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Competing to Win: TriZetto Suggests Healthcare Payer Strategies for Growth in Emerging Retail Market

by Martin Trussell on December 7, 2011

in health insurance,Health IT,Healthcare Reform,Individual Health Insurance,Innovation,Medicare

DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–According to The TriZetto Group, as payers continue to make the necessary business changes to comply with reform, increase administrative efficiency, and improve the cost and quality of care, these organizations will face an additional challenge—competing to win in an emerging retail market. “Rep. Eric Cantor says 10,000 baby boomers a day are becoming eligible for benefits” To [...]

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WellPoint Earns Industry Recognition for Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection

by Martin Trussell on October 21, 2011

in Consumer-driven Health Care,Health,Innovation,Managed Care,Mobile Technology,quality,wellness

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — WellPoint, Inc., (NYSE: WLP) today announced it has been awarded Silver and Honorable Mention honors for Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection by URAC, a leading health care accreditation organization. The awards recognize industry achievements in advancing the role of consumers as active participants in their health [...]

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Anthem Blue Cross Emergency Room Interventions Using Google Maps and Education, Empower Consumers to Choose ER Alternatives for Non-Emergency Conditions

by Martin Trussell on July 11, 2011

in Consumer-driven Health Care,health insurance,Hospitals,Innovation,Marketing,Social media

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., July 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Anthem Blue Cross has launched an emergency room education campaign incorporating Google Maps to make it easier for consumers to find and use retail health clinics and urgent care centers for non-emergency conditions when their regular physicians are not available. “When your five-year-old is crying with a fever at 7 [...]

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Assurant Health Now Offers Payment Advocacy Services

by Martin Trussell on February 16, 2011

in Consumer-driven Health Care

Milwaukee, Wis., February 15, 2011—Assurant Health announced today that it will be offering a payment advocacy service to all its Assurant Health AccessSM customers who have more than $500 in out-of-pocket expenses related to their healthcare. This service is available through Assurant Health’s agreement with Health Payment Advocates (HPA), a healthcare financial advocacy firm, at [...]

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BCBSNC, UNC Health Care Announce Partnership To Launch Novel Patient-Centered Practice

by Martin Trussell on January 15, 2011

in Health,health insurance,Innovation,medical home,Plan Design

CHAPEL HILL – The state’s leading health insurer and the state’s health care system will collaborate to develop a completely new type of medical practice in which patients – not just their symptoms – are the focus of care. This advanced medical practice will extend beyond what is currently called the ‘medical home’ and will [...]

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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Makes Major Investment In Next Generation Health Care For New Jersey

by Martin Trussell on July 26, 2010

in Consumer-driven Health Care,health insurance,Healthcare Reform,Innovation,Managed Care,quality

Most health care experts agree that, despite federal health care reform, a great deal of work remains to be done to improve the nation’s health care system. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon BCBSNJ) announced recently it plans to spearhead that work in New Jersey by creating a new company with a [...]

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Four Health Plans Win Pinnacle Awards from the Ohio Association of Health Plans

by Martin Trussell on May 28, 2010

in Innovation

The Ohio Association of Health Plans (OAHP) has announced the 2010 winners of its Pinnacle Awards for best practices in the Business/Operational Performance, Health Care Programs, and Community Outreach and Partnerships categories.

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