WellCare of Nebraska, a subsidiary of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG), announced today that its medical director, Dr. Stephen Lazoritz, has received a governor appointment to the newly established Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council. [Read more…]
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Governor Appoints WellCare of Nebraska’s Medical Director, Dr. Stephen Lazoritz
WellCare of Nebraska, a subsidiary of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG), has announced that its medical director, Dr. Stephen Lazoritz, has received a governor appointment to the newly established Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council. [Read more…]
WellCare of New York Honored by New York City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) and the New York City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (NYCHCC) announced today that WellCare of New York was awarded the inaugural Anthony Chiarelli Employment Engagement Award in honor of its “successful practices [that] have provided compelling results on the value of diversity in corporate America.” [Read more…]
Kaiser Permanente Researchers Explore Patient Use of Legal Marijuana
Kaiser Permanente researchers in Washington analyzed information from medical visits, keeping private the information that could help identify any of the 22,000 patients in the study. Published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, “Frequency of Cannabis Use among Primary Care Patients in Washington State” is among the first U.S. studies to evaluate the population-based prevalence of patient-reported cannabis use among primary care patients, particularly in a state where nonmedical use is legal. [Read more…]
WellCare Health Plans Weathers Hurricane Irma
Tampa-based WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG), a leading provider of Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans throughout the country, today announced that, after activating its emergency business continuity plan ahead of Hurricane Irma’s arrival in Florida, its Tampa-area facilities remain operational and the company is facing minimal interruption in business in serving its 4.4 million members. [Read more…]
ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company and ISMIE Indemnity Expands to Pennsylvania
Today, ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company and ISMIE Indemnity announced entry into Pennsylvania. The companies will offer occurrence and claims made medical liability coverage for individual health professionals, groups and health care facilities. [Read more…]
WellCare of New York Agreements with Catholic Health and Catholic Medical Partners
WellCare of New York, Inc., a subsidiary of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG), has signed an agreement with Catholic Health and Catholic Medical Partners, an independent practice association (IPA) that provides in-network coverage to WellCare’s Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and Child Health Plus members. [Read more…]
Minnesota Council of Health Plans report operating losses over $680 million
Minnesota health insurers reported $687 million in operating losses for 2016, according to information released today by the Minnesota Council of Health Plans. Medical reserves were tapped to pay for doctor visits, nursing, hospital stays, medications and other care.
Overall, revenue from premiums increased 4 percent over the prior year to nearly $25.9 billion, while expenses increased 6 percent to $26.6 billion. State public programs accounted for more than half of the overall red ink, followed by continued losses in the individual market. Insurance employers provide remained steady. On average, health insurers paid $763 per second for care. To pay those bills, insurers withdrew nearly $560 million from state-mandated medical reserves.
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WellCare to Release First Quarter 2017 Results
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) today announced that it will release its financial results for the first quarter of 2017 on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at approximately 6:00 a.m. EDT. The company will also host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. EDT that morning to discuss its financial results. [Read more…]
Centene Corporation Appoints Chris Koster
Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) has appointed former Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster to Senior Vice President, Corporate Services effective today. Mr. Koster will report directly to Chairman, President and CEO Michael F. Neidorff, and will assist in business-related issues, outside of Government Relations, for Centene’s locally-based health plans across the country. [Read more…]
Kaiser Permanente Earns Top Marks for Providing High-Quality Care
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The Permanente Medical Groups serving Kaiser Permanente members and patients across California received 5-star ratings for overall performance — the highest recognition possible by the California Office of the Patient Advocate — in the second annual Medical Group Report Card for Medicare Advantage Members. [Read more…]
WellCare To Acquire Medicaid Assets Of Phoenix Health Plan
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets, including Medicaid membership and certain provider contracts, from Phoenix Health Plan (PHP), a wholly owned managed care subsidiary of Tenet Healthcare. PHP provides health benefits primarily to more than 50,000 Medicaid beneficiaries as of Dec. 1, 2016 in Maricopa County, Arizona, the state’s largest geographic service area. [Read more…]
WellCare Employees Spread Holiday Cheer with Metropolitan Ministries

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) announced that its employees are giving back to the Tampa Bay community this holiday season by volunteering with Tampa-based, social-service agency Metropolitan Ministries, which provides life-changing support to those who are homeless and at risk of becoming homeless by assisting them with food, clothing, shelter and other vital services. [Read more…]
