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HARRISBURG, Pa., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Today marks the one-year anniversary of Capital BlueCross’ launch of two Accountable Care Arrangements (ACA). Preliminary results demonstrate that this innovative care delivery model is improving care coordination, lowering the medical cost trend, and improving the member’s management of chronic conditions and overall satisfaction with care. This initiative builds off of [...]
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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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Lyndhurst, NJ (PRWEB) December 08, 2011, IncentOne, a provider of incentive solutions to the healthcare industry, has launched what it says is the first outcomes-based biometric incentive program through its Health Power™ platform. With this solution, IncentOne will enable payers, health service companies, employers, governments and administrators to align incentives to outcomes and improvements in 20 [...]
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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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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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Nov. 3, 2011 | Pittsburgh, Pa. — Highmark’s latest data on its Quality BLUE pay-for-performance programs demonstrates that participating hospitals and physicians consistently take better care of Highmark members than health care providers that are not part of the program. “Whether you look at infection rates, screening for various diseases or electronic prescribing rates, Highmark members 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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