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NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MagnaCare, a health plan services company with national reach, announces the release of a White Paper significant to the health care industry and reform efforts nationwide: “The New Face of Chronic Care Management” explores the new paradigm of chronic care management in which coordinated specialty care helps to prevent minor health problems from [...]

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Bill Marvin, President and CEO of InstaMed stated, “CORE Phase II certification solidifies our commitment to improving electronic data exchange. This accomplishment demonstrates our innovation and leadership, as we are one of the first clearinghouses to achieve this level of certification.”

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Below,to according Consumer Watchdog, is a list of the most deceptive sound bites, and the longer truth of the reform plans.

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Despite feelings of loyalty, more seniors remain active consumers, staying on the lookout for insurance that suits them better.

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For example, the top three websites in the Health Insurance category that attracted the largest volume of women aged 25-44 in the “Suburban Optimists” segment were Kaiser Permanente, GroupHealth and CIGNA for the four weeks ending 11/07/09.

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“It is disappointing that the Senate is determined to fund health care reform by restricting access to flexible spending accounts (FSAs), a valuable benefit relied upon by more than 35 million Americans to help hold down health care costs.” – Joe Jackson

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There has been much chatter lately on Twitter and in the blogosphere about the use of social media in healthcare. …use of this new technology may be just what the doctor ordered.

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When my call went out a few weeks ago to find health plans that were using social media as a means of engaging their members, one of the people who got in touch with me was Gretchen Miller of Vitrue, Inc. Gretchen was quick to tell me that, while she was not with a health [...]

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I recently had the chance to catch up with Karen Kocher, Chief Learning Officer at CIGNA, and asked her about how the large health plan was using social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter to engage their members to become healthier.

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