Just to quickly point out that the boost for health plans in the Medicare bill goes into effect next year rather than in 2006, so as the LA Times notes in this article called Medicare Reform May Be a Tonic for HMOs, Pacificare and the others that have been pulling out of Medicare+Choice may be diving back into it. The list of the other potential segment winners in the Bill is discussed in this wire article from Dow Jones.
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