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Health Insurance Week


Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . October 25th, 2009
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Health Insurance Week | Other Publications

Health Services - Recent studies from University of Zurich add new data to health services

AARP Idaho - Gov's Budget Cuts Set to Take Harsh Toll on Older Idahoans

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy AMCP - Revised AMCP Format for Formulary Submissions Released

Accentmarketing - Latinas Feeling Uncertain About Healthcare Debate

ACS - ACS to Implement Electronic Health Records and Health Information Exchange for Wyoming

Addiction Medicine - Research on addiction medicine detailed by scientists at University of North Carolina

Adverse Drug Reactions - Researchers from Stanford University describe findings in adverse drug reactions

Affinion Group - Affinion Partners with OptumHealth(SM) Allies

Aging - The New Solution to Eldercare for 30 Million Baby Boomers: Care Support of America - 'Trusted Guidance as Your Parents Age'

Alzheimer Disease - Physician Assistants Can Help Remove Barriers to Care for Seniors

America's Health Insurance Plans - Health Plans Collaborate on Landmark Initiative to Reduce Time, Expense for Physician Office Practice 'Paperwork'

Anti-Infectives - Studies from R. Segal et al add new findings in the area of anti-infectives

Aon Corporation - Most Employers Making Changes to Their 2010 Medical Program Expect to Increase Employee Contributions: Aon Consulting Survey

Availity, LLC - Availity Solution is Central to Landmark Initiative, Helps Streamline Health Care Administration and Reduce Costs for Ohio Physicians

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited - AXIS Capital Announces Launch of AXIS Global Accident & Health

Behavior - URAC Honors First Health Care Stars! at 10th Annual Quality Summit

Biologics - Research from R.A. Greiner and co-researchers in the area of biologics published

Biomedicine - Radient Pharma Enters Into Distribution Agreement to Launch Sales of Onko-Sure(TM) IVD Cancer Test in Israel

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Introduces New Health Cards

Blue Shield of California - Blue Shield of California Awards $29.6 Million in Pay-for-Performance Programs in 2009

Brisa Medical Clinic - Dr. Maziar Ghodsian, Medical Director of Brisa Medical Clinic is Offering Free Annual Physical Exams to Southern California Residents

Broad and Cassel - Physician Practice Groups of Tomorrow Will Change Dramatically

Cancer - New cancer research reported from D.W. Shin and co-authors

Case Management - New case management study findings reported from State University of New York

Chagas Disease - New Chagas disease findings from A. Moncayo and co-authors described

CIGNA Corporation - CIGNA's John Murabito Named HR Executive of the Year

Community Health - New community health findings from University of Calgary published

Community Health - Studies from D.H. Kim and co-researchers update current data on community health

Compliance Monitors - Joint Commission Resources and MediRegs(R) Introduce E-dition Compliance Monitor

Coventry Health Care, Inc. - Coventry Health Care Agrees to Acquire Preferred Health Systems

CrossTech Forums Llc - CrossTech Forums Announces 'Best of Awards' From HealthIT Insight Summit in Savannah, GA

CSL Behring - CSL Behring Solicits Proposals for LEAD Grants to Support Patient Advocacy Efforts

CVS Caremark Corporation - CVS Caremark Statement Regarding Results of 2010 Medicare Part D Bidding Process

DaVita - NBA All-Star Alonzo Mourning Joins Local Kidney Community Leaders and Dialysis Patients to Discuss Reforms Needed to Improve Access to Quality Kidney Care

DSS Research - DSS Research Announces Approval as a Home Health Care CAHPS(R) Survey Administrator

EIN News - UnitedHealth Supplying Anti-Healthcare Reform Data to Republican Leadership Through Subsidiary, Lewin Group. U.S. Politics Today Offers Complete Coverage

Empire BlueCross BlueShield - Empire BlueCross BlueShield Launches 'Art Heals' Program with Museum for African Art, Greater New York Hospital Association

Empire BlueCross BlueShield - Empire BlueCross BlueShield to Support 2011 World Police & Fire Games in NYC

Fox Insurance Company - Fox Insurance Now Provides Medicare Part D Coverage To 20 States, Signaling a Significant Expansion of Company Reach

Fringe Benefit Group - Fringe Benefit Group Expands Limited Medical Plan Offering with Addition of Coinsurance-based Plan

Gamburd, Inc. - Gamburd, Inc. - Not Your Average Medical Equipment Supplier

Geriatrics - Researchers from Brandeis University report on findings in geriatrics

Health Care Reform Flag - Florida Couple Creates National Emblem to Champion Health Care Reform

Health Insurance - Flipped the Bird: You Can Sue; Health Insurer Kills a Loved One: You're Out of Luck

Health Insurance - National Health Care Reformers Should Pay Attention to Lawsuit Alleging that Nation's Largest Insurer Routinely Denies Liver Transplants

