Springbuk, the leading employer-facing health intelligence platform, continues to show strong growth of its business-to-business software. With the introduction of more than 300 new employer customers in the second quarter, Springbuk now has over 900 … [Continue reading]
Sempre Health launches health plan partnerships
Sempre Health, the leading solution for behavior-based healthcare pricing, officially launched health plan partnerships today to empower consumers to lower their own medication costs. Sempre works with health plans and pharma manufacturers to … [Continue reading]
Missouri Care Signs Agreements with SSM Health
Missouri Care, Inc., a subsidiary of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG), announced today that it has signed an agreement with SSM Health that provides in-network coverage to Missouri Care's MO HealthNet Managed Care (Medicaid) members. This … [Continue reading]
Ohio Father, Baby with Brain Cancer at Same Time Could Lose Health Insurance
A young Ohio father and his baby boy who battled brain cancer at the same time are among the 22 million Americans at risk of losing health insurance if a bill being considered by the United States Senate becomes law. The family is featured in a new … [Continue reading]
Prime Therapeutics Launches Program to Address Opioid and Controlled Substance Epidemic
A comprehensive program announced today by pharmacy benefit manager Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime), which serves 14 Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans nationally, identifies members who are at risk of controlled substance misuse and gets them into … [Continue reading]
It’s Easier to Plan for Long-Term Care if We Face Our Personal Concerns First
Last year the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services issued a report about Americans' concerns and actions related to long-term care (LTC), also referred to as long-term services and supports (LTSS). … [Continue reading]
Johnson & Johnson Reports 2017 Second-Quarter Results
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced sales of $18.8 billion for the second quarter of 2017, an increase of 1.9% as compared to the second quarter of 2016. Operational sales results increased 2.9% and the negative impact of currency was 1.0%. … [Continue reading]
Nation’s Emergency Physicians: Senate’s Alternative to Affordable Care Act Is a Huge Disappointment
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has issued a statement deeply critical of the draft health care legislation introduced yesterday in the Senate, known as the Better Care Reconciliation Act, or BCRA. ACEP's president, Dr. Rebecca … [Continue reading]
American Diabetes Association Urges Senators to Vote Against Proposed Health Care Legislation
The American Diabetes Association has grave concerns about the impact the draft Senate health care bill will have on people with diabetes. Individuals with diabetes need access to continuous health care to effectively manage their disease and to … [Continue reading]
SKYGEN USA Debuts on Healthcare Informatics 100 List
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wisc., June 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The accolades continue to accrue for SKYGEN USA. The company, which is dedicated to transforming the delivery of health benefits through innovative, technology-enabled solutions that drive down the … [Continue reading]
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Acquires Allegian Health Plans’ Membership in Texas
RICHARDSON, Texas, June 1, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) announced today it has acquired certain Medicare Advantage and commercial group membership from Allegian Health Plans (AHP), a wholly-owned … [Continue reading]
CAHU Statement On Senate Passage Of SB 562
SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- CAHU is dismayed that the California State Senate saw fit to pass the $400 billion per year tax plan to pay for universal single payer legislation, SB 562 (Lara/Atkins). … [Continue reading]
American Well Telehealth Services Now Live in Texas
American Well announced today that its clinical partner, Online Care Group, is open and available for telehealth visits in Texas, following the historic signing of Bill SB107 into law by Governor Abbott on May 27. This bill embraces telehealth, … [Continue reading]
Alternate Health Announces Completion of Initial Study to Treat Zika Virus Symptoms with Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid
TORONTO, May 16, 2017 /CNW/ - Alternate Health Corp. (CSE:AHG, OTC:AHGIF), a diverse healthcare company revolutionizing patient care and research through compliance and technology in the emerging medical cannabis industry, announced today the … [Continue reading]
Typical American Family Faces $26,944 in Annual Healthcare
Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, has released the 2017 Milliman Medical Index (MMI), which measures the cost of healthcare for a typical American family of four receiving coverage from an employer-sponsored preferred … [Continue reading]
73 Percent of Health Plan Members Say Their Plan Doesn’t Understand Their Health Very Well
More Americans now have health insurance than ever before, but that doesn't mean there are fewer gaps in the screening, monitoring, and management of healthcare and chronic disease. Most health plan members believe their plan's communications are … [Continue reading]
AARP Urges Senate to Start From Scratch on Health Care Bill
