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MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP), and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) announced today a joint effort to offer a nationwide private exchange and defined contribution solution for employers to use in managing their health benefit offerings. The three independent health insurers have [...]
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BLOOMFIELD, Conn., September 19, 2011 -Cigna (NYSE: CI) today announced anational brand campaign that reflects an innovative approach to meeting the evolving health and well-being needs of consumers. With the theme “GO YOU,” Cigna launches its largest advertising campaign, supporting the company’s focus on delivering easy-to-use programs and providing distinctive customer service. A scene from a [...]
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UMB Healthcare Services, a division of UMB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: UMBF), announced today the launch of three comprehensive toolkits to help employers successfully implement and communicate high-deductible health plans (HDHP) with health savings accounts (HSAs). Developed in partnership with Benz Communications, a leading HR and benefits communication strategy boutique, the UMB Toolkits provide [...]
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Cake Health, Inc., a free online service to manage health insurance and medical payments, debuted today at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco. The service, found at www.cakehealth.com , helps consumers pilot through the complexities of insurance benefits, deductibles, network and out-of-network coverage, claims, medical bills, health savings [...]
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INDIANAPOLIS and ARMONK, N.Y., Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP), and IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced an agreement today to create the first commercial applications of the IBM Watson technology. Under the agreement, WellPoint will develop and launch Watson-based solutions to help improve patient care through the delivery of up-to-date, evidence-based health [...]
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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO and ST. LOUIS – August 18, 2011 – To reinforce the importance of engaging a community to lower health care costs and improve health and economic sustainability, the Center for Health Value Innovation (CHVI) has chronicled the efforts of three Colorado Springs employers that worked together to change how they were contracting for [...]
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BLOOMFIELD, Conn., August 16, 2011 – CIGNA said today its proprietary research shows 66 percent of high-risk individuals and 31 percent of all individuals reduced their health risks after completing the company’s health assessment and using its health coaching programs. By reducing their health risks, individuals are less likely to face future health problems and [...]
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Tampa, Fla., August 11, 2011 — Doctors participating in Aetna’s Florida network have two new tools in their virtual black bags: alerts to opportunities to improve care and e-prescribing services through a smartphone or tablet. The mobile alerts and e-prescribing services, supported by NaviNet Mobile Connect, are available at no cost to doctors participating in Aetna’s network. Mobile [...]
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