Managed Care Weekly Digest

Medicare and Medicaid - 2012 Medicare Advantage premiums fall and projected enrollment rises

Medicare and Medicaid - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Awards Two Medicaid Contracts to HMS

Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. - Healthcare Industry Turns to Talent Management Software to Meet Compliance Requirements, Improve Patient Care

Medicare and Medicaid - Humana Creating 200 Jobs in Louisville

Medicare and Medicaid - Mark Your Calendar - Open Enrollment for Medicare Prescription Drug and Health Plans Starts Earlier

Medicare and Medicaid - Neil Getnick Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Taxpayers Against Fraud

Medicare and Medicaid - New Analysis: Proposed Government Regulation Will Put More Than Half of America's Medicare Home Health Agencies in the Red

Medicare and Medicaid - New Data from E.A. Hahn et al Illuminate Research in Medicare and Medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Researchers from Children's Mercy Hospital Publish New Studies and Findings in the Area of Medicare and Medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Sterling Health Plans Offers Silver & Fit(R) to Medicare Supplement Policyholders

Medicare and Medicaid - Study Results from Harvard University Broaden Understanding of Medicare and Medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Vice President Biden announces over $2 billion in anti-waste measures at Cabinet meeting

Medicare and Medicaid - Cabinet "savings" Amount to Nothing New

Medicare and Medicaid - AAOMS Applauds Federal Legislation to Enable Medicare Patients to Rehabilitate and Recover More Efficiently From Oral and Maxillofacial Injuries

AARP Idaho - AARP Set to Put Idahoans Concerns on the Map With Congress' "Supercommittee"

Medicare and Medicaid - AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies to Give Physicians Innovative Mobile Technology and Information Delivery to Improve Care Management and Drug Adherence for At-Risk Patients

Washington State Medical Association - Becker Honored by State Medical Association

Blue Shield of California - Blue Shield of California Fulfills 2 Percent Pledge to Customers

Gestalt Health - Charles Fazio, M.D. Named Chief Medical Officer for Gestalt Health

Health Insurance - Cognosante Names Jean-Marc Edier as Vice President of Federal Programs

Health Insurance - ConnectedHealth Launches Unique Consumer Support Website and Private Health Insurance Exchange Platform

Health Insurance - DC 37 Urges Governor Cuomo to Sign Bill Restoring NYC OTB Retirees' Health Insurance

DST Health Solutions, Llc - DST Health Solutions Introduces 360-Degree Member Strategy With New Integrated Care Management Suite

Parkinson's Disease - Data on Parkinson's Disease Described by Researchers at Washington University

Dentistry - DentaQuest Goes Live with Healthation AboveHealth(R) Portal for Government Lines of Business

Palliative and Supportive Care - Deyta Adds to Hospice Product Leadership Team

AO North America - Doctor and Former U.S. Senator Bill Frist Featured Guest Speaker at AO North America's 2012 Challenges in Fracture Care Across Disciplines

Electromed, Inc. - Electromed, Inc. Reports 2011 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results

Sandata Technologies, Llc - Enhanced Santrax Electronic Visit Verification Functionality for Consumer Directed Services Programs

Aetna and Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Inc. - Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Inc. Appoints Aetna Chairman, CEO and President Mark T. Bertolini to Its Board of Directors

Depression - Findings from K.A. Aschbrenner and Co-Researchers Advance Knowledge in Depression

Managed Care - First Client Installation of CyttaConnect Medical Monitoring System

Cub Foods - Flu Vaccinations Now Available at Cub Pharmacy

Vaccines - Flu Vaccinations Now Available at Jewel-Osco(R) Pharmacies

Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP - Former Kansas Attorney General Steve Six Joins Stueve Siegel Hanson Law Firm

Gen Re - Gen Re Hires Michael Fullerton and Steven Woods

Diabetes - HHS, American Association of Diabetes Educators and AT&T Announce mHealth Initiative to Deliver Diabetes Self-Management Training

Electronic Medical Records - HIMSS Honors Kaiser Permanente for Electronic Health Record Implementation

Medicare and Medicaid - HealthSpring Among Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies

Lockton - Healthcare Experts Join Lockton in Philadelphia

Thomson Reuters Healthcare - Hospital Employees Are Less Healthy and Accrue Higher Healthcare Costs than the General Workforce, According to Thomson Reuters Study

Premier - Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Benefit from New Premier Agreements for Conventional Film, Dry Media and Printers

Citizens Utility Board - In 'Lifeline Awareness Week,' Cub Urges Callers To Get Telecom Assistance, Sign Up For Low-Cost Plans

Medicare and Medicaid - Industry Veterans Announce Launch of New Cost Containment Firm: ClearHealth Strategies

Gases - Inogen Awarded Contract to Service TRICARE West Oxygen Therapy Patients

Tango Health, Inc. - Insperity Selects Tango Health's Health Savings Account HSA Solution to Maximize Employee Health Care Savings

Pneumonia - It's Free: Seniors Should Get Their Annual Wellness Visit, Flu Vaccine and Pneumonia Vaccine

LTCiTraining.com - LTCiTraining.com Raises the Bar for Partnership Refresher Training

Public Health - Lewis County Introduces Prescription Discount Card to Help Alleviate High Costs

Medicare and Medicaid - Limits on Emergency Visits Made by Washington State Medicaid Patients are Dangerous and Will Increase Costs

Asthma - Limits on Emergency Visits by Washington Medicaid Patients are Dangerous and Will Increase Costs, Physicians Say

Health Insurance - MAXIMUS Offers Insights on Infrastructure Requirements for Health Insurance Exchanges

MD On-Line, Inc. - MD On-Line Acquires Strategic Edge Communications, Expands Provider Offerings to Include Pharmaceuticals

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Magellan's Meghan Dierks, M.D., to Join FDA Public Workshop Panel on Mobile Health Care Applications

Kaminario - Managed Health Care Associates Scales Performance With Kaminario All Solid-state SAN Storage