PAMCIG and Next Wave Insurance Partner
The Pennsylvania Medical Cannabis Industry Group (“PAMCIG”) has partnered with Next Wave Insurance Services, LLC (“Next Wave”), which is backed by top rated insurance and reinsurance carrier partners providing comprehensive insurance coverage nationwide. The partnership between the largest marijuana trade association in the state and the leading provider of property and casualty insurance will bring a valuable solution to the potential applicants for Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana industry. [Read more…]
GetInsured Acquires Array Health

GetInsured, a market leader in individual health insurance ecommerce, announced recently that it has acquired Array Health, a leading provider of group health insurance ecommerce technology. Together, the companies will make it possible for insurers, employers, state governments and benefits brokers to deliver a superior consumer experience through a single, scalable ecommerce solution that supports group, individual and Medicare health enrollment. [Read more…]
Centene Reaches Settlement
Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) announced recently that its subsidiary, Kentucky Spirit Health Plan, Inc. (Kentucky Spirit), has settled all lawsuits and complaints associated with its contract with the Commonwealth of Kentucky (the Commonwealth). [Read more…]
Mark Brooks Appointed CIO of Centene Corporation
Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) has appointed Mark Brooks to Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Brooks will oversee the development and implementation of all information technology and systems for Centene. [Read more…]
Paradigm Signs Contract With UnitedHealthcare
Paradigm, a molecular information & Next Generation Sequencing corporation specializing in providing testing for cancer patients recently announced that it has entered into a contractual agreement with UnitedHealthcare for coverage of PCDx™.

PCDx™ is a Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) based diagnostic test that is designed to provide physicians and patients with a more targeted, personalized approach to cancer treatment by identifying the underlying genomic and proteomic alterations of a patient’s tumor’s DNA, RNA & Protein.
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Consumer Watchdog Asks Centene, Health Net Execs To Commit To Correct Network Deficiencies
Consumer Watchdog will challenge executives at a Department of Insurance hearing into the proposed Centene/Health Net merger to commit to strong consumer protections as conditions of a merger approval.
The Department of Insurance has broad authority to set conditions on the merger deal. [Read more…]
WellCare Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2015 Results
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) announced that it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2015 on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at approximately 6:30 a.m. Eastern time. The company will also host a conference call at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time that morning to discuss its financial results. [Read more…]
hCentive Expands Partnerships With Insurance Carriers and Benefits Administrators
hCentive, the leader in health insurance exchange solutions, announced recently that the company has added new health and ancillary insurance carriers and benefits administrators to its WebInsure Benefits marketplace. WebInsure Benefits is a single cloud-based platform for brokers to efficiently manage their employer group and individual business and simplify administration. The platform provides employers control to shop, enroll and manage health insurance, ancillary benefits, and consumer-directed accounts while delivering an intuitive online experience for consumers.
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- Sarasota Memorial Hospital and First Physicians Group are Now Participating in The Bright HealthCare Medicare and Individual Family Plans Network
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WellCare Honors High-Performing Physicians in New York
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG), a leading provider of managed care services for government-sponsored health care programs, announced recently that it honored its high-performing network physicians in New York by making them the first inductees into WellCare of New York’s new All-Star Quality Team.

WellCare of New York launched the All-Star Quality Team to recognize the instrumental role that physician providers play in helping its members live better, healthier lives. The 25 physicians selected demonstrated excellence in caring for members per federal metrics called Health Care Effectiveness Data and Information Set® (HEDIS) and were recognized for their HEDIS 2015 results. These measures gauge how effectively WellCare manages its members’ chronic diseases, such as asthma and rheumatoid arthritis, and ensures that members receive preventive care, such as immunizations and health screenings.
WellCare now ranks fourth highest out of 16 plans in providing quality care for Medicaid recipients in New York. The ranking is based on health care quality metrics, member and provider satisfaction, and regulatory compliance measurements as determined by New York’s Office of Health Insurance Programs.
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- WellCare of New York Honored by New York City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
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WellCare of Iowa to Contest State Official’s Decision to Overturn Medicaid Contract Award
WellCare of Iowa, a subsidiary of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG), announced today that the company will aggressively contest the order issued by Janet Phipps, director of Iowa’s Department of Administrative Services, which overturned the state’s original decision to award a Medicaid contract to WellCare of Iowa.