AARP sent a letter to every member of the U.S. Senate urging them to start from scratch on the health care legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last week. The letter comes as AARP also begins to inform its members how each House … [Continue reading]
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts First Quarter 2017 Financial Results
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross), Inc. and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts HMO Blue, Inc. announced first quarter 2017 financial results today and reported a combined after-tax net income of $27.6 million (1.5% net margin) … [Continue reading]
EPIC adds Reba Mathew, Pharm.D., R.Ph to Employee Benefits Consulting Pharmacy Practice
EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Reba Mathew Pharm.D., R.Ph has joined the firm's Employee Benefits Consulting Practice as Pharmacy Practice … [Continue reading]
Signify Research report on Population Health Management in North America
The growing global market presence of SCIO Health Analytics™ is featured in healthcare technology consulting firm Signify Research's most recent market report, "Population Health Management IT – North America – 2017." … [Continue reading]
Aflac and Tough Mudder Partnership
Aflac will partner with Tough Mudder Inc., the leading active lifestyle brand and media company, as the "Official Supplemental Insurance Provider" for Tough Mudder's 2017 events season. The partnership includes the introduction of the Aflac Small … [Continue reading]
xG Health Solutions and Casenet Partnership
xG Health Solutions, powered by Geisinger®, and Casenet, through a strategic alliance, will deliver evidence-based assessment and care plan content to the health plan market. Through this partnership, xG's Intelligent Care Management™ evidence-based … [Continue reading]
DaVita Certified as Freedom-Centered Workplace
DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA), a leading independent medical group and a leading global provider of kidney care services has been certified as a "Freedom-Centered Workplace" by WorldBlu. This is the tenth consecutive year the company has been recognized on … [Continue reading]
Top Environmental Honors For Boston Headquarters of BCBS Massachusetts
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) has received top honors from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for the design of our corporate headquarters at 101 Huntington Avenue. This makes it largest project in New England and 12th … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
ProgenyHealth and Family Health Network Partnership
ProgenyHealth, the only national company focused exclusively on neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) case management, has entered into an agreement with Family Health Network to manage the unique healthcare needs of their premature and medically … [Continue reading]
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota 2016 Financial Results
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and its family of companies (Blue Cross) today announced audited financial results for 2016. Blue Cross ended the year with a net operating loss of $322.4 million on full-year revenues of $12.1 billion, for a … [Continue reading]
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, … [Continue reading]
Sirius Acquires ArmadaGlobal
Sirius International Insurance Group, Ltd. has acquired ArmadaCorp Capital, LLC., a market leading provider of supplemental healthcare insurance products and administration services in the United States. … [Continue reading]
Texas Legislators File Bills to Increase Health Insurance Transparency, Oversight
The Texas Association of Freestanding Emergency Centers (TAFEC) supports legislation introduced in the Texas Legislature aimed at increasing oversight of health insurance companies and protecting consumers from surprise medical costs. … [Continue reading]
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Massachusetts Program To Care For Chronically Ill Seniors At Home
In an effort to improve care and support for our members who are faced with serious illnesses, today Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross), the largest health plan in the Commonwealth, announced it will partner with Landmark Health on … [Continue reading]
Half of Patients’ Out-of-Pocket Spending for Brand Medicines Is Based on List Price
More than half of commercially-insured patients' out-of-pocket spending for brand medicines is based on the full list price, according to a new analysis from Amundsen Consulting, a division of QuintilesIMS. The data also show cost -sharing for nearly … [Continue reading]
Report: Link Between Population’s Health and Growing Economy, Higher Incomes and Lower Unemployment
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) today released the second edition of a Moody's Analytics report that finds a direct link between a population's health and a growing economy, higher incomes and lower unemployment. … [Continue reading]
PhRMA Report on Cost-Sharing Misses the Mark
The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) today released the following points regarding a new PhRMA report on patient out-of-pocket spending: -- According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the average amount … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
DW Healthcare Partners Closes Fourth Fund
