In 2015, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX), the state's largest health insurer, collaborated with nearly 500 community organizations through employee volunteers and financial investments to help prevent and manage heart disease, cancer, … [Continue reading]
43% Expect to Pay More for Healthcare in 2016
According to the latest survey conducted by leading personal finance website GOBankingRates.com, 43 percent of Americans expect to pay more for health insurance in 2016, with 23 percent expecting to pay "a little more than the last year" and 20 … [Continue reading]
New President and CEO at GeoBlue®
GeoBlue today announced the appointment of Guillaume Deybach as President and CEO for parent company Highway to Health, Inc (HTH). This concludes the global search conducted over a period of several months for an exceptional candidate able to … [Continue reading]
Dreamit Health Awarded Grant From Blackstone Charitable Foundation
Leading global startup accelerator Dreamit announced today that the Dreamit Health program developed in collaboration with Penn Medicine and Independence Blue Cross (Independence) has received a $325,000 grant from Blackstone Charitable Foundation to … [Continue reading]
New Vice President of Ancillary Services at Capital BlueCross
Capital BlueCross today announced Chris Davis as the company's new vice president of ancillary services. Davis was previously vice president of sales and service at Dominion Dental Services, a national dental and vision plan administrator … [Continue reading]
ProAssurance Life Sciences Leadership Changes
ProAssurance Corporation (NYSE: PRA) announced that Chief Financial Officer Edward L. Rand, Jr. will assume additional duties as the President of Medmarc, the Company's life science and legal professional liability insurance subsidiary. Additionally, … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
IEHP Increases The Network Enhancement Fund for New Providers
Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP), with the approval of its Governing Board, added $5 million additional dollars to its Network Enhancement Fund (NEF) to bring new providers to practice in the Inland Empire (IE) to help improve access to care for more … [Continue reading]
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota recognized for industry-leading commitment to veterans
As the number of Minnesota soldiers returning home after serving overseas continues to increase, so do the challenges that come with transitioning into work and civilian life. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross), which has long … [Continue reading]
10 Days Left to Sign Up for Health Insurance
"In just ten days, January 31, 2016, most residents of Atlanta must have health insurance or face new tax penalties," said Dr. Jane L. Delgado, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, the nation's leading Hispanic health … [Continue reading]
Open Enrollment Deadline Approaching Soon
January 31st marks the end of the third annual enrollment period through the Health Insurance Marketplace. With this deadline quickly approaching, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) is actively providing Texans with health insurance … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
Highest Health Insurance Costs Are in New York and South Carolina
As monthly premiums for the most popular plans offered under the Affordable Care Act are seeing a 10.1 percent spike up from 2015*, GOBankingRates conducted a study to see which states' residents are paying more (or less) for health insurance in 2016 … [Continue reading]
CentraState Medical Center Streamlines Administration of Medication Education
CentraState Medical Center is establishing a new benchmark for patient education best practices by integrating video medication education with a patient’s Electronic Medical Record (EMR) using in-room televisions. Partnering with TeleHealth Services, … [Continue reading]
Thomas Duncan: CEO Of Trusted Health Plan Ensures DC Medicaid Managed Care, Makes Good Business Sense
The deadline is drawing near for uninsured consumers to sign up for Affordable Health Care this month. Numerous legislators across the country continue to wrestle with whether to expand their state's Medicaid provisions to accommodate ACA. However … [Continue reading]
Capital BlueCross New Hospital Recognition Program
Capital BlueCross has signed an agreement with The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization focused on health care quality and safety, that will establish a regional hospital recognition program to help employers and consumers in central … [Continue reading]
DinnerTime Signs Agreement with Johns Hopkins HealthCare
DinnerTime has signed an agreement with Johns Hopkins HealthCare to provide Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs (EHP) members with free access to DinnerTime's personalized meal planning and sale-smart shopping service. As of January 1, 2016, Johns … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
Blue Cross Members With Advanced Illnesses Will Receive Enhanced Benefits
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) has announced the launch of a comprehensive program aimed at improving quality-of-life for individuals and families facing advanced illnesses and the end of life. … [Continue reading]
HealthWell Foundation Opens New Medicare Access Fund to Provide Financial Assistance to Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients
The HealthWell Foundation®, an independent non-profit that provides a financial lifeline for inadequately insured Americans, has announced it has opened a new fund to provide financial assistance to Medicare patients suffering from renal cell … [Continue reading]
Senior Health Insurance of Pennsylvania Enters Into Reinsurance Transaction with Teachers Protective Mutual
Senior Health Insurance Company of Pennsylvania (SHIP) has announced that it has executed a reinsurance transaction with Teachers Protective Mutual, a mutual insurance company, for SHIP to reinsure all of Teacher's long-term care business. Founded … [Continue reading]
WellStar brings transparency to patient records
WellStar Health System is deploying an innovative solution to improve the patient experience while providing better patient care. WellStar's electronic medical record patient portal, WellStar MyChart, will provide patients with round-the-clock access … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
PIA Hails Passage of Policyholder Protection Act
The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) has hailed passage of the Policyholder Protection Act. The measure was included in the omnibus appropriations agreement that was passed 316-113 in the House and 65-33 in the Senate on … [Continue reading]
32 Hospitals Settling Medicare Fraud Allegations Due to Whistleblower
Thirty-two hospitals in 15 states agreed to pay more than $28 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit brought by Phillips & Cohen LLP alleging that the hospitals overcharged Medicare for a type of back surgery known as kyphoplasty. … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
PROCEPT BioRobotics Closes $42 Million in New Funding
PROCEPT BioRobotics, a privately held medical device company based in Silicon Valley, announced today the closing of $42 million in a venture round of equity financing led by Novo A/S. New investor CPMG, Inc. and existing investors also participated … [Continue reading]
Hemp Health Inc. Helps Marijuana Users Get Sober Quickly
Hemp Health Inc., maker of cannabidiol (CBD) products, today introduced THC Buzzkill, a patent-pending CBD supplement that counteracts the 'high' of marijuana. Sold as an oral spray, THC Buzzkill absorbs into the bloodstream rapidly and lessens the … [Continue reading]
BIO-Europe® 2015 in Munich to take place November 2-4, 2015
The twenty-first annual BIO-Europe® international life science partnering conference will be held in Munich, Germany, November 2–4, 2015. Organized by EBD Group, the event is co-hosted by BioM Biotech Cluster Development, the Bavarian Ministry of … [Continue reading]
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