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Averde Health continues their rapid expansion across Florida with the addition of University of Florida Physicians and Shands HealthCare in Jacksonville and Gainesville to its provider network.
UF Physicians includes more than 80 physician practices located throughout north central and northeast Florida staffed by UF faculty physicians. The Shands HealthCare system is comprised of two academic [...]
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Capital BlueCross continued its commitment to educating and engaging members about health care decision making by launching MyCare Advisor (SM), which is an online suite of transparency tools that assists people in understanding and comparing cost, quality and satisfaction among providers. More specifically, this enhancement to existing tools provides estimated total cost [...]
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“When consumers are engaged in the imaging process, they make more informed decisions about their care, and this improves outcomes, affordability, and consumer satisfaction,” said Tina Blasi.
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CIGNA (NYSE: CI) has announced a new website for insurance brokers who sell health benefit plans to companies with 50 to 250 employees. The site features an industry-leading funding selection tool to help brokers determine which health plan funding option will best fit their clients’ needs. In addition, the site also [...]
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“Prevention activities can strengthen the nation’s healthcare infrastructure and reduce healthcare costs,” said Secretary Sebelius.
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Increasingly common insurance plans that encourage patients to receive care from physicians who keep medical costs lower are based on unreliable estimates of doctor performance and may not achieve the intended savings, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
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The majority of employers surveyed (94 percent) said they will seek opportunities to improve savings even more in 2010, while they look for ways to improve the overall member experience.
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One out of every four Medicare dollars is spent on beneficiaries with diabetes, with a high percentage attributed to tertiary illness caused by unmanaged or under-managed diabetes.
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The report highlights health insurance premium increases in states across the country and comes shortly after Anthem Blue Cross announced plans to raise rates on its California customers by as much as 39 percent, even after its parent company took in a profit of $2.7 billion in the previous quarter.
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The primary conclusion reached from the research is that healthcare pricing transparency is not possible under the current practices and pricing policies of most hospitals and some ASCs.
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