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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has designated more than 1,800 physicians in roughly 500 practices across the state as patient-centered medical homes (PCMH), securing the initiative’s position as the largest PCMH effort in the nation.  The number of designated physicians grew by roughly 50% over the 1,200 designated PCMH physicians in 2009.
In the patient-centered [...]

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Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM – News) announced today that its Games for Health team is launching the first of several iPhone applications that feature a fun approach to helping people get healthier and achieve lifelong well-being.
Colorfall, a puzzle game promoting cognitive [...]

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BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and the Palmetto Health Family Medicine Center/University of South Carolina School of Medicine Department of Family and Preventive Medicine will begin a project on July 1 that features a new payment model to reward improved health outcomes and coordinated care within the complexities of our health care system.
The payment arrangement [...]

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BrandsPlus Rx helps bridge potential coverage gaps by focusing, in part, on more costly brand-name and specialty drugs for which there is no equally effective generic equivalent, and which may be out of reach financially for some employees.

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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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The People’s Voice win represents a collaborative effort between Regence BlueCross BlueShield and the agencies that developed the site, lead agency North and development partner unit9.

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“Our associates and their families need a holistic health approach that is convenient and cost-effective.”

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“Our new Healthy Lifestyle Coaching program responds to direct feedback from our customers who are looking for a more holistic, integrated approach to helping their employees make lasting health improvements.”

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Health Alliance Medical Plans, a provider-sponsored health insurer in the Midwest, has licensed Thomson Reuters Treatment Cost Calculator, an application that tells health plan members how much they will pay out-of-pocket for upcoming healthcare services.
The Treatment Cost Calculator generates cost estimates based on a health plan’s claims data at the provider level, so the estimates [...]

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