Archives for September 2013
Alegis Care now part of Cigna, to grow in Mid-Atlantic26 Sep 2013
Cigna has acquired Alegis Care from Triton Pacific Capital Partners for an undisclosed sum. Alegis Care, founded in Chicago in... Continue Reading
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Westinghouse drops Highmark; Aetna to handle all health insurance26 Sep 2013
Westinghouse Electric Co., the Cranberry-based nuclear engineering company, is leaving Highmark Inc. and handing the entirety of its health insurance... Continue Reading
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Looks like Blue Cross put the brakes on its health care costs in 201226 Sep 2013
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts held growth in the cost of medical services for its 2.8 million members to... Continue Reading
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September 26, 2013-5 Ways CIOs Need to Prepare for Obamacare26 Sep 2013
Thursday September 26, 2013 Home | Subscribe Payer Advisory Weekly Top Stories Looks like Blue Cross put the brakes on... Continue Reading
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How Cell Phones Are Transforming Health Care in Africa18 Sep 2013
In a little over a decade, Africa has gone from a region with virtually no fixed-line telecoms infrastructure to a... Continue Reading
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At Fake Hospital, Kaiser Runs a Testing Ground for New Technology18 Sep 2013
At the 37 hospitals operated by Kaiser Permanente, the giant health nonprofit with over 160,000 employees, nurses don a fluorescent... Continue Reading
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Highmark halting special coverage18 Sep 2013
Highmark Inc. is discontinuing all of its individual “guaranteed-issue” health insurance plans at the end of this year, affecting about... Continue Reading
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Insurer WellPoint adds Tallett, Short to board18 Sep 2013
WellPoint Inc., the nation’s second-largest health insurer, has picked two health care consulting executives for its board of directors. The... Continue Reading
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Cigna integrates MyFitnessPal into coaching program18 Sep 2013
MyFitnessPal announced a partnership with health insurance company Cigna, which will combine MyFitnessPal’s nutrition, physical activity and weight management resource with... Continue Reading
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Aetna Exits NJ Health Insurance Exchange18 Sep 2013
According to sources, Aetna Inc. ( AET ) has pulled out of the New Jersey health insurance exchange. We believe... Continue Reading
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