Archives for September 2014
September 30, 2014-Highmark decisions nudge insurer into national spotlight30 Sep 2014
Tuesday September 30, 2014 Home | Subscribe Payer Advisory Weekly Top Stories UnitedHealth joins bidders for Espirito Santo health unit... Continue Reading
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Cigna taps choicehealth for quality health care in Virginia25 Sep 2014
Cigna Corp. (CI) has announced a collaborative care initiative with ChoiceHealth. The program, effective Oct 1, will benefit nearly 3,000... Continue Reading
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How much are we really spending on health care?25 Sep 2014
Virtually everyone in health policy has come to believe three things about the US health care system and all three... Continue Reading
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Transparent healthcare: the Costco for health insurance25 Sep 2014
After seeing obstacles that the uninsured face, Betty Heiman created a company that hopes to make health care costs truly... Continue Reading
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Teladoc raises $50 million for telemedicine platform25 Sep 2014
In one of the largest raises of the year in the digital health space, telehealth company Teladoc says today it... Continue Reading
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Why big health insurance is pouring money into startups25 Sep 2014
One effect of the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare? A spike in venture interest in health care startups. Digital health... Continue Reading
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Highmark’s physician incentives gain traction25 Sep 2014
Health insurer Highmark Inc. is making headway in improving the way primary care doctors deliver care while saving money along... Continue Reading
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Aetna redesigns ultracare for better health care in China25 Sep 2014
Health insurer Aetna Inc. (AET – Analyst Report) has made changes to its product UltraCare in an effort to provide... Continue Reading
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Government hackers try to crack HealthCare.gov25 Sep 2014
WASHINGTON — The government’s own watchdogs tried to hack into HealthCare.gov earlier this year and found what they termed a... Continue Reading
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Anthem Blue Cross’ welcome new HMO idea25 Sep 2014
The 2010 federal healthcare law experimented with a number of ways to limit healthcare costs, but the real impetus to... Continue Reading
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