DW Healthcare Partners, a private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, announced today the closing of its fourth fund totaling USD $295 million in total capital commitments. This brings DW Healthcare Partners' total capital … [Continue reading]
Symbility Solutions to Announce Annual and Q4 2016 Financial Results
Symbility Solutions Inc. ("Symbility") (TSX.V: SY), a global software company focused on modernizing the insurance industry, confirmed that it will release its fourth quarter and full year 2016 financial results before market open Tuesday, April 11, … [Continue reading]
ASPiRA Labs Announces TriCare South Contract
ASPiRA Labs, a Vermillion company (NASDAQ: VRML), today announced it has signed an in-network, contracted agreement with TriCare South for ASPiRA's U.S. FDA cleared, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) covered, American College of … [Continue reading]
Combined Insurance Donates $30,000 to Luke’s Wings
Combined Insurance, a leading provider of individual supplemental accident, disability, health, and life insurance products, and a Chubb company, demonstrates its continued commitment to giving back to U.S. servicemen and women with a $30,000 … [Continue reading]
Health Insurance Important For Students Studying Abroad
It is that time of year when offers of university places start to drop into electronic mailboxes around the world. Higher education is big business now, places at UK universities are some of the most sought after in the world. These institutions will … [Continue reading]
Healthcare Revenue Cycle Workflow Transformed by Recondo Technology
Recondo Technology, the market leader in cloud-based single-platform revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions, has released a suite of application programming interfaces (APIs) to significantly streamline payment, improve patient satisfaction, and … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
Talix and Geisinger Health Plan to Present on Data Analytics for Risk Adjustment
Talix, Inc., a premier provider of risk analytics solutions for value-based care, today announced that Shahyan Currimbhoy, senior vice president of product management and engineering at Talix, and Karena Weikel, ASA, FAHM, CSFS, vice president of … [Continue reading]
National Alliance Releases Health Policy Recommendations
Don't repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) without specifying what will replace it. This is among the policy recommendations issued by the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions (National Alliance), a nonprofit, membership association … [Continue reading]
Actuaries Examine Implications of ACA Reform and Replacement Proposals
In three new issue briefs, the American Academy of Actuaries examines a number of key public policy considerations that policymakers should weigh when evaluating specific proposals for reforming or replacing the Affordable Care Act. Developed by the … [Continue reading]
Nursing Organizations Urge President Trump, Congress to Make High-Quality, Affordable Health Care Access a Top Reform Priority
America's leading nursing organizations and the over 3.5 million nurses they represent, today called on the Trump Administration and Congress to prioritize patient health and the patient-provider relationship in any health reform proposals. … [Continue reading]
Consumer Watchdog Says Anthem Consumers in California Discover Health Plans No Longer Provide Out-of-Network Coverage
Consumers are just beginning to discover that Anthem eliminated coverage for out-of-network doctors now that the Affordable Care Act "Open Enrollment Period" to secure health coverage for 2017 ended on January 31. … [Continue reading]
Aflac Choice Hospital Insurance Policy Offers First-to-Market Initial Assistance Benefit Option
Aflac, the leader in voluntary insurance sales at the worksite in the United States, is making it even easier for customers to access much-needed financial support while they are in the hospital. … [Continue reading]
Best and Worst States for Group Health Insurance
Employer-sponsored health insurance is greatly affected by geographic region, industry, and employer size. While some cost trends have been fairly consistent since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was put in place, United Benefit … [Continue reading]
Secretary of Health Urges U.S. Legislators to Consider How Repealing ACA Could Eliminate Critical Health Funding for the Commonwealth
Secretary of Health Dr. Karen Murphy is urging the commonwealth's U.S. Congressional delegation to consider the effect that repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) could have on all Pennsylvanians, especially children and seniors in need. … [Continue reading]
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Partners With Ameresco and BlueWave
Energy credits generated from local solar projects owned by Ameresco and co-developed with BlueWave in Hopedale and Mendon, MA will reduce BCBSMA's electricity costs, enable clean, local community solar power, and help reduce air pollution in … [Continue reading]
Discern Health Affiliates with Dr. Mai Pham as Senior Advisor
Discern Health has announced their affiliation with Mai Pham, MD, MPH as a Senior Advisor. Mai most recently served as Chief Innovation Officer at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). Among other achievements at CMMI, Mai … [Continue reading]
International Medical Group Appoints Chief Revenue Officer
International Medical Group® (IMG®), a leader in global benefits and assistance services, has named Craig Peters as chief revenue officer (CRO). … [Continue reading]