Health Net, Inc. - NCQA Boosts Health Net's California Medi-Cal Plan to "Excellent" Accreditation

Health Policy - Cheryl Austein Casnoff to Join NORC as Health Policy Senior Fellow

Health Policy - Politicians and Policy Experts Agree that Healthcare Reform Will Pass, but Disagree on Key Details, Including How to Pay for It

Health Services - Study data from Dalhousie University update understanding of health services

Heart Bypass Surgery - Report summarizes heart bypass surgery study findings from University of Michigan

Heart Failure - American Heart Association Quality News: Commitment to Quality Results in Lower Mortality Rates for Heart Attack and Heart Failure Patients

Hereditary Disease - New hereditary disease findings from University of Kalmar published

Hill-Rom - Chris Jensen Medical Center Saves Estimated $600,000 in First Year of Safe Patient Handling

Hip Fracture Epidemiology - Research on hip fracture epidemiology discussed by E. Bergeron and co-researchers

Humana Inc. - Humana Expands Medicare Advantage Offerings in California

Humana Inc. - Humana Medicare Member Celebrates 107th Birthday

InferX Corporation - InferX Corporation Adds Renowned Surgeon to Board of Advisors to Further Development of Predictive Analytics Healthcare Solutions

Influenza Epidemiology - Research from J. Gaillat and co-researchers in the area of influenza epidemiology published

Insphere Insurance Solutions - Insphere Insurance Solutionssm To Begin Marketing UnitedHealthcare Individual and Family Health Plans

Insurance Administrative Solutions - IAS Readies Lifeboat for Medicare Supplement Companies Struggling to Get 2010 Plans Approved

Kaiser Permanente - "Embrace Your Inner Strength," Kaiser Permanente Encourages Men and Women

Keeping Small Business Healthy - Institute for Liberty Announces the Launch of Keeping Small Business Healthy

Kidney Care Partners KCP - NBA-All Star Alonzo Mourning Joins Kidney Community in Urging Congress to Support Health Care Reform That Improves Choice, Access to Quality Dialysis Care, Builds on Quality Improvements

Krames - Krames Patient Education Launches Krames Patient ConsentTM to streamline and enhance the Informed Consent Process

Learning Disability - The Help Group Summit on Autism, Learning Disabilities, and ADHD Features State-of-the-Art Research and Best Practices in Education and Treatment

Life Sciences - Reports outline life sciences research from L.J. Damschroder and colleagues

Life Sciences - Researchers at Ohio University, College of Osteopathic Medicine release new data on life sciences

Life Sciences - Scientists at Uppsala University release new data on life sciences

Lockton - Continued Growth Evident With New Hire and Promotion for Lockton Dunning Benefits

Managed Care - FutureScripts(R) Will Be a Presenter at Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy's 2009 Educational Conference

Managed Care - New managed care study findings have been reported by scientists at University of Pittsburgh

Managed Care - SCAN Health Plan Receives New Four-Year Accreditation for Continuing Medical Education

Managed Care - Scottsdale Healthcare Hospitals Join SCAN Health Plan Arizona Provider Network

Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics - New manipulative and physiological therapeutics research from University of Calgary outlined

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Greenway Medical Technologies Continues to Lead the Evolution of Healthcare Automation at National Health IT Week in Washington, D.C.

MedAssets, Inc. - MedAssets' Claims Auditor Achieves Certification Status from Executive Health Resources

MedAssurant, Inc. - American Gastroenterological Association and MedAssurant to Develop Outcomes Registries to Improve GI Care

Medical Tourism Association - Officials from Globe Gather for Medical Tourism in Los Angeles

Medicare and Medicaid - Arcadian Health Plans Expand Their Medicare Health Plan Offerings and Enter Four New States

Medicare and Medicaid - AST on Capitol Hill to Promote Transplant Drug Extension Provision With Senate as Part of Health Care Reform

Medicare and Medicaid - Aurora Health Care Among Six Sites Chosen for National Medicare Collaborative on Geriatric Care

Medicare and Medicaid - AvMed Receives Highest Quality Rating for Both Commercial and Medicare Products From Nation's Top Health Care Quality Evaluator

Medicare and Medicaid - Harborside Healthcare to Pay U.S. $1.375 Million to Resolve Allegations of Kickbacks and Sham Durable Medical Services

Medicare and Medicaid - HealthCare Partners, IPA, Dr. Richard Merkin, CEO, Recognize Seniors Taking Their Healthcare Concerns Directly to Lawmakers in Washington, DC

Medicare and Medicaid - Medco's 2010 Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Helps People Take an Active Part in Lowering Prescription Costs

Medicare and Medicaid - New medicare and medicaid research from Exponent, Inc. described

