AIS Press Release Library

• May 8, 2008 New Report Examines How Prescription Drug Rebates Have Evolved and How the Health Care Industry Has Reacted to New Reimbursement Methodologies
  
  Atlantic Information Services, Inc., publisher of the biweekly newsletter, Drug Benefit News, is pleased to announce AISHealth.com’s newest free report, “Prescription Drug Rebates and Evolving Reimbursement Methodologies.” Prescription drug rebates are a hot topic of debate — with questions ranging from how to measure the true rebate dollars received by PBMs, to who should benefit from such rebates, and how much each should receive. Read More

• May 7, 2008 Health Reform & the 2008 Elections – Conference Featuring Top Policy Makers from Capitol Hill, Health Aides for the Clinton, McCain and Obama Campaigns, and State Reform Experts
  
  Atlantic Information Services, Inc. (AIS) is pleased to announce its upcoming conference, “Health Reform and the 2008 Elections: What’s Ahead for Health Care Access, Delivery and Financing?” being held July 10-11 on Capitol Hill. This unique 2-day forum is designed to give health plans, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and other health care organizations the opportunity to meet and interact with the nation’s top health policy makers. Read More

Recent Releases

2008

• April 28, 2008 Health Care Cost Hikes Are Significantly Lower for Companies With High Enrollment in Consumer-Directed Health Plans
  
  
• April 23, 2008 Health Plan Earnings Preview: First Quarter 2008 Goes Down As Worst Single Quarter in 11 Years, Equities Analysts Say
  
  
• April 21, 2008 New Medicare and Medicaid Data Released: AIS's Newest Publication Features Up-to-Date Enrollment Trends, State Initiatives, Regional Market Share and Prescription Drug Benefits
  
  
• April 10, 2008 Historically Rocky Marriage Between Health Plans and Network Providers Is Becoming Even More Contentious, AIS's Health Plan Week Reports
  
  
• April 9, 2008 New Guide Reveals Latest Strategies Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans Use to Develop and Market Insurance Products
  
  
• March 12, 2008 New Report Addresses Impact of Genetic Testing on the Pharmacy Benefit
  
  
• March 3, 2008 UnitedHealth and WellPoint Add More Than 1.2 Million Lives to Country's Largest Consumer-Directed Health Plans

• February 20, 2008 Just-Released AIS’s Directory of Health Plans: 2008 Includes Data for the Dozen Mergers and Acquisitions Completed Last Year
  
  
• February 14, 2008 Wal-Mart Signals Its Move Into the PBM Industry; Analysts Have Mixed Reactions to Its Impact, Drug Benefit News Reports
  
  
• February 13, 2008 AIS’s New Health Business Outlook 2008 Provides a Quick Read on Key Trends for the Coming Year
  
  
• January 25, 2008 Overly Aggressive Acquisition Strategies Can Damage a Health Plan's Relationships with Providers and Customers, Health Plan Week Reports
  
  
• January 11, 2008 More Than 20,000 Health Care Decision Makers Each Day Rely on AIS's Health Business Daily and Health Business Meeting Calendar

2007

• December 12, 2007 2000-2007 Pharmacy Benefit Survey Results Just Released: New Resource Tracks Eight Years of Trends in the PBM Industry
  
• November 30, 2007 Strong Consumer-Directed Health Growth Expected in 2008, Inside Consumer-Directed Care/ISCEBS Study Finds
  
• November 12, 2007 Include Your Company in the New Edition of AIS's Best-Selling, Comprehensive Health Plan Directory
  
• October 2, 2007 AIS’s Health Business Daily Delivers Quick-and-Easy News of Interest to Health Care Business Leaders
  
• September 27, 2007 AISHealth.com Introduces Three New Free Services: Health Business Daily Newsletter, Health Business Meeting Calendar and Health Care Job Openings
  
• September 10, 2007 HCCA and AIS Publish First Issue of Medicaid Compliance News
  
• July 16, 2007 AIS Announces New Name of Industry-Leading Newsletter: Managed Care Week Changes Name to Health Plan Week
  
• June 26, 2007 Costs Increase for Multiple Sclerosis Therapies; Tiering, Usage Expected to Rise, Specialty Pharmacy News Reports
• June 12, 2007 Five AIS Writers Win Prestigious Awards in Major Competition
• June 11, 2007 CMS, Plans Face Huge Hurdles, Deadlines As They Attempt to Reconcile 2006 Payments, Medicare Part D Compliance News Reports
• May 24, 2007 New Hayes-AIS Medical Technology Adviser Will Assess the Costs and Benefits of Innovative Medical Technologies
• May 16, 2007 HCCA and AIS Announce Launch of Medicaid Compliance News
• May 10, 2007 Bonuses Drive Up Total Compensation for Managed Care Executives as Use of Stock Options Wanes, Managed Care Week Reports
• February 22, 2007 New Health Plan Directory Is the Most Comprehensive Resource Available on the U.S. Managed Care Market
• February 9, 2007 AIS's Inside Consumer-Directed Care Celebrates 100th Issue
• February 6, 2007 New Seminar Will Provide Effective Strategies to Reduce Costly Mistakes in PDE Reconciliation, CMS Audits, and Appeals and Grievances

2006

• November 1, 2006 More Employees Will See Consumer-Directed Options this Fall, But Enthusiasm Has Cooled Among Employers, Study Finds
• October 13 , 2006 New AIS Book Features Up-to-Date, Reliable Data and Strategic Information on the Specialty Pharmacy Market
• August 28, 2006 At Least $1.5 Billion Held in Health Savings Accounts, Inside Consumer-Directed Care Reports
• August 8, 2006 AIS Launches New Live Training Seminars for Health Care Leaders
• July 24, 2006 Tremendous Pressure Exists to Implement Sarbanes-Oxley Best Practices; Sequel to Best-Selling “How-to-Do-It” Book Now Available From AIS
• June 20, 2006 Two AIS Reporters Win Prestigious Newsletter Awards
• June 5, 2006 Caremark's CEO Tops PBM Compensation, While Cerner's CEO Leads in E-Health, AIS Newsletters Report
• May 16, 2006 New Edition of Best-Selling Medicare and Medicaid Factbook Available
• April 26, 2006 Stock-Option Grants Drive Up Compensation for UnitedHealth's McGuire, Other MCO Heads, Managed Care Week Reports
• April 14, 2006 Medicare Part D Audioconferences Announced
• March 7, 2006 AIS Starts Publishing Medicare Part D Compliance News
• March 3, 2006 Nearly $1 Billion Held in Health Savings Accounts, Inside Consumer-Directed Care Reports
• March 2, 2006 2006 Directory of HSA Administrators and Custodians Now Available
• February 16, 2006 New 2006 Health Plan Directory Features Year-End 2005 Enrollment and Info for 3,700 Key Executives

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