“This decision does not accurately reflect the facts, the integrity of Iowa’s procurement process or Iowa law,” said Lauralie Rubel, state president, WellCare of Iowa. “WellCare intends to use every avenue available within the legal system to correct this erroneous outcome. We will immediately seek an injunction that maintains the status quo to allow WellCare of Iowa to continue its participation in the program while this matter is appealed in a court of law.”
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Aetna Publishes Favorable Coverage Policy for ThyGenX
PDI, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDII) subsidiary Interpace Diagnostics announced that effective June 2015, ThyGenX™,i the company’s genetic mutation panel, has been approved by Aetna for assessing fine needle aspiration (FNA) samples from indeterminate thyroid nodules. Aetna’s coverage decision now means that ThyGenX is considered medically necessary. Aetna covers 46 million lives and its positive coverage decision brings the total number of lives covered for ThyGenX to more than 100 million.
Approximately 15-30% of the 525,000 thyroid FNA’s performed on an annual basis are indeterminate based on standard cytological evaluation, and thus are candidates for ThyGenX. ThyGenX has been validated in a prospective, clinical study involving over 600 patients and has a specificity rate of 89%.ii
Guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) indicate that molecular diagnostic approaches may be useful in the evaluation of thyroid FNA samples that are indeterminate to assist in patient management, including identifying patients who are appropriate candidates for surgery and those for whom surveillance is appropriate.
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Centene’s Florida Subsidiary Awarded Commendable Accreditation Rating From NCQA
Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) today announced that its wholly-owned Florida subsidiary, Sunshine Health, was elevated to Commendable Accreditation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for its Medical Managed Assistance and Child Welfare programs. NCQA evaluates how well a health plan manages all parts of its delivery system – physicians, hospitals, other providers, and administrative services in order to continuously improve the quality of care and services provided to its members.
Sunshine Health serves 400,000 Medicaid members under its Managed Medical Assistance and Child Welfare programs statewide.
NCQA is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations. It also recognizes clinicians and practices in key areas of performance. NCQA is committed to providing health care quality information for consumers, purchasers, health care providers and researchers.
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Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States named top plan in DC, MD, VA
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) ranked Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States the #1 health plan in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. The NCQA Health Insurance Plan Rankings initiative is a comprehensive and independent comparison that assesses 507 health plans nationally.
The data from NCQA’s Private Health Insurance Plan Rankings 2014–2015 shows Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States is among the most successful health plans in the nation, scoring the maximum of 5 out of 5 in Consumer Experience, Prevention, and Treatment; the only plan to achieve 5 out of 5 in all three components in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
The rankings, which look at 240 measures, are based 60% on clinical quality measures, 25% on consumer satisfaction measures, and 15% on Health Plan Accreditation Standards. Overall, Kaiser Permanente, published under the name Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, was ranked #13 out of 507 plans in NCQA’s Private Health Insurance Plan Rankings 2014–2015.
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COB Smart Expands Nationwide to Identify Overlap in Health Insurance Benefits
CAQH® today announced that COB Smart™ has launched in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, enabling health plans and providers to identify overlapping insurance coverage nationwide. A CAQH Solution™, COB Smart determines when an individual is covered by more than one insurer and also indicates which insurer should pay first. The solution streamlines coordination of benefits (COB) activities so that healthcare claims can be processed correctly the first time.
Knowing accurate and timely COB information helps eliminate administrative inefficiencies that cost providers and health plans more than $800 million annually, according to CAQH research. COB Smart helps ensure that providers receive accurate payments, health plans reduce claim rework, and patients spend less time on registration forms and questionnaires.
Real-world use of the solution among health plans shows COB Smart to be highly successful in helping process claims accurately the first time by discovering unknown instances of overlapping insurance coverage. One national insurer and early participant of COB Smart concluded that approximately four out of five records identified by COB Smart had not been previously detected as having other insurance in its eligibility system.
CAQH has continued to enhance COB Smart since announcing its initial launch in February. Participating health plans may now access a new COB Smart payer portal to search and immediately identify instances where overlapping coverage exists for their members. This latest feature returns complete information that enables the participating health plan to contact the other insurer also covering the member.
