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January 2010 • Volume 27
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Features Reports
Singapore Preview
4Singapore Preview 18 From the Bench
By Greg Arms
By Thomas A Croft, Esq.
5 Medical Travel:
21 HIPAA Administration
Key Drivers of This
By John R. Hickman, Esq.,Ashley Gillihan,
Emerging Health
Esq. and Johann Lee, Esq.
Benefit Option in 2010
By Victor Lazzaro
Departments
9 The De-Evolution of
the PPO Model
15 President’s Message
By Jason Davis
16 Chairman’s Report
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28 New Members
12 TPAs, MGUs and
Medical Travel: Key Drivers
Carriers to be in
28 Member Notes
of This Emerging Health
Charleston, SC for 28 Obituary
Benefit Option in 2010 SIIA Conference
29 Viewpoint
By Self-Insurer Staff
30 Organizational
13 The ART Gallery -
Structure
What Changes Will This
30 Advertising Index
Decade Bring?
By Dick Goff
31 About SIIA
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