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BOSTON & ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HighRoads, the industry leader in employer health care regulation compliance, and the Corporate Executive Board (NYSE: EXBD) (CEB), a leading research and advisory services company, today announced the results of their first joint study on health care benefits plan design data. The combined study from The Lab®, HighRoads’ real-time employer benefits database, shows [...]
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MINNETONKA, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Medica today announced that it will offer an innovative new defined contribution health benefit offering that will help employers better control rising healthcare costs while providing more group health coverage choices for their employees. The offering – My Plan by MedicaSM – is the first of its kind in the Minnesota market and [...]
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DEERFIELD, Ill., June 03, 2011 – Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG)(NASDAQ: WAG) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of drugstore.com. The transaction includes all websites directly owned and operated by drugstore.com, as well as its corporate office and customer service and distribution center operations. The transaction, which represents a total enterprise value of approximately [...]
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. (BCBSF) makes finding health care solutions easier for Floridians with the introduction of its first Florida Blue mobile app for the iPhone® and Android™ Smartphones. Designed to help consumers save time and money, and stay healthy, the company’s latest mobile innovation brings health care [...]
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Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Ranking Member, Senate Finance Committee and Representative Erik Paulsen (R-3rd, MN) have introduced the “Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011.” The legislation makes a number of changes to strengthen and expand health savings accounts (HSAs) and flexible spending accounts (FSAs). Specific provisions in the legislation would: allow a [...]
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LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Millions of Humana members will now find it easier to compare the cost of prescription drugs and explore available alternatives. Humana has updated its industry-leading MyHumana Mobile app and mobile website to include prescription drug pricing. The Drug Pricing feature allows members to quickly determine the cost of their prescriptions, identify lower-cost alternatives and [...]
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HARTFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Aetna (NYSE:AET -News) announced that the company’s online benefits advisor won a top honor from the Center for Plain Language on April 28. Aetna understands choosing a health plan is not easy. The new Aetna Benefit Advisor tool was launched in 2009. The virtual advisor is named “David.” In his friendly manner, [...]
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Medical Mutual of Ohio, the oldest and largest Ohio-based health insurance company, has partnered with Linkwell Health, a fast-growing developer of innovative health and wellness engagement and loyalty programs, to make it easier for its members to live healthier lives. Linkwell Health provides Medical Mutual with quarterly high value wellness offers and simple-to-follow guidance to [...]
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