Not exact matches
Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and
processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes
in existing laws or regulations; the
outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation
in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a
longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed
in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.
Because I have
long argued that these reforms would at best reverse the
process by which the imbalances were created (especially the elimination of the financial distress «tax») if the balance sheet approach to rebalancing were the appropriate model, and are implicit
in the trade - off among three
outcomes I list above, they are at least consistent with what I believe is the correct analysis.
An evolutionary perspective is assumed
in which human existence is seen as the
outcome of a
long process of development whose beginnings are lost
in the distant past.
«Our purpose is to be a manufacturer and seller of branded dairy products and toll
processing is not an activity we have engaged
in the past... our preference has always been to work for
long - term industry wide
outcomes».
In sum, the combination of the extremely
long drawn out
process to reform the Statute (seven years) and its final disappointing
outcome generated a widespread feeling among the Catalan citizenry that there was a lack of institutional legitimacy.
It's been a
long day, so my brain is working slowly, but what do you mean by emphasising the importance of
process in outcome?
If we can find out exactly what
processes are going on
in the brain, it may be that we can intervene and improve
long - term
outcomes for patients.
Businesses
in the public and private sectors teach people to recognize phishing, but those efforts often fail or don't work for very
long because the training ignores users» habits and instead focuses exclusively on how users
process information, says Vishwanath, whose latest research on email habits and phishing
outcomes is published
in the Journal of Computer - Mediated Communication.
The idea that a six - hour delay
in the start of the month -
long, mostly random
process of making antibodies could make any meaningful difference to the
outcome doesn't make much sense to me.
It's no
longer about getting to know the person
in a meaningful way for you, you aren't enjoying the
process you are too focused on the
outcome.
Simple commonsense safety principles, guidance around when to progress from first contact to face to face meetings, some healthy self - evaluation around the journey that resulted
in you being single today and careful thought about what you are looking for
in a partner are the some of the key factors that allow you to progress from online dating as a
process to your desired
long term
outcome.
The three women find the factors have the primary meaning of same - sex encounters online dating sites the
process is successful
in its objective
in the short - term
outcome and
long term.
The
process takes time
in the short term, but if sustained learning is key, then the
long journey to the destination
outcomes is worth the effort.
Drawing from the research literature and the Center on School Turnaround's extensive practical experience with the University of Virginia Partnership for Leaders
in Education (UVA / PLE), the rubric includes 12 key planning domains that support effective year -
long or short - cycle SIPs, as follows: Turnaround Vision, Priorities,
Process Outcomes, Progress Indicators, Action Steps, School Context, Root Cause Analysis, Sequencing, Schedule / Timeline, Alignment, Directly Responsible Individuals, and Supports.
Finally, Johnson suggests strategies for monitoring and continually analyzing
outcomes throughout the implementation
process in order to sustain PLCs for
long term system - wide improvement.
Without high - quality inputs and
processes, any positive short - and
long - term
outcomes will happen sporadically and
in spite of the accountability system — not because of it.
And the
outcome of that
process, at least
in the
long term, is likely to be lower e-book prices.
Hence, the silver and bronze sculptures of birds displayed
in the gallery's skylight space are the
outcome of a
long process of duplication, transposition, and variation.
It could as easily have been The Road to Paris, but
in that subtle shift, made the important point that what is being created is a
long - term
process more than some grand
outcome.
We welcome decisions taken by the international community
in Bali, including to launch a comprehensive
process to enable the full, effective, and sustained implementation of the Convention through
long - term cooperative action, now, up to, and beyond 2012,
in order to reach an agreed
outcome in December 2009.
To enable community members to engage
in the
process of
long - term planning through
outcome maps, project implementers questioned community members how they saw their children's futures five years from now to 35 years from now.
This is demonstrated by a
long - drawn revision
process that will soon enter its tenth year with no
outcome in sight.
If the Commissioner's Opinion is not
in your favor, you could be
in for a
long ride through the appeals
process which consists of more waiting and more unknown
outcomes.
We are very aware that the
outcome in a divorce or family law matter will have a
long term impact, and focus on protecting your rights and interests throughout the
process.
So, even if you don't think of yourselves as «collaborative,» you can achieve a positive
outcome with Collaborative Divorce — as
long as you're willing to engage
in the
process in good faith.
Recruitment
processes are taking
longer to complete and as a result, candidates should become more patient
in awaiting the
outcome of their application.
As the authors explain
in the paper «That divorce exerts a
long - term causal influence on the risk for early death is not implausible, but it is critical to recognize that any causal
processes unfolding after marital separation or divorce do so
in the context of other confounding effects, which are widely understood as selection
processes that increase risk for both divorce and poor health
outcomes.»
Her most recent research examines the role of cumulative stress
in the association between poverty
in early childhood and
long - term child academic and social - emotional
outcomes, as well as the role of family
processes in moderating these associations.
She believes that you always have the power to control the
outcome in any situation, as
long as the proper mental
processes are followed.
Divorce and your finances 25 - Mar - 2015 Studies show that, no matter which
process is used, enlisting the help of financial specialists and other consultants, like mental health professionals can result
in a more holistic solution and a better
long - term
outcome for all parties.
This can obscure heterogeneity
in symptom
process and course, obscure onset of early gender differences
in internalizing problems, and obscure the relevance of early sociocontextual risks for
long - term internalizing
outcomes.
Investment
in a research
process that is participatory,
in both «methodology and method», is rewarding and sometimes more important than the
outcome.30 Participation can empower communities and is recognised as an
outcome in itself.31 Community participation
in research delivers social and cultural validity when inquiries are aligned with the needs and priorities of those being researched, and better external validity of findings for generalisability.3 Achieving this through PR may be more costly
in the short term but
in the
long term builds health equity32 and facilitates translation of research into policy.3
As the exchange of social information is pivotal
in increasing positive relational
outcomes (i.e., social information
processing theory, Walther, 1995), we predict that the more frequently individuals communicate with their
long - distance partners, the more satisfied they are with their communication and also with their entire relationship (Hypothesis 1).
Involving children
in counseling and mediation is a relatively new idea, and we don't know much yet about the relationship between children's involvement
in these
processes and
long - term
outcomes.