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CoverageForAll.org Lanza en Español La Edición En-Línea de un Directorio de Programas Públicos y Privados para los 50 Estados
SOURCE: Foundation for Health Coverage Education
Beca de La Fundación Aetna hace posible este Nuevo servicio
SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – October 26, 2010) – Esfuerzos para educar a los norteamericanos
sin seguro médico que no están conscientes de los programas de salud
actuales financiados por el gobierno y de bajo costo han recibido un
impulso con La Fundación para la Educación sobre Cobertura de Salud
(conocido por sus siglas en ingles FHCE) con el lanzamiento de una edición
en español de su sitio pionero www.CoverageForAll.org.
Esta organización sin fines de lucro fue capaz de traducir
CoverageForAll.org y así ampliar su alcance a la comunidad hispana con el
apoyo monetario de $ 30,000 de la Fundación Aetna, la rama filantrópica
independiente de Aetna Inc. La versión en español
http://espanol.coverageforall.org proporcionará a los visitantes de habla
hispana el mismo contenido que se encuentra en el directorio de programas
de cobertura públicos y privados de FHCE de estado por estado, el cual ha
educado norteamericanos sin seguro medico sobre sus opciones de cobertura
desde el 2004.
“En un momento en que la legislación de reforma de salud requiere que la
gente tenga cobertura de seguro de salud, tenemos que avanzar con mayor
urgencia para romper las barreras, como el lenguaje, para informar sobre
los programas de bajo costo o programas financiados por el gobierno,” dijo
Anne C. Beal, M.D., M.P.H., presidente de la Fundación Aetna. “Nos alienta
que la nueva versión en español de CoverageForAll.org permitirá a un
importante segmento de la población de norteamericanos tener un acceso a
nuestro sistema de salud. El establecimiento de condiciones equitativas
para todos los grupos raciales y étnicos para obtener una buena atención
médica es un área de programas prioritarios de la Fundación Aetna.”
Con este nuevo realce, los visitantes de CoverageForAll.org simplemente
podrán hacer clic en http://espanol.coverageforall.org y aprender sus
opciones de seguro de salud en español a través de un cuestionario de
elegibilidad de FHCE de 5 preguntas o pueden llamar 24/7 a la multilingüe
Línea de Ayuda Nacional (1-800-234-1317) para personas sin seguro medico y
hablar con un especialista de seguros médico, de habla hispana que va
ayudar a revisar las preguntas con ellos. Esta revisión de elegibilidad es
un punto de partida para los consejeros del centro de llamadas con sede en
Fresno, California, quienes guían a cada persona que llama a través de sus
opciones y los dirigen a los programas apropiados por el Estado. Además de
tomar el cuestionario de elegibilidad, los visitantes también tienen la
oportunidad de aprender acerca de la cobertura de COBRA a través de la
versión en español de COBRA con el folleto de FHCE o puede descargar el
Matrix de Opciones de Atención, una guía amistosa del consumidor fácil de
usar para todos los programas de cobertura médica en su estado.
El propósito de FHCE de traducir el sitio fue para ampliar su misión de
reducir las filas de las personas sin seguro, específicamente alcanzar al
32% de norteamericanos hispanos que muestra el Censo de EE.UU. viven si
cobertura de salud. La donación de la Fundación Aetna abrió una
oportunidad aún mayor para ayudar a la lista de socios colaboradores
actuales de FHCE, la Asociación Americana del Cáncer, la Asociación
Americana del Corazón, la Asociación Americana de los Pulmones, la
Asociación Americana de Diabetes, y el Departamento de Desarrollo de
Empleados de California y el Departamento de Seguros en ayudar su población
de hispanos.
“FHCE ha ayudado a mas de dos millones de personas a encontrar cobertura
medica a través de CoverageForAll.org y nuestra Línea de Ayuda Nacional,”
dijo Ankeny Minoux, presidente de FHCE. “Con los fondos recibidos de la
Fundación Aetna para una versión en Español de CoverageForAll.org, podemos
seguir proporcionando a norteamericanos sin seguro médico una forma fácil y
eficiente de tener acceso a la información sobre sus opciones de cobertura
medica en su propia lengua.
