Managed Care Weekly Digest

Health Insurance - Economy, Health Care, and Gas Prices Top Issues for Women Business Owners

Health Insurance - Insurance Companies Rejecting Women With History of Cesarean

Health Insurance - Insurance Company Includes Global Network Option in Limited Benefit Plans

HealthLeaders-InterStudy - Illinois Insurers Turn to Value-Based Pharmacy Design as New Cost Saving Measure

HealthMarkets, Inc. - HealthMarkets Names Phillip J. Hildebrand as Chief Executive Officer

HIV/AIDS - Kaiser Permanente Sued By Executive for AIDS Discrimination

Humana Inc. - Humana names President of Medicare Operations in Nevada

Huron Consulting Group - Huron Consulting Group Enhances Higher Education Practice with Addition of Dr. Michael Whitcomb

Landacorp - Landacorp Names Peggy O'Neill, RN, Manager, Marketing and Solutions

MedData - MedData Acquires ManagedCare.com

Medicare and Medicaid - 132 Members of Congress Urge One-Year Delay in Controversial Medicare Bidding Program for Home Medical Equipment

Medicare and Medicaid - 70% of U.S. Voters Oppose Administration's Cuts to Medicare-Financed Nursing Home Care

Medicare and Medicaid - AHCA, Alliance Praise New Bipartisan, Bi-Cameral Effort Urging Bush Administration to Forego Medicare Cuts

Medicare and Medicaid - Burgess(TM) to Participate in AHIP's Institute 2008 Conference

Medicare and Medicaid - Cardiologists Warn Proposed Changes Would Close Outpatient Cardiac Cath Labs

Medicare and Medicaid - CMS Selects Thomson Reuters to Help Detect Medicaid Fraud in Eight States

Medicare and Medicaid - Companion Data Services Achieves ISO Certification for Quality Management

Medicare and Medicaid - Front Line Caregiver Coalition Thanks Sens. Conrad, Coleman and Reps. Pomeroy, Capito and Berkley for Leading Bipartisan Hill Effort to Stop Bush Administration's Damaging Medicare Cuts

Medicare and Medicaid - Majority of U.S. House Supports Repeal of Medicare Therapy Caps

Medicare and Medicaid - MDwise Enrollment Exceeds 300,000 Members

Medicare and Medicaid - New Regulations for Hospice Provision Published by CMS

Medicare and Medicaid - Walgreens to Pay $35 Million to U.S., 46 States & Puerto Rico to Settle Medicaid Prescription Drug Fraud Allegations

Michigan Cover the Uninsured Network - Cover the Uninsured Week and Project Healthy Living Save Lives

Milliman - Milliman Announces Encore Webinar on Practical Uses of Lifestyle-Based Analytics (LBA) in Risk Selection

National Comprehensive Cancer Network NCCN - CMS Officially Recognizes NCCN Drugs & Biologics Compendium

National Comprehensive Cancer Network NCCN - NCCN Expands Disclosure Policy

Nephros, Inc. - Nephros Exhibiting at Denver, Colorado APIC Conference June 15th-19th

Pacer Health Corporation - Pacer Health Corporation Moves to New Corporate Headquarters

Patents - DialysisPPO Files Provisional Patent Application for Dialysis Cost Containment

Pathology - Dr. Kent Bottles Named ICSI President

Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development - DCED Official Helps to Break Ground for Hospital Expansion Project in Southwest PA

PRforLAW, Llc - Walgreens Pays $35 Million, Settles Pharmacist-Whistleblower Qui Tam Drug Switching Allegations

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Healthy York County Coalition One of 14 Programs Selected for $300 Million Nationwide Effort to Dramatically Improve Quality of U.S. Health Care

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces $300 Million Commitment to Dramatically Improve Quality of U.S. Health Care

U.S. Department of Labor - U.S. Department of Labor Announces $6.6 million Grant to Assist Michigan Auto Workers

UnitedHealth Group - AmeriChoice Acquisition of Unison Health Plan Completed

University of Melbourne - Kylie's breast cancer triggered a surge of over 30 percent in breast imaging of low-risk women

Verizon Business - Verizon Business Helps Companies Better Manage Security Needs

Walgreens - Walgreens Resolves Federal and State Investigations Related to Medicaid Reimbursements for Three Drugs

Warner Pacific Insurance Services - Warner Pacific Acquires Price Associates

Wilmer Hale - Landmark Settlement for Individuals with Brain Injuries

Wilson Health Information - Wilson Health Information Names MemberHealth's Community CCRxSM #1 Medicare Part D Plan for Second Year in a Row

WorldDoc, Inc. - WorldDoc, Inc. among the First to Receive NCQA Health Information Product HIP Certification

XTend Medical Corporation - XTend Medical (XMDC) to Begin Pilot Program With Australian Physician Group

XTend Medical Corporation - XTend Medical XMDC to Begin Pilot Program With Australian Physician Group