Healthcare >> Sector Roundtables >> June 3, 2002
WILLIAM MCKEEVER is a Managing Director specializing in the managed care
industry in the healthcare group of UBS Warburg Equity Research. An
analyst since 1993, Mr. McKeever was named a runner-up in the managed
care category on Institutional Investor's All-American Research Team in
2000. Prior to joining UBS Warburg, Mr. McKeever was associated with
PaineWebber, Schroder & Company, Kidder Peabody, Janney Montgomery Scott
and First Boston and Company. Mr. McKeever holds an MBA from The Wharton
School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from Denison
University. Profile
JOSHUA R. RASKIN is a Vice President and Senior Analyst in the Equity
Research department at Lehman Brothers, covering the managed care
industry. He joined Lehman Brothers in May 1999. Prior to his current
role at Lehman Brothers, he was associated with Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He received the highest amount of
'up and comer' votes in the managed care category of the 2001
Institutional Investor All-American Research Team Poll. He has been
widely cited in the media, including The Wall Street Journal, The New
York Times, Barron's, CNBC and Bloomberg Television. He has the
Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the New York
Society of Security Analysts. He graduated with honors from Lehigh
University, with a BS in Accounting. Profile
JOHN Szabo joined the equity research group covering healthcare
services at CIBC World Markets in May 2000 after spending the
previous three years as an Analyst at Neuberger Berman. He has
over seven years of experience as a Buyside Equity Analyst
following numerous sectors, including healthcare and financial
services. Prior to his career as an Equity Analyst, Mr. Szabo
spent six years in global corporate finance, primarily as an
Officer of The Mitsubishi Bank. He earned a BSBA, majoring in
Finance and International Business, from Bowling Green State
University in 1987. Profile
TWST: John, let's start by looking at where the managed care industrystands today and the changes that have taken place over the past 12-18
months. The industry has embarked on what some might