Acera de la Fundación Aetna :
La Fundación Aetna es la rama caritativa y filantrópica independiente de
Aetna Inc. Desde 1980, Aetna y la Fundación Aetna han contribuido con más
de $379 millones, incluyendo más de $20 millones en el 2009. Siendo una
fundación nacional de salud, promovemos el bienestar, la salud y el acceso
a la atención medica de alta calidad para todos. Esta labor se ve
reforzada por el compromiso y tiempo de los empleados de Aetna, que han
ofrecido casi dos millones de horas desde 2003. Nuestras donaciones
actuales se centran en hacer frente a la creciente tasa de obesidad
infantil y de adultos en los estadounidenses, en promover la igualdad
racial y étnica en el cuidado de salud y avanzar en el tratamiento
integrado de salud. Para mas información visite nuestra página
www.AetnaFoundation.org.
Acerca de La Fundación para la Educación sobre Cobertura de Salud:
La Fundación para la Educación sobre Cobertura de Salud es una organización
sin fines de lucro 501 (c) 3 organización con la misión de ayudar a
simplificar la información de acceso de elegibilidad de seguros públicos y
privados para que mas personas sin seguro tengan acceso a cobertura. Además
de su Línea Nacional de Ayuda para personas sin seguro (800) 234-1317 y su
pagina www.CoverageForAll.org, FHCE ofrece guías gratuitas a los
consumidores, tales como el Matrix de Opciones de Atención el cual está
disponible para todos los 50 estados
Fundación para la Educación sobre Cobertura de Salud
Marilyn Haese/Bobbi Rubinstein
(310) 556-9612
[email protected]
Fundación Aetna
Susan Millerick
860-273-0536
[email protected]
MMRGlobal to Offer Electronic Personal Health Records to Chartis’ North American Energy Clients
SOURCE: MMRGlobal, Inc.
LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – October 19, 2010) – MMRGlobal, Inc. (
Powered by MMRGlobal using its MyMedicalRecords technology (www.mmrvideos.com), clients’ employees and their families will be able to store and manage their medical records and personal health information, including lab reports, X-rays and scanned images, wellness tools and family health history, in a secure, encrypted Web-based application that can be accessed 24/7 from anywhere in the world using the Internet. The program will also allow for storage of other important documents, such as passports, deeds of trust and wills.
“At a time when the world is spending hundreds of billions of dollars on health information technology, I am proud that MMRGlobal is working with a company that is first to deploy personal health records in their industry,” said Robert H. Lorsch, Chairman and CEO of MMRGlobal. “As part of the program launch, MMR produced a training video featuring MMRGlobal Advisory Board member, Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who joins Tom Morelli, President of the Global Marine and Energy Casualty Division of Chartis, to demonstrate how to utilize MMR’s proprietary personal health record products to employees and agents.”
“As part of an ongoing commitment to support our clients, we will expand our offerings as their needs evolve. We are very excited to offer our energy business clients this new benefit,” said Mr. Morelli.
In addition to a comprehensive file management system, each personal health record will feature a separate emergency log-in that will allow first responders and other medical personnel to access potentially life-saving information such as blood type, medications and allergies.
For more information on the electronic personal health records program, please visit www.mymedicalrecords.com.
About Chartis
Chartis is a world leading property-casualty and general insurance organization serving more than 45 million clients in over 160 countries and jurisdictions. With a 90-year history, one of the industry’s most extensive ranges of products and services, deep claims expertise and excellent financial strength, Chartis enables its commercial and personal insurance clients alike to manage virtually any risk with confidence. Chartis is the marketing name for the worldwide property-casualty and general insurance operations of Chartis Inc. For additional information, please visit our website at http://www.chartisinsurance.com.
All products are written by insurance company subsidiaries or affiliates of Chartis Inc. Coverage may not be available in all jurisdictions and is subject to actual policy language. Non-insurance products and services may be provided by independent third parties. Certain coverage may be provided by a surplus lines insurer. Surplus lines insurers do not generally participate in state guaranty funds and insureds are therefore not protected by such funds.
About MMRGlobal
MMRGlobal, Inc., through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (MMR), provides secure and easy-to-use online personal health records (PHRs) and electronic safe deposit box storage solutions that enable individuals and families to maintain and access all their medical records and other important documents anytime from anywhere in the world using the Internet. The MyMedicalRecords Personal Health Record is built on proprietary, patented technologies to allow documents, images and voicemail messages to be transmitted and stored in the system using a variety of methods, including fax, phone, or file upload without relying on any specific electronic medical record platform to populate a user’s account. The Company’s professional offering, MMRPro, is designed to give physicians’ offices an easy and cost-effective solution to digitizing paper-based medical records and sharing them with patients in real time through an integrated patient portal. MMR is an Independent Software Vendor Partner with Kodak to deliver an integrated turnkey EMR solution for healthcare professionals. MMR is also an integrated service provider on Google Health. To learn more about MMRGlobal, Inc. and its products, visit www.mmrglobal.com.
