Word & Brown General Agency has introduced Health Reform Resource Center, to provide insurance brokers with easy access to information for guiding customers to make informed decisions regarding their healthcare options. The new online ...
The chairman and CEO of US retailer Safeway Inc, Steve Burd, has announced his intention to retire. Burd, who joined Safeway in 1992 as president, will step down at the company's annual stockholders meeting on 14 May. The group said it ...
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US-based health insurer WellPoint (WLP) has closed the acquisition of Amerigroup, in a bid to effectively serve the growing Medicaid population in the country. The acquirer expects the acquisition of Amerigroup to boost its core business ...
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Sound Physicians Chairman Edward G. Murphy, MD will share key opportunities and challenges for providers and hospitals considering forming an ACO and the role of hospitalists in that delivery model at the 3rd National Accountable Care ...
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CyberCare Health Network, a subsidiary of EncounterCare Solutions, has entered into a three year agreement with Primary Wound Care Specialists to provide an integrated clinical solution for wound management. The solution, which ...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday announced the finalization of a rule that will delay by one year the deadline for healthcare providers to implement the ICD-10 medical coding system. ICD-10, which is ...
Provider of benefits, insurance and wealth management services, National Financial Partners (NFP) has introduced an online, interactive tool, Benefits Compliance Portal to provide customizable benefits compliance reports for ...
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Phenogen Sciences, a subsidiary of Genetic Technologies, has unveiled a non-invasive genetic risk assessment test for women with estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer. The BREVAGen uses patients oral-swab samples to calculate patient's ...
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The United Steelworkers lauded the appointment of Ms Nancy Lessin a longtime activist on behalf of worker health and safety, to a seat on the 12 member federal Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee. Ms Lessin was appointed by US ...
Benaissance has announced the COBRApoint and SPMpoint 4.0 release as a part of company's flagship SaaS technology platforms to enhance communication and transparency for all stakeholders. The new release features robust Broker Portal that ...
American Specialty Health Insurance Company (ASH Insurance) has added Daniel Yunker to its Board of Directors, whose appointment will come into effect immediately. Yunker, currently senior vice president and chief financial officer of ...
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Magellan Pharmacy Solutions has launched Total Drug Solutions, an integrated approach to manage oral, injectable and infusible drugs to improve the quality and safety of care while lowering costs for consumers and health plans. Magellan ...
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Humana has named Mark El-Tawil as the division leader for Humana medicare division in the west region, which includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada. The company has assigned him to manage its medicare HMO and PPO health ...
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Phenogen Sciences has announced the availability of BREVAGen Breast cancer risk assessment test for women at above average risk of developing estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer. The risk assessment test, which combines clinical ...
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US based WellCare Health Plans has inked an agreement to acquire UnitedHealthcare's Medicaid business in South Carolina, in a bid to strengthen its health underwriting footprint in the region. It is expected that the deal will complete ...
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