Archives for June 2014
Cigna expands in Maryland as individual market offers ‘growth opportunity’19 Jun 2014
Cigna is expanding its offerings in Maryland because the insurer sees big opportunity for growth here. Cigna plans to join... Continue Reading
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Aetna and LHS Health Network Form ACO in New Jersey19 Jun 2014
U.S. health insurer Aetna Inc. (AET) has announced the formation of another Accountable Care Organization (“ACO”) with LHS Health Network... Continue Reading
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June 19, 2014-Private Health Care Exchanges Enroll More Than Predicted19 Jun 2014
Thursday June 19, 2014 Home | Subscribe Payer Advisory Weekly Top Stories Aetna and LHS Health Network Form ACO in... Continue Reading
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How mobile can drive down healthcare costs — & improve care11 Jun 2014
Politics aside, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) aims to provide more people with access to healthcare. With a larger population of people insured,... Continue Reading
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Telemedicine gains increasing relevance in S.D.11 Jun 2014
WAGNER – Fifty years in farming had given Tom Soukup a few brushes with his own mortality, but after a cow... Continue Reading
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Will Express Scripts buy Humana’s pharmacy division?11 Jun 2014
Health insurer Humana is weighing a sale of its pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) division for a price tag of $7.1... Continue Reading
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New UnitedHealthcare text-messaging services help people take charge of their health and well-being11 Jun 2014
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Pennsylvania is now offering two new text-messaging services that help people enrolled in Medicaid benefit plans... Continue Reading
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Cigna opens call center, adds 100 employees11 Jun 2014
Health insurer Cigna Corp. opened a new health care call center Thursday in North Fayette, adding more than 100 employees with plans... Continue Reading
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The Healthcare Law Is Definitely Not Working As Proposed11 Jun 2014
I am a postdoctoral fellow who is currently working on pain/drug abuse research. I was once a hopeful person and... Continue Reading
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What Uber And Apple Can Teach Us About Fixing Health Care11 Jun 2014
It’s easy to think that Uber’s pitched battle with entrenched cab companies is a classic microcosm of technological disruption. Not so. Rather,... Continue Reading
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