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CoverageForAll.org Launches Spanish-Language Edition With 50-State Online Directory of Public & Private Health Coverage Programs
SOURCE: Foundation for Health Coverage Education
Aetna Foundation Grant Makes New Service Possible
SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – September 27, 2010) – Efforts to educate uninsured Americans who are unaware of current government-funded and low-cost health insurance programs have been given a boost with the Foundation for Health Coverage Education’s (FHCE) launch today of a Spanish language edition of its pioneering website, www.CoverageForAll.org.
The nonprofit was able to translate CoverageForAll.org and expand its outreach to the Hispanic community with the support of a $30,000 grant from the Aetna Foundation, the independent philanthropic arm of Aetna Inc. The Spanish version, http://espanol.coverageforall.org will provide Spanish-speaking visitors with the same content found in FHCE’s main public and private health coverage state-by-state directory of programs, which has been educating uninsured Americans about their coverage options since 2004.
“At a time when health care reform legislation is requiring people to have health insurance coverage, we need to move with even greater urgency to break down barriers, such as language, to information about government-funded or low-cost programs,” said Anne C. Beal, M.D., M.P.H., president of the Aetna Foundation. “We are heartened that the new Spanish-language version of CoverageForAll.org will enable a significant segment of the American population to have affordable access to our health care system. Establishing a level playing field for all racial and ethnic groups to obtain good health care is a priority program area for the Aetna Foundation.”
With this new enhancement, CoverageForAll.org visitors can simply click on http://espanol.coverageforall.org and learn their health insurance options in Spanish through FHCE’s 5-question Eligibility Quiz or they can call the 24/7 multilingual U.S. Uninsured Help Line (1-800-234-1317) to talk with a Spanish-speaking health insurance specialist who will review the questions with them. This eligibility review is a starting point for the Fresno, California-based call center’s counselors who guide each caller through their options and direct them to the appropriate state-sponsored programs. Along with taking the Eligibility Quiz, visitors now also have the ability to learn about COBRA coverage via the Spanish-version of FHCE’s COBRA Booklet or may download FHCE’s Health Care Options Matrix, the consumer-friendly guide to all of the health coverage programs in their state.
The goal of FHCE for translating the site was to broaden its mission of lowering the ranks of the uninsured, specifically by targeting what the U.S. Census Bureau indicates is the 32% of Hispanic Americans who live without health coverage. The Aetna Foundation’s grant opened up an even larger opportunity to assist the FHCE’s current collaborative partners, the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association, the American Diabetes Association, and California’s Employee Development Department and Department of Insurance in aiding their Hispanic populations.
“The FHCE has helped more than two million people find heath coverage through CoverageForAll.org and our U.S. Uninsured Help Line,” said Ankeny Minoux, President of the FHCE. “With funding from the Aetna Foundation for a Spanish version of CoverageForAll.org, we can continue to provide uninsured Americans an easy and efficient way to access information about their health coverage options in their native language.”
About the Aetna Foundation
The Aetna Foundation is the independent charitable and philanthropic arm of Aetna Inc. Since 1980, Aetna and the Aetna Foundation have contributed over $379 million in grants and sponsorships, including more than $20 million in 2009. As a national health foundation, we promote wellness, health, and access to high-quality health care for everyone. This work is enhanced by the time and commitment of Aetna employees, who have volunteered nearly two million hours since 2003. Our current giving is focused on addressing the rising rate of adult and childhood obesity in the U.S.; promoting racial and ethnic equity in health and health care; and advancing integrated health care. For more information, visit www.AetnaFoundation.org.
About the Foundation for Health Coverage Education:
The Foundation for Health Coverage Education (FHCE) is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization with a mission to help simplify public and private health insurance eligibility information in order for more people to access coverage. In addition to its U.S. Uninsured Help Line (800) 234-1317 and website www.CoverageForAll.org, FHCE offers free consumer guides, such as the Health Care Options Matrix™ that is available for all 50 states.
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Aetna Foundation
Susan Millerick
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