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HARRISBURG, Pa., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Today marks the one-year anniversary of Capital BlueCross’ launch of two Accountable Care Arrangements (ACA). Preliminary results demonstrate that this innovative care delivery model is improving care coordination, lowering the medical cost trend, and improving the member’s management of chronic conditions and overall satisfaction with care. This initiative builds off of [...]
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DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–According to The TriZetto Group, as payers continue to make the necessary business changes to comply with reform, increase administrative efficiency, and improve the cost and quality of care, these organizations will face an additional challenge—competing to win in an emerging retail market. “Rep. Eric Cantor says 10,000 baby boomers a day are becoming eligible for benefits” To [...]
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COLUMBIA, S.C., Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — After several years of economic woes and health care reform wrangling, the only certainty in the future of workplace benefits may be continued uncertainty. But employers, human resources professionals and insurance brokers who want to be prepared for 2012 should pay attention to several emerging trends. Here are [...]
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Nov. 3, 2011 | Pittsburgh, Pa. — Highmark’s latest data on its Quality BLUE pay-for-performance programs demonstrates that participating hospitals and physicians consistently take better care of Highmark members than health care providers that are not part of the program. “Whether you look at infection rates, screening for various diseases or electronic prescribing rates, Highmark members are [...]
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Southland Benefit Solutions, LLC, (Southland) today announced that it has formed, Health Partners America, LLC, (HPA) a health insurance training and services company that offers its clients long-term solutions in a rapidly changing healthcare benefits environment. Based in Tuscaloosa, with a sales office in Birmingham, AL, HPA will operate as a subsidiary of Southland. Formerly [...]
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BLOOMFIELD, Conn. & NASHVILLE, Tenn., October 24, 2011 – Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) and HealthSpring, Inc. (NYSE:HS) today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Cigna will acquire all the outstanding shares of HealthSpring for $55 per share in cash, a 37% premium over the closing stock price on Friday October 21, [...]
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HARRISBURG, Pa. & PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Got a question about Medicare or individual insurance coverage? Now you can ask a person. Face to face. One-on-one. “Our new kiosks allow consumers to meet in person, face-to-face with a HealthAmerica representative to discuss their specific coverage needs rather than over the phone or going online” That’s the premise behind [...]
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Castlight Health, developer of a personalized health care shopping portal offering unbiased information about health care cost and quality, announced today that Esterline Corporation, a leading worldwide supplier to the aerospace and defense industries headquartered in the Pacific Northwest, will be providing the Castlight portal to its employees across all 23 [...]
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PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HealthAmerica and Preferred Primary Care Physicians (Preferred) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have launched a new pilot program with the goal of providing more coordinated and patient-centered primary care and improved communications among patients, their physicians and their care team. “HealthAmerica will play an important role because of the data we track on quality measures, which [...]
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LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — While health care costs are projected to increase at a lower rate in 2012 compared to 2011, the average cost per employee will surpass the $10,000 mark for the first time next year, according to Aon Hewitt, the global human resource consulting and outsourcing business of Aon Corporation (NYSE: AON). According to Aon Hewitt’s analysis, [...]
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