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MODESTO,
CA, March 8, 2000 ---Managed Care On-LineÔ
(mcol.com), a leading health care information technology company
specializing in delivering business-to-business managed care knowledge resources today
announced the availability of Milliman & Robertson, Inc.’s HMO Intercompany Rate
Surveys through the MCOL Managed Care Store (www.mcareol.com/mcolfree/mcolfre1/ymr.htm). Milliman & Robertson, Inc. will also be
offering selected regional premium rate, utilization and financial comparison survey data
at no charge to MCOL members.
Says
Steve Cigich, a Milliman & Robertson, Inc. Milwaukee-based consulting actuary, and one
of the survey’s editors, “As a respected knowledge source for the managed care
professional, selecting the MCOL Managed Care Store to market our surveys is an excellent
way to further reach our target audience.”
Claire
Thayer, MCOL VP of Research & Development, says, “Milliman & Robertson, Inc.
is a globally heralded leader in HMO actuarial premium and utilization data. We are truly
honored to be working with them.”
The
HMO Intercompany Rate Surveys are provided by MSA, state, region, and nationwide in an
easy to read publication. In addition to helping make comparisons and plan strategies, the
survey gives readers a myriad of answers, such as how overall premiums and their various
components compare nationally.
About
Milliman & Robertson, Inc.
Milliman
& Robertson, Inc. health consultants assist health care payers and providers such as
hospitals, insurance companies, health maintenance organizations, preferred provider
organizations, governmental agencies and support institutions. They specialize in health
care pricing, managed care contracts, long-term care products, maximizing medical
efficiency and managing health programs’ financial risk. Services encompass financial
analysis, risk management, product development, rate structures, organization and
operations strategies, and environmental analysis. A highly qualified team of actuaries,
physicians, nurses, and health care management consultants are skilled at helping
organization succeed in the cost-restrictive environment of managed care and health care
reform.
About
MCOL
MCOL
is a five-year-old health care Internet company delivering business-to-business managed
care resources. MCOL has become the recognized Internet leader in the delivery of
knowledge resources to professionals involved in managed care. MCOL business lines
include: Membership-based services through Managed Care On-Line and Global Health
Resources.com; e-Commerce through the Managed Care Store; and Business e-Solutions. MCOL
is based in Modesto, California, with additional offices in Portland, Oregon. For more
information, please visit www.mcol.com/about.htm.
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