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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) is introducing an innovative, new portfolio of health plans – called HealthyBlue – designed to foster and reward healthy lifestyles and promote collaboration between patients and their primary care physicians (PCPs). The products are specifically designed to make it easy for patients to seek necessary care, make them aware of their [...]
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Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) announced today new features and applications that expand the mobile experience, including a doctor and hospital search tool, claims summary, text messaging, and health-related games. Humana members can instantly receive [...]
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Addressing national studies showing that racial, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities affect health care outcomes, BlueChoice HealthPlan of South Carolina has concentrated efforts to adapt to the needs of South Carolina’s diverse populations.
The National Healthcare Disparities Report (http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr08/nhdr08.pdf) by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human [...]
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Millions of Highmark members can now access valuable health and wellness information through the free Highmark Health@Hand iPhone® application.
The Health@Hand iPhone app gives members access to health and wellness features at their fingertips. Since the iPhone is equipped to know exactly where someone is, Highmark members can quickly find nearby participating Highmark medical facilities and [...]
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Introducing Healthy Blue Living Rewards, an extension of Blue Care Network’s successful Healthy Blue Living product. This new product is an innovative outcome-based HMO health care plan that takes personal accountability to the next level by lowering insurance costs for people who succeed in improving their health and thereby making health care more affordable.
“We are [...]
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The coupons will be made available via targeted mailings to the members’ homes.
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Patients using home monitoring were 50 percent more likely to have their blood pressure in control.
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“At-home health screening kits can make an impact in the early detection of certain illnesses, and ultimately save lives,” said Sam Ho, M.D.
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