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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. (BCBSF) makes finding health care solutions easier for Floridians with the introduction of its first Florida Blue mobile app for the iPhone® and Android™ Smartphones. Designed to help consumers save time and money, and stay healthy, the company’s latest mobile innovation brings health care [...]
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EAGAN, Minn. (May 20, 2011) — This spring there will be “suits” riding bikes at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross) when it launches BlueCycle – a free bike-sharing program for employees. With locations at the Blue Cross offices in Eagan and Virginia, Minn., BlueCycle is the largest private bike-at-work program in [...]
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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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LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Millions of Humana members will now find it easier to compare the cost of prescription drugs and explore available alternatives. Humana has updated its industry-leading MyHumana Mobile app and mobile website to include prescription drug pricing. The Drug Pricing feature allows members to quickly determine the cost of their prescriptions, identify lower-cost alternatives and [...]
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SEATTLE, WA – (April 11, 2011) – EveryMove of Seattle, WA and Premera Blue Cross of Mountlake Terrace, WA, have announced a new initiative to jointly develop, test and deploy personal technology tools that can incentivize people to stay active and improve their health in simple, meaningful and effective ways. EveryMove is a technology developer [...]
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PHILADELPHIA, April 05, 2011 – As employers seek ways to control benefit costs, more are focusing on benefit programs that offer preventive options and strategies that encourage participation.1 CIGNA has expanded its dental product suite by adding new features that reward people for getting preventive dental care and also provide employers more plan design flexibility, [...]
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Priority Health is leading the chorus of health care organizations calling for smart health care and better outcomes. A new web-based tool allows members to evaluate care options prior to choosing surgery. “We each have a responsibility to ask questions of our care givers to ensure the care we receive is the [...]
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ALBANY, N.Y. — CDPHP today announced that its nationally-recognized patient-centered medical home pilot resulted in dramatic declines in medical cost growth at three local physician practices. The pilot, designed to help physician practices transform their processes, improve care, and increase reimbursement for primary care physicians, showed that important opportunities exist to improve primary care in [...]
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HARRISBURG, Pa., March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Capital BlueCross and the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians (PAFP) have formed a partnership unique to this region that allows the two organizations to focus on improving health care for patients and their families. Through this professional commitment, Capital BlueCross expects to enhance its relationship with the physicians [...]
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