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August 20th, 2008 |
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As parents prepare their children for the start of another school year, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield reminds parents to make sure their adolescents' immunizations are up to date and their vision is checked.[...]
Windsor Medicare Extra announced plans to host a symposium in Little Rock on September 23, 2008. A diverse panel will meet to discuss emerging trends in treating those with mental health conditions in Arkansas. Windsor Medicare Extra is one of only two health plans in the nation contracted with the [...]
The number of people with health insurance continues to grow in Massachusetts, home of a closely watched universal health insurance plan. Some 439,000 people have signed up for insurance since the plan went into effect in 2006, state officials said in a report released yesterday. (The figures exclude Medicare.) That's [...]
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August 20th, 2008 |
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BOSTON (Reuters) - Nearly half a million people obtained health insurance in the two years since Massachusetts enacted a pioneering health-care law, officials said on Tuesday, putting the state closer[...]
Miami Herald |
August 20th, 2008 |
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Continuing to expand the information available about hospitals, Medicare's health information website has added details about the mortality rates for pneumonia and the care of children.[...]
Amy Chozick reports on the presidential race from Albuquerque, N.M. Barack Obama said he would consider embracing a single-payer health-care system, beloved by liberals, as his plan for broader coverage evolves over time. Listen up. Single-payer health care might just work. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) If I were designing a system [...]
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August 19th, 2008 |
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Although he also said it did not go as far as he would have liked on the issue of providing all children with health insurance, he said “modest, but solid gains were made toward that goal.”[...]
Harry and Louise are back. Fifteen years ago, the phony couple sat at a phony kitchen table in TV ads paid for by the insurance industry, which fiercely opposed the Clintons' plan to transform the way health insurance worked in this country. The ads were set in a fictional future, [...]
BizJournals |
August 19th, 2008 |
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San Francisco Health Plan, which provides coverage to low and moderate-income San Franciscans, has named Dr. Kelly Pfeifer as its medical director.[...]
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August 19th, 2008 |
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Kaiser Permanente Hawaii saw profits of $1.5 million for the second quarter of 2008, compared to a $400,000 loss in the same quarter last year.[...]
New Jersey's Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield has filed with the state to convert from not-for-profit to for-profit status, in what it says is a bid to boost its financial options. In its filing with the state's attorney general and Banking and Insurance Department, the health plan said that [...]
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August 19th, 2008 |
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WellCare Health Plans Inc. said it has an agreement with state and federal officials to pay $32.5 million as part of an investigation into the company’s Medicaid contract with the state of Florida. (WCG)[...]
For years, Labor Day has meant picnics, watermelon, softball games and kids having fun. But for millions of working people, it also could rekindle memories of the old days when having a job meant they didn't have to worry about health insurance. Times are changing and HSAInsights.com can help. Today, [...]
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August 19th, 2008 |
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Seth Klarman’s Baupost Group continues its move into the healthcare sector asevidenced by the latest Q2 13F-HR filing: Baupost opened big positions in UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and Liberty Media. The UNH position complements last quarter’s WLP position, which was augmented 24% in Q2. Additionally, by my numbers, they staked a [...]
Miami Herald |
August 19th, 2008 |
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Nine companies, including Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida and UnitedHealthcare, submitted bids to Gov. Charlie Crist's Cover Florida health insurance program.[...]
Business Week |
August 19th, 2008 |
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The $28 monthly rate is lower than initially projected, officials said[...]
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August 19th, 2008 |
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One of the consistent themes of this blog has been access to medical therapies for the individual vs. societies need to restrict care to control costs. I have made no secret that I pro-patient and pro-consumer.Tara Parker-Pope’s recent article on prostate cancer in the New York Times just about sent [...]
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August 18th, 2008 |
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ATLANTA -- Nearly 70% of Americans with private health insurance receive annual eye care for their vision problems, according to a cross-sectional survey.[...]
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August 18th, 2008 |
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Shares of heart-monitoring device maker CardioNet Inc. fell Monday after a Citi Investment Research analyst downgraded the stock, citing big gains in the stock price and questions about Medicare reimbursement. Read More Permalink[...]
Amerigroup will pay $225 million to settle allegations by federal and Illinois state authorities that Amerigroup's health plans denied coverage to pregnant women and people with health ailments in the Illinois Medicaid program, the insurer and the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday,[...]
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August 18th, 2008 |
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In an effort to help members better manage their acute and chronic diseases, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield will use a care management system from The TriZetto Group.[...]
