Archives for December 2014
December 25, 2014-Horizon BCBSNJ to offer 24/7 telephone, online access to doctors25 Dec 2014
Thursday December 25, 2014 Home | Subscribe Payer Advisory Weekly Top Stories UnitedHealthcare app lets patients compare medical procedure costs... Continue Reading
|
December 25, 2014-Finally, a health insurance company that rewards healthy choices25 Dec 2014
Thursday December 25, 2014 Home | Subscribe Payer Advisory Weekly Top Stories State, federal insurance sites seem ready for late... Continue Reading
|
Tampa’s wellcare health plans names new CEO18 Dec 2014
TAMPA — WellCare Health Plans has named president and chief operating officer Kenneth A. Burdick as its new CEO, effective... Continue Reading
|
Telehealth can save $126 per visit18 Dec 2014
Substituting telehealth services for in-person visits can generate savings of roughly $126 per commercial telehealth visit, according to a new actuarial... Continue Reading
|
Nearly 2.5 million select ACA health plans18 Dec 2014
More than 1 million people selected a health plan during the fourth week of the health law’s open enrollment and... Continue Reading
|
HealthCare.gov holds up amid enrollment surge18 Dec 2014
Consumers rushed to meet a Monday deadline for picking or changing Affordable Care Act health plans for the new year,... Continue Reading
|
40 states get an ‘F’ on access to doctor information18 Dec 2014
Most states fail when it comes to providing publicly available information on the quality of their physicians, according to a new... Continue Reading
|
Aetna says demand surging for individual Obamacare plans18 Dec 2014
(Reuters) – With the deadline approaching for individuals to renew healthcare plans purchased on HealthCare.gov, Aetna has begun to see... Continue Reading
|
U.S. corporate health exchanges find no new blue chip clients18 Dec 2014
(Reuters) – Healthcare companies including Aetna Inc, Mercer and Towers Watson Co have invested hundreds of millions of dollars to... Continue Reading
|
Humana Inc. appoints Cynthia H. Zipperle as chief accounting officer18 Dec 2014
LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), one of the nation’s leading health and well-being companies, announced today that it has... Continue Reading
|