Archives for May 2014
Cigna Extends Ties with Tenet Healthcare22 May 2014
Health insurer Cigna Corp. (CI – Analyst Report) has extended its agreement withTenet Healthcare Corporation (THC –Analyst Report) to continue with its aim of providing superior... Continue Reading
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Geisinger Health Plan enrolls 20,000+ through Obamacare15 May 2014
Only those who paid premium are counted during first open-enrollment period under the federal Affordable Care Act. Geisinger Health Plan,... Continue Reading
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The Key to Lower Health Care Costs Is in Your Hands15 May 2014
For as long as anyone can remember, U.S. health care has used a pretty simple model: If you didn’t feel... Continue Reading
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ACOs get down to brass tacks15 May 2014
Although accountable care organizations are still in nascent stages in many areas of the country, a few large provider groups... Continue Reading
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Mercy set to break ground on telemedicine center15 May 2014
Doctors, especially specialists, are hard to come by in many corners of America. A suburban St. Louis hospital chain is... Continue Reading
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Health insurers: Payment rates above 80 percent15 May 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top health insurance companies told members of Congress Wednesday that more than 80 percent of people who’ve... Continue Reading
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Health Insurance Giants To Unveil Price Information In 201515 May 2014
The elusive goal to provide consumers more transparency about prices may soon be achieved via a collaborative effort of health insurance giants Aetna(AET), Humana (HUM)... Continue Reading
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Blue Cross signs up 232,000 in NC for federal health care15 May 2014
Blue Cross and Blue Shield sold health insurance policies to 232,000 North Carolinians under the Affordable Care Act, the company... Continue Reading
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Aetna CarePass tackles employee incentives, PHI15 May 2014
When Aetna failed to highlight CarePass, its app ecosystem and data platform, at HIMSS this year we wondered what the... Continue Reading
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Helps Make Minnesota Streets Places for People, Not Just Cars15 May 2014
Financial and technical support from the Center for Prevention will transform 10 communities’ streets into avenues for activity at 27... Continue Reading
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