The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, passed at a time when Republicans occupied the White House and controlled Congress, authorized the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to perform comparative effectiveness research.

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The health insurance and managed-care provider is still up 72.5% in the past 12 months, and the gurus decided it was time to jump off of the train and lock in profits, especially since the Medicare Modernization Act, which takes effect next year, could put a crimp in the growth in premiums that health insurance providers can charge.

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