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Health Plan Almanac 2002: Health Plan Listings.(Directory)

Welcome to the 7th annual EBN Health Plan Almanac, featuring information about the nation's leading health plans.

Following a decade of consolidation and intense competition for market share, the nation's health plan industry is now coming under intense pressure from investors and owners to improve profits. As the underlying costs of medical services and drugs continue to increase, the result is double-digit health care cost hikes that experts believe will continue for the next five years.

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