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“Geyman’s literary voice arises from his unusual professional and political trajectories: from country doctor to academic department chair and prominent journal editor, and from longtime Republican to president of Physicians for a National Health Program . . . a passionate advocate and scholar.”—The New England Journal of Medicine “The raging debate over how to pay [...]

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Joan Hangarter bought a disability policy in 1990 to protect her in case of serious illness. When she did become disabled a decade later, she ended up homeless and on welfare when the company refused to pay. With the help of her attorney, Ray Bourhis, she fought back, winning a .7 million verdict against the [...]

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Detox your finances: 52 brilliant ideas for personal finance success Detox your finances leads you through a detox programme which will put the pounds back into your bank account, and help keep them there. John Middleton has worked for many years in the financial sector and has helped thousands of people to take stock of [...]

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“It is almost impossible not to learn from this book…. ” — Journal of American Society of CLU “… clear and helpful guide to American law… Dworkin’s calm and sensible approach should be heeded gratefully…” — Times Literary Supplement A new and completely updated edition of Joseph Belth’s classic work on life insurance. The major [...]

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Get the real-life practice you need to prepare for a successful career! Designed to support Fordney’s Insurance Handbook for the Medical Office, 11th Edition, this workbook parallels the material in the textbook, and provides realistic, hands-on exercises that help you apply concepts and develop important critical-thinking skills. A companion Evolve website includes patient simulations for [...]

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Mandatory health insurance schemes are being proposed or expanded in many developing countries, but with relatively little attention to how they should be governed. This book considers how five dimensions of governance-coherent decision-making structures, stakeholder participation, transparency and information, supervision and regulation, and consistency and stability-influence the coverage, financial protection, and efficiency of mandatory health [...]

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Plunkett’s Insurance Industry Almanac 2006: The Only Complete Reference To The Insurance And Risk Management Industry The insurance industry is rebounding from its poor financial results of a few years ago. Better risk management, higher premiums and increased use of underwriting information systems have led the way. Meanwhile, the insurance industry is increasingly globalized as [...]

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This text provides a basic foundation of knowledge concerning two fundamental building blocks of property/casualty actuarial work: ratemaking and loss reserving. Although the material is of property/casualty origins, the methods presented have potential applications in other insurance areas. The text contains worked examples and end-of-chapter exercises. The third edition includes overviews of individual risk rating, [...]

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Every industrial nation in the world guarantees its citizens access to essential health care services–every country, that is, except the United States. In fact, one in eight Americans–a shocking 43 million people–do not have any health care insurance at all. One Nation, Uninsured offers a vividly written history of America’s failed efforts to address the [...]

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This is the worldwide leading text on the theory and practice of corporate finance. Throughout the book the authors show how managers use financial theory to solve practical problems and as a way of learning how to respond to change by showing not just how, but why, companies and management act as they do. The [...]

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