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 … [Continue reading]
Emerge Launches New Online Tool
Emerge, an online platform that reimagines how consumers purchase emergency insurance, has announced that its site is live and ready to educate individuals and help them avoid the risk of medical debt. … [Continue reading]
Veterans Groups Applaud New Rule
Veterans Deserve Care, a grassroots coalition committed to reducing wait times in VA facilities, applauded a decision by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to finalize a rule allowing veterans to receive high-quality care by providing … [Continue reading]
City of Fort Worth Partners with Employer Direct Healthcare
The City of Fort Worth (the "City") is pleased to announce the expansion of its member healthcare coverage offering starting January 2017 through Employer Direct Healthcare's SurgeryPlus®, a supplemental benefit for non-emergent surgeries that … [Continue reading]
Blue Shield of California Foundation Awards $3.9 million
Blue Shield of California Foundation announced today $3.9 million in fourth-quarter grantmaking, raising its total 2016 giving to more than $29 million to advance its mission to improve health equity and end domestic violence in California. … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
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, … [Continue reading]
Study shows 30% of Americans don’t know their health plan deductible
The U.S. business group of Sun Life Financial has released a study titled "Voluntary Benefits: An Unknown but Needed Option," illustrating that due to health care costs continuing to rise, American workers need to adequately understand what … [Continue reading]
AMSUS Announces Executive Advisory Board Plans to Improve Federal Health Care Policy
AMSUS, The Society of Federal Health Professionals, announced the creation of a new board, the Executive Advisory Board (EAB), during its Annual Meeting in Maryland recently. … [Continue reading]
Home Health Community Urges Congress to Enact Pre-Claim Undermines Seniors’ Health (PUSH) Act
The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare — a coalition of home health providers dedicated to improving the integrity, quality, and efficiency of home healthcare for our nation's seniors – recently urged Congress to pass the Pre-Claim Undermines … [Continue reading]
UK Lags Behind Europe in Readiness for Old Age
Research shows old age is seen as a problem, worries about healthcare and social services and people not prioritising or doing enough to prepare for their own retirement. Research conducted by Chase de Vere, the national firm of independent financial … [Continue reading]
Accolades Recognize Preeminence of FAIR Health Consumer Website
FAIR Health's consumer website marked another year as the preeminent site for consumers to access accurate, actionable healthcare cost estimates and health insurance information. In a time of flux in healthcare policy at the federal and state levels, … [Continue reading]
International Medical Group Unveils New Logo and Branding
International Medical Group® (IMG®), a leader in global benefits and assistance services, recently announced the company’s new corporate branding and logo. … [Continue reading]
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Offers 2017 Open Enrollment
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) is the only carrier offering retail health benefit plans on the Texas Health Insurance Marketplace in every county of the state in 2017 with Blue Advantage HMO? and Blue Advantage Plus HMO? plans. These … [Continue reading]
Still Time To Sign Up For Magnolia Health Medicare Advantage During The 2017 Annual Enrollment Period
The annual enrollment period for Medicare ends next week for most Medicare beneficiaries. For the first time, Magnolia Health, is offering a Medicare Advantage HMO, available to anyone eligible for Medicare and living in the following counties in … [Continue reading]
Health Care Empowerment, Career Transitions, Socially Responsible Investing and More in the December AARP Bulletin
Think you can't haggle over medical costs? Or demand that your doctor see you on time? The December issue of AARP Bulletin examines how to become a more effective advocate for yourself to receive better health care for less money. The issue also … [Continue reading]
Class Settlement Over Health Insurance Benefits for Same-Sex Spouses of Walmart Associates
Former Walmart associate Jacqueline Cote and her lawyers filed a motion today asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to grant preliminary approval of a class action settlement in Cote's action that challenged Walmart's lack … [Continue reading]
1Sovereign Health Examines Insurance and Other Barriers That Affect Addiction Treatment
Sovereign Health, a leading national provider of behavioral health treatment services, has announced the seventh installment of the "Beyond NIMBY" series, a second series that addresses the strong community opposition to recovery-oriented housing and … [Continue reading]
UPMC Health Plan opens new Connect Service and Sales Center Store
UPMC Health Plan Service and Sales Associates are now available to answer individual's health insurance questions and meet your health care coverage needs at a new Monroeville Mall store. The grand opening celebration was today, Saturday, Nov. 5, … [Continue reading]
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). … [Continue reading]
7 TV News Stations Have Aired No Coverage of Drug Price Reform Initiative Prop 61
Seven California news stations have not aired a single story about Proposition 61 to educate voters on the measure that would cap state prescription drug prices, despite receiving nearly $1.7 million in ad money from the pharmaceutical industry's … [Continue reading]
Kaiser Family Foundation Under Fire
Consumer Watchdog today called out the Kaiser Family Foundation for holding a one-sided debate on drug price controls tomorrow that allows the opponents of Prop 61, the drug makers who raised $90 million against the effort to rein in California's … [Continue reading]
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Expands its Medicare Advantage Offerings
Focused on increasing access to quality care to Medicare beneficiaries, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) is offering more options for health care coverage that provides them additional choice, optimized networks, flexibility and … [Continue reading]
Oklahomans Brace for Skyrocketing Increases on ACA Marketplace
Health insurance premiums will likely increase by an average of 76 percent for Oklahomans who buy individual coverage through the Affordable Care Act's marketplace. The increases for individual market plans range from 58 percent to 96 percent. … [Continue reading]
Adapt Pharma Announces NARCAN® coverage with California’s Medi-Cal Program
Effective October 1, 2016, the Medi-Cal Fee-For-Service program provides unrestricted, $0 copay access to NARCAN® Nasal Spray for its beneficiaries. As a result of this decision, beneficiaries can now obtain NARCAN® Nasal Spray from pharmacists … [Continue reading]
Alignment Healthcare Hires Kevin P. Enterlein to Head Its Florida Market
Alignment Healthcare has hired former Aetna executive Kevin P. Enterlein to head its Florida market, which the California-based population health management company entered January 1st. … [Continue reading]
Karen Brach Named President of Illinois Office by Meridian Health Plan
Karen Brach has been named the new President of Meridian Health Plan of Illinois and is scheduled to step into that role on April 5. Brach is a managed care executive with more than 15 years of Medicaid and Medicare managed care senior leadership … [Continue reading]
What If It’s YOUR Medical Record?
AmeriVeri (http://www.ameriveri.com/) helps protect the integrity of Medical Records and saves patients from unnecessary, costly and possibly dangerous treatments resulting from medical coding errors. What many don't realize is how shockingly common … [Continue reading]
Hospital Executives Increasing Focus on Patient Expectations and Engagement According to Survey
While care transformation continues to lead the list of concerns for hospital and health system executives, this year two of the top four topics relate to patients' non-clinical needs, according to The Advisory Board Company's Annual Health Care CEO … [Continue reading]
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. … [Continue reading]
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