N.J. Hospitals Sustained $1.5 Billion in ACA Funding Cuts
Hospitals and health systems in New Jersey have already absorbed nearly $1.5 billion in funding cuts since the Affordable Care Act was enacted in 2010, with the promise of expanded healthcare coverage to mitigate these losses. As the 115th Congress … [Continue reading]
2017 Greets PBMs With New CMS Report
The President and CEO of the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) today predicted the increasingly apparent role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) as unaccountable middlemen in the national drug pricing chain will result in a higher level of … [Continue reading]
Kaiser Permanente Earns Top Marks for Providing High-Quality Care
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 … [Continue reading]
Insurance Commissioner Reminds Pennsylvanians of Upcoming Open Enrollment Deadline
Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller today reminded Pennsylvania consumers that the open enrollment period for 2017 health insurance coverage available through the federal marketplace at www.Healthcare.gov closes at 11:59 p.m. on January 31. More … [Continue reading]
Living Beyond Breast Cancer Creates Healthcare Newsroom
To help people affected by breast cancer understand and prepare for changes to healthcare insurance policies that might affect them, Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC) has created a Healthcare Newsroom on LBBC.ORG. … [Continue reading]
Milliman Identifies 6 Questions Arising from the Trump ACA Executive Order
Milliman, Inc., the premier global consulting and actuarial firm, has published six questions for consideration by healthcare stakeholders about the Trump Administration's recent executive order, which gives a sweeping command to the leaders of the … [Continue reading]
MailMyPrescriptions.com Agreement with Aon Benefit and National General Subsidiaries
MailMyPrescriptions.com has entered into an agreement with Alliance HealthCard of Florida, Inc. Alliance HealthCard of Florida, Inc., a division of Aon Benefit Solutions, Inc., an Aon subsidiary (NYSE: AON), will make mailmyprescriptions.com … [Continue reading]
Arriva Medical Update From Alere
Alere Inc. (NYSE: ALR), a global leader in rapid diagnostic tests, has provided an update on the decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to revoke Arriva Medical's Medicare billing privileges. … [Continue reading]
ReWalk Robotics Exoskeleton System Donated to Paralyzed British Citizen
ReWalk Robotics Ltd. (Nasdaq: RWLK) ("ReWalk"), the leading global exoskeleton developer and manufacturer, announced today the donation of a ReWalk Personal 6.0 System to Daniel Timms, who sustained a spinal cord injury (SCI) in 2012 in a parachuting … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
Harmony Health Plan Helps Kidz Korna Make the Holidays Special
Harmony Health Plan, Inc., a subsidiary of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG), gave $10,000 to Kidz Korna to help make the holidays special for thousands of children living in Chicago's low-income communities, such as Englewood, Bronzeville, … [Continue reading]
Chubb promotes Graham Lambourne
Chubb today announced that Graham Lambourne, currently Global Clients Claims Manager, Europe has been promoted to the role of Head of Multinational Claims for Overseas General Insurance. … [Continue reading]
Goodman Institute Health Economist: No Replacement for Obamacare
Finding a replacement for Obamacare that their colleagues will support may prove to be an impossible task for Republicans on Capitol Hill, says a health economist familiar with the obstacles involved. … [Continue reading]
ApolloMed And Network Medical Management Announce Merger
Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. ("ApolloMed" or "the Company") (OTC: AMEH), an integrated population health management company, and Network Medical Management, Inc. ("NMM"), one of the largest healthcare Management Services Organizations (MSOs) in the … [Continue reading]
9 Oral Health Hazards of Holiday Stress
Holiday stress can be a pain in the neck…and the teeth, warns Delta Dental. If too much family time or the mad dash for last minute gifts causes you to grind or clench your teeth, be aware that it can cause your teeth to ache, wear down, become … [Continue reading]
Medicare Hospital Star Ratings Gives Flawed Quality Snapshot
Medicare's star ratings of hospitals fail to provide the public with an easy comparison of the quality of inpatient care provided. An analysis by J. Graham Atkinson, D.Phil., Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation for Health and Policy (JKTG) … [Continue reading]
WellStar and Blue Cross Reach Agreement
Over the past year, numerous insurers have left the federal health insurance exchange, which has left many Georgians with few options for health insurance and made their preferred providers and hospitals out of network. For some patients, they would … [Continue reading]
David Klein Joins NextHealth Technologies’ Board of Directors
NextHealth Technologies Inc., a prescriptive analytics and consumer engagement platform that measurably reduces medical costs for health plans, announced that David H. Klein has joined its board. As a CEO with over 30 years of experience managing … [Continue reading]
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 … [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]
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