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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) is introducing an innovative, new portfolio of health plans – called HealthyBlue – designed to foster and reward healthy lifestyles and promote collaboration between patients and their primary care physicians (PCPs). The products are specifically designed to make it easy for patients to seek necessary care, make them aware of their [...]
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Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) announced today new features and applications that expand the mobile experience, including a doctor and hospital search tool, claims summary, text messaging, and health-related games. Humana members can instantly receive [...]
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Two Kansas City-based companies, H&R Block and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, have joined forces to provide a convenient, comprehensive tool to help small business owners understand the financial impact of health care reform.
The small business tax credit calculator is available through Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City and can [...]
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Addressing national studies showing that racial, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities affect health care outcomes, BlueChoice HealthPlan of South Carolina has concentrated efforts to adapt to the needs of South Carolina’s diverse populations.
The National Healthcare Disparities Report (http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr08/nhdr08.pdf) by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human [...]
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Millions of Highmark members can now access valuable health and wellness information through the free Highmark Health@Hand iPhone® application.
The Health@Hand iPhone app gives members access to health and wellness features at their fingertips. Since the iPhone is equipped to know exactly where someone is, Highmark members can quickly find nearby participating Highmark medical facilities and [...]
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Averde Health continues their rapid expansion across Florida with the addition of University of Florida Physicians and Shands HealthCare in Jacksonville and Gainesville to its provider network.
UF Physicians includes more than 80 physician practices located throughout north central and northeast Florida staffed by UF faculty physicians. The Shands HealthCare system is comprised of two academic [...]
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Capital BlueCross continued its commitment to educating and engaging members about health care decision making by launching MyCare Advisor (SM), which is an online suite of transparency tools that assists people in understanding and comparing cost, quality and satisfaction among providers. More specifically, this enhancement to existing tools provides estimated total cost [...]
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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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At a time when health care costs continue to rise and hospitals are advertising emergency room availability, it is becoming more important to educate consumers on how to best access ER alternatives and receive the same care with less out-of-pocket cost. If a primary care physician isn’t available, retail health clinics, walk-in doctor offices and [...]
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