only Profitable Sector |
| 1/11/2000 |
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Financial Scorecard for 1999: HMO Failures Surge 78%; Insurance Company Failures Rise 5%; Bank Failures Increase 167% |
| 11/8/1999 |
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Advice for 300,000 Medicare Beneficiaries Being Dropped from their HMOs on January 1 |
| 10/25/1999 |
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10 HMOs at High Risk of Failure |
| 8/19/1999 |
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Four Out of Five Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans Losing Money In Their Underwriting |
| 8/9/1999 |
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Over Half Of HMOs Lose Money For Second Consecutive Year |
| 1/11/1999 |
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Four HMOs and 11 Insurance Companies Fail in 1998 |
| 12/14/1998 |
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Operating Losses Mount for Blue Cross/Blue Shield Plans |
| 11/09/1998 |
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Urgent Advice For Medicare Beneficiaries Dropped By HMO |
| 8/31/1998 |
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Nearly 60% of HMOs Lost Money in 1997 |
| 8/11/1997 |
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Blue Cross / Blue Shield Companies Invest Heavily In Stocks |
| 8/4/1997 |
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HMO Profits Fall 60% in 1996 Weiss Downgrades 97 Companies; Upgrades 34 |
| 10/7/1996 |
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Blue Cross/Blue Shield Companies Suffer Large Losses, Premium Hikes or Service Cutbacks Possible |