Medicare and Medicaid - New medicare and medicaid study findings reported from E.R. Ellis and co-authors

Medicare and Medicaid - New medicare and medicaid study results reported from L.P. Martinelli et al

Medicare and Medicaid - Research findings from Indiana University update understanding of medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Research from Exponent, Inc. has provided new data on medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Research from University of Rochester has provided new information about medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - SCOOTER Store CEO Outraged: Flawed Data Used by Fox News Channel to Wrongly Chastise Medical Suppliers

Medicare and Medicaid - University of Massachusetts Medical School on Behalf of Executive Office of Health and Human Services Awards Utilization Review Contract to HMS

MediConnect Global, Inc. - MediConnect Global Ranked #12 Among Utah's 50 Fastest Growing Companies

MediConnect Global, Inc. - MediConnect Global Receives Utah Business Health Care Heroes Award for Innovation

Medversant Technologies, LLC - Medversant Credentials Study Reveals 18.7 Percent of U.S. Healthcare Practitioners Demonstrate At Least One "Adverse Findings"

National Association of Professional Employer Organizations NAPEO - PEO Industry Elects New Leader

National Transitions of Care Coalition - National Transitions of Care Coalition Releases Health Care Tools in Spanish and French

New Hampshire Rx Card - New Hampshire Rx Card Launching Statewide

nTelagent, Inc. - nTelagent Releases Real-Time "Point-of-Service Reporting Director" for Healthcare Providers, Adds Advanced Cash Collected Report

Parasitology - Reports on parasitology findings from F.H. Su and co-researchers provide new insights

Pennsylvania Department of Insurance - Pennsylvania Insurance Department Petitions to Place Penn Treaty Into Liquidation

Principal Financial Group - New Health Care Provider Network Available in Middle Tennessee

Priority Health - Priority Health Expands into Medigap in 2010

Priority Health - Priority Health Expands Medicare Advantage for 2010

Priority Health - Priority Health opens Medicare Information Centers in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Royal Oak and Traverse City

Public Health - Research from University of Leeds reveals new findings on public health

PurinaCare Insurance Services, Inc. - PurinaCare(R) Pet Health Insurance Selects Berkshire Hathaway's Central States Indemnity as Its New Underwriter

Quality of Life - Research from Columbia University reveals new findings on quality of life

Quantros - Quantros Expands RRM Solution With New Quality Measures

Rite Aid Corporation - Regular Seasonal Flu Shots Available by Rite Aid Pharmacists and at Flu Clinics at 2,900 Rite Aid Pharmacies Nationwide

Symphony Metreo, Inc. - Symphony Metreo Pharma Delivers Next Generation Sales Performance Management

The American Society of Transplantation - As Key Health Vote Draws Near, AST Pushes Senate to Say 'Yes' to Transplant Drug Extension

The BrainScope Company, Inc. - Gail Wilensky, Ph.D. Joins BrainScope(TM) Board of Directors

The Concord Coalition - Concord Coalition Warns That New Entitlement Is Not a Valid Health Care Reform Offset

The Ensign Group, Inc. - The Ensign Group Acquires Dallas Skilled Nursing Campus and Hospice Business

The Ensign Group, Inc. - The Ensign Group Acquires Three Utah Skilled Nursing Facilities

The Fraser Institute - New Book from the Fraser Institute Reveals Serious Problems with Government Health Insurance in Canada; Timely Warning for Americans Considering a 'Public Option'

TogetherMD - Donna Shalala: a Candid View on Health Care Reform

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Secretariat for Pro-Life - Senate Committee Addresses Some Issues On Affordability, Fails To Correct Abortion Problems and Immigration Concerns, Say USCCB Officials

UnitedHealthcare - UnitedHealthcare and Arizona Physicians IPA Bring to Arizona the "House Call for the 21st Century"; 18-Wheel Mobile Clinic Showcases Advanced Technology

UnitedHealthcare - UnitedHealthcare's "Health Care Lane" Gives Consumers an Entertaining, Interactive Community Online to Learn How Health Benefits Work

University of California - Los Angeles - Half-million low-income elderly affected by sweeping cuts to state safety net

University of California - Los Angeles - Insured African-Americans more likely to use emergency room than other insured groups

Utah Drug Card - Statewide Drug Card Program Launching

Vocollect Healthcare Systems, Inc. - American HealthTech and Vocollect Healthcare Systems Announce an Alliance to Deliver Unified Electronic Medical Records

ZeOmega - ZeOmega Names Charles Page Its Sr. Vice President of Business Development and Marketing

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms Stanly Health Services NC Bonds at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable

Research and Markets - This Essential Report on Slovakia's Pharmaceutical Market is Now Available

Research and Markets - This Essential Report on Turkey's Pharmaceutical Market is Now Available



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