Timely Health Plan News and Commmentary.
With the recent untimely death of actor Cory Haim this week, the public is learning about an industry-wide problem that continues to plague the health insurance industry, fake prescriptions. Corey Ian Haim (December 23, 1971 – March 10, 2010) … [Continue reading]
TriCipher, a leading provider of Internet identity services, today announced a hosted, on-demand version of its powerful digital signature solution. myOneLogin SignatureBook is an on-demand service that accelerates and streamlines business processes … [Continue reading]
US News and World Report Health has a great article about caring for elderly parents. They say that there are fifteen ways: "The first step toward avoiding such baptism by fire is to acknowledge you'll most likely take on caregiving … [Continue reading]
The Employment Policies Institute (EPI) has released the results of a new study. that shows that the “widely employed estimate of 47 million uninsured Americans is a misleading representation of the problem.” The study, authored by Drs. June … [Continue reading]
The entire healthcare system in the United States is prepared for the Swine Flu if it becomes a national epidemic. Many organizations are working with the CDC in order to keep updated on the latest information about this influenza virus. IBHS … [Continue reading]
In 2007, drug development in Japan, the world’s second largest pharmaceutical market, exploded six-fold over 2006 and should continue to grow, according to a new CenterWatch report released today. Japan: Opening the Door to Global Clinical Trials, … [Continue reading]
According to a survey released today by CSC (NYSE:CSC), entitled “Insuring the Future: Health Plans Respond to the Financial Crisis”, about 75 percent of health plan executives expect the current economic crisis to have a greater impact on their … [Continue reading]
The US healthcare system is the best in the world! --- Only if you can access and afford it. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a good healthcare system should ideally comprise of state of art medical facilities being fairly … [Continue reading]
Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, recently announced that 150 CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery Systems now have been installed worldwide. This milestone was achieved when Hospital Corporation of … [Continue reading]
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ — Researchers today report that after the implementation of Medicare coverage limitations for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs), a significantly greater proportion of anemic cancer patients who were on … [Continue reading]
Hospitals and healthcare are definitely on the reliable growth pace. Current industry trend is really reverse to what you would expect, being new to this sector - this is shortage of nurses and medical professionals, meaning that it is rather … [Continue reading]
AMERIGROUP Corporation (NYSE:AGP) has appointed three senior executives to three key senior management positions within AMERIGROUP Corporation. Steven B. Larsen has been named Senior Vice President for State Government Relations; Tunde … [Continue reading]
Nancy LeaMond, AARP’s Executive Vice President of Social Impact, has recently announced the Association’s next round of activity to encourage the enactment of the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008. After having been … [Continue reading]
The Case Management Society of America (CMSA) and TCS Healthcare Technologies (TCS) have recently announced a partnership to bring a care management software application, called ACUITY AnyWare, to case managers as a membership benefit of … [Continue reading]
Hala Moddelmog, president and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the global leader in the fight to end breast cancer forever, has been recognized for her leadership in business at the 16th annual Trumpet Awards event in Atlanta with a ‘High Heels in … [Continue reading]
MED3OOO Group, Inc., a privately held national healthcare management and technology company, recently entered into an agreement to implement and deploy InteGreat EHR, a true browser-based electronic health record (EHR) application, within the Family … [Continue reading]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted LEVAQUIN(R) (levofloxacin) an additional six months of marketing exclusivity, known as "pediatric exclusivity." The action attaches to the U.S. patent covering LEVAQUIN, extending exclusivity … [Continue reading]
At a time when there are growing concerns about a national epidemic of obesity among teenagers, a new study focusing on morbidly obese teens who have last-resort bariatric surgery has found that the procedure poses no greater risks for them than for … [Continue reading]
Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: ACCP) and Somanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SMPM) have signed a letter of intent for Access to acquire Somanta. Somanta is an Irvine, California based biotechnology company with four novel … [Continue reading]
Allied Healthcare International Inc. (Nasdaq: AHCI; AIM: AHI), a leading provider of flexible healthcare staffing services in the United Kingdom, has announced the financial results of its fiscal 2006 fourth quarter and year-end. For the fiscal … [Continue reading]
Nationally recognized healthcare reimbursement experts, Tracy Knowles, Esq., Senior Vice President for AHC, and Maria Persons, Corporate Director of Patient Financial Services for Tucson Medical Center, recently provided education to the Texas … [Continue reading]
American Community Mutual Insurance Company has introduced two new consumer-choice health insurance plans for employer groups, families and individuals in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. The new plans are designed to make health insurance more … [Continue reading]
In May 2004, Jonas Slonaker participated in a nine-day, on-camera retreat to focus on using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to address his symptoms of prostate cancer. He continues to do EFT daily; and today he is still free of any cancer … [Continue reading]
A White Paper issued today by AMD Alliance International (AMDAI) reports that the impact of vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) on patients’ Quality of Life and psychological well-being is comparable to that of cancer or … [Continue reading]
Connetics Corporation (Nasdaq:CNCT), a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes dermatology products, today announces the use of its proprietary VersaFoam(R) technology in Pfizer Consumer Healthcare’s new Men’s Rogaine(R) … [Continue reading]
While researchers have spent ten years developing a cure for Huntington’s Disease (HD) in mice, people suffering with the disease have gained symptom relief with a simple do-it-yourself acupressure technique. According to the theory behind Emotional … [Continue reading]
Athens Medical Group and ADVANTAGE Health Solutions, Inc.(SM), a regional managed care health plan owned by the Sisters of St. Francis and Ascension Health, have signed a multi-year contract to provide health care in the Montgomery County region. … [Continue reading]
CIGNA HealthCare* today announced an agreement with AMA Insurance Agency, Inc. (AMAIAI) to market the CIGNATURE Rx(SM) Medicare prescription drug plans to Medicare-eligible physicians and their spouses. “We are delighted AMAIAI has chosen to offer … [Continue reading]
AHC Healthcare Receivables Management, an industry leader in providing third-party reimbursement solutions and complimentary education offerings, announced today the completion of the company’s acquisition of Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions (CHS), … [Continue reading]
There are more and more forms of health insurance are showing in our society, since competition of health insurance is increase. Now I am list and briefly describe 10 of the most popular types of health inusrance plans in the United State … [Continue reading]