Chris Anderson
UnitedHealthcare, area YMCAs and local pharmacies have announced they will partner to launch the "NOT ME" diabetes prevention program of the Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance (DPCA), an employer- and community-based initiative aimed at diabetes prevention.
Consumer driven health plans continued their growth in the past year, though their growth was at a slower rate than in the past, according to preliminary results from the 2011 UBA Health Plan Survey conducted by United Business Advisors.
WellPoint announced today it has completed its acquisition of CareMore Health Group, a provider of Medicare Advantage plans and Special Needs Plans designed for the chronically ill in select California, Nevada and Arizona markets.
A new survey by the National Business Group on Health shows that most large employers plan to ask employees to share a greater portion of the costs for health benefits in 2012. Employers are also increasingly turning to consumer driven health plans in an effort to control costs.
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Western Missouri and Kansas filed a lawsuit yesterday challenging a new Kansas state law prohibiting insurance companies from providing abortion coverage in their health plans.
Appalachia Regional Healthcare Inc. announced it is appealing the late July decision by a circuit court judge to dismiss its lawsuit against the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources and DHHR's Bureau for Medical Services for inadequate reimbursement rates.
Aetna and post-acute care provider Genesis HealthCare announced last week an incentive-based contract aimed at rewarding Genesis for creating a coordinated care approach that reduces hospital readmissions for Aetna members.
With the Congressional Super Committee charged with finding $1.5 trillion in budget cuts now named, healthcare organizations representing community care givers and nursing homes and long-term care insurance providers are stepping up to urge lawmakers to preserve funding for these vital health services.
Touting it as the first of its kind ACO in Northern California, Anthem Blue Cross and the Individual Practice Association Medical Group of Santa Clara County (SCCIPA) have announced a contract to provide accountable care to tens of thousands of Anthem PPO members in the Silicon Valley.
Citing an anticipated infusion of $17 million from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services aimed at helping rural hospitals, the Service Employees International Union has called on Baystate Health to back off plans to eliminate 354 jobs.