Morning Ray, re: HLTH
this type of data can't hurt last weeks HLTH purchase..;^)-unless the markets rollover and tank, which ain't out of the question,IMO. Sure gets boring just sitting in cash, with an occassional uspix play.If the markets will cooperate a bit, I look for a rebound in I-nets and healthcare, put the 2 together and what do you get? WebMD <vbg>.25 degrees here currently, brrrrrr..<g>
(pulled from yahoo)
QUOTE-"Health Visitors Continue to Have a Significant Presence.
In February, unique health visitors accounted for
about 37% of all Internet visitors in the US and about
24% worldwide (as reported by comScore Media Metrix). This represents a new twelve month high for
health-related Websites. HLTH ranked first among
US health-related Websites in February and was second worldwide only to the Gov't NIH Website. HLTH
accounts for about 18% of the US e-health market
and about 10% worldwide. HLTH has been fairing particularly well among health-related Websites in the
US, increasing its penetration in the e-health market
by about 500 basis points over 2004 levels.
Internet to Drive Payer Connectivity.
The Internet has become a resource for healthcare
payers and providers as a means to communicate
with health plan participants and to resolve billing and
benefits issues. Many insurers and medical groups have already explored this as an option, but a new
group of incentives at the gov't. level could further
drive utilization of the Internet by these groups. These
incentives, part of a bill presented to Congress in
February, would, for example, offer bonus payments
for physicians who conduct email consultations. We
expect more payers and providers to utilize ehealth
alternatives, particularly in light of these incentives
and changes in reimbursement.
Top Ten Health Websites
1. HLTH
2. NIH (Gov't.)
3. eDiets
4. MSN Health
5. AOL Health
6. Weight Watchers Int'l.
7. Yahoo Health
8. Drugstore. Com. Inc.
9. About Health & Fitness
10. QUALITYHEALTH.COM
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