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BLOOMFIELD, Conn. & NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., December 20, 2011 – Cigna (NYSE:CI) and Partners In Care (“PIC”), an independent physicians organization based in Central New Jersey, have launched a collaborative accountable care initiative to expand patient access to health care, improve care coordination, and achieve the “triple aim” of improved health outcomes (quality), lower total medical costs [...]
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Nov 14, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Optum(TM) is offering benefits managers at companies of all sizes free online resources designed to help educate their employees about consumer-directed health plans and tax-advantaged health care accounts. The resources, available at OpenEnrollment123.com, provide benefit managers free tools that can be incorporated into their existing open [...]
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COLUMBIA, S.C., Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — After several years of economic woes and health care reform wrangling, the only certainty in the future of workplace benefits may be continued uncertainty. But employers, human resources professionals and insurance brokers who want to be prepared for 2012 should pay attention to several emerging trends. Here are [...]
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Philadelphia, PA – November 1, 2011 – Independence Blue Cross (IBC) announced the introduction of two new progressively designed health plans for individuals and families that offer coverage beginning this fall on November 15. New members in southeastern Pennsylvania may now select from a broadened suite of 13 different medically underwritten health plans from IBC, [...]
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Southland Benefit Solutions, LLC, (Southland) today announced that it has formed, Health Partners America, LLC, (HPA) a health insurance training and services company that offers its clients long-term solutions in a rapidly changing healthcare benefits environment. Based in Tuscaloosa, with a sales office in Birmingham, AL, HPA will operate as a subsidiary of Southland. Formerly [...]
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BLOOMFIELD, Conn. & NASHVILLE, Tenn., October 24, 2011 – Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) and HealthSpring, Inc. (NYSE:HS) today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Cigna will acquire all the outstanding shares of HealthSpring for $55 per share in cash, a 37% premium over the closing stock price on Friday October 21, [...]
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LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–This week, Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) health plan members start earning rewards for their efforts to live healthier lives through the launch of HumanaVitality – a wellness and loyalty program that features a wide range of well-being tools and rewards from leading reward-partners. A key element of the program is a sophisticated health-behavior-change [...]
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Pittsburgh, Pa. — Highmark Inc. and the West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS) today announced their intentions to pursue an affiliation aimed at maintaining the health system as a high-quality choice for health care services to millions of Western Pennsylvanians. As part of the initial arrangement, Highmark is immediately providing a $50 million grant to the [...]
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CHICAGO, IL–(Marketwire – Jun 25, 2011) – Do group health insurance plans provide the best coverage? From the looks of a GoHealth infographic, that might not always be the case. GoHealthInsurance.com is unveiling an infographic to show data from the Department of Labor and Department of Health and Human Services revealing the percentage of group plans [...]
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BOSTON & ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HighRoads, the industry leader in employer health care regulation compliance, and the Corporate Executive Board (NYSE: EXBD) (CEB), a leading research and advisory services company, today announced the results of their first joint study on health care benefits plan design data. The combined study from The Lab®, HighRoads’ real-time employer benefits database, shows [...]
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