The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Unveils Action Plan To Improve Healthcare Quality And Rein In Rising Healthcare Costs

October 5, 2011

WASHINGTON – The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA)  released a comprehensive, interconnected action plan that fundamentally transforms the healthcare system, moving it away from a fee-for-service model to a patient-centered model.  The action plan, Building Tomorrow’s Healthcare System:  The Pathway to High-Quality, Affordable Care in America, provides specific recommendations to improve healthcare quality and [...]

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Average Cost of U.S. Health Coverage per Employee is Expected to Cross the $10,000 Threshold for the First Time in 2012, According to Aon Hewitt

October 3, 2011

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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HHS Launches New Affordable Care Act Initiative to Strengthen Primary Care

September 29, 2011

September 28, 2011 - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today launched a new initiative made possible by the Affordable Care Act to help primary care practices deliver higher quality, more coordinated and patient-centered care. Under the new initiative, Medicare will work with commercial and state health insurance plans to offer additional support [...]

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Healthper Launches Health Engagement Platform

September 28, 2011

JERSEY CITY, N.J. & SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 27, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Healthper, Inc., a social game-based health engagement and achievement platform, launched today at the Health 2.0 conference in San Francisco. Healthper helps people accomplish simple daily actions to maintain a healthy lifestyle, create stories about their achievements, share those stories and get rewarded. [...]

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Aetna Launches New Sales, Enrollment and Billing Platform with Benefitfocus Technology

September 27, 2011

Charleston, S.C. – September 27, 2011 – Benefitfocus today announced that Aetna has selected theBENEFITFOCUS® Platform to integrate online sales, enrollment and benefits management for Aetna customers. By providing Benefitfocus technology across all market segments and lines of business, Aetna delivers a consistent, unified experience to its brokers, plan sponsors and members, who will be [...]

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Cigna Mobile Learning Lab Takes to the Streets

September 21, 2011

BLOOMFIELD, Conn., September 20, 2011 – Is life stressing you out and making you sick? Are you super-sizing your meals without even knowing it? The brand new Cigna Mobile Learning Lab, which kicks off its fall tour at the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) conference taking place now, lets consumers learn first hand how stress, portion [...]

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Health Care Service Corporation, WellPoint and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Collaborate in National Private Exchange and Defined Contribution Solution For Employers

September 20, 2011

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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Cigna Enhances Business Model to Meet Changing Customer Needs

September 19, 2011

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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UMB Healthcare Services Launches Innovative Toolkits to Help Employers Implement and Communicate Benefit Plans

September 14, 2011

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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Cake Health Debuts Free Service to Help Consumers Manage Healthcare Expenses

September 13, 2011

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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