Employee benefits unit Lockton Benefit Group has joined hands with SelectQuote Benefit Solutions to provide its clients a private insurance exchange for retiree medical benefits, known as Lockton Select Marketplace. Lockton Benefit Group ...
Medtronic has completed randomizing Symplicity HTN-3, a clinical trial of the Symplicity renal denervation system for treatment-resistant hypertension. Renal denervation is a minimally invasive, catheter-based procedure that decreases the ...
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Roche, a Swiss-based company, is looking at the sale of its blood glucose meters business as the industry is facing tough competition. The talks are in initial stages, Reuters reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. The ...
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Brown & Brown has elected James S. Hunt (Jim) to its board of directors, in an effort to help the firm as it moves towards its next intermediate revenue goal of $2bn. Having worked with the Walt Disney Company from 1992 to 2012, Jim most ...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services wants health tech developers in Silicon Valley to make greater use of its data to help make advances in the field and aid entrepreneurs in the region. The effort is part of a larger ongoing ...
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USAA Life Insurance is expanding its Medicare Supplement Insurance with the addition of a low-premium choice, Plan N, for its members who qualify for Medicare with more options. The product will be made available to members in 30 states ...
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ResMed has launched its home variable positive airway pressure (VPAP) device in the US for the treatment of respiratory disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Used at night, VPAP COPD device helps the patients to ...
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David Corporation has signed a partnership agreement with Franco Signor to offer Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) compliance products and services to self insured organizations. As part of the agreement, the companies using David's NavRisk ...
In 2010 there were 40 million people in the United States 65 and older; By 2030 that figure is expected to grow to 72 million. In Sacramento county alone this demographic accounts for 11.5% of the population. As this group continues to grow ...
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Texas-based Capson Physicians Insurance Company has received a license to underwrite medical malpractice insurance in the state of Mississippi, US. With the new license, the company's innovative, all-inclusive approach to medical ...
US stock indexes climbed to record numbers as investors piled into healthcare stocks and the Cypriot government got an extra year's reprieve on its debts, though investors pointed to several signs for caution on the horizon. The Dow Jones ...
Q. My Medigap policy was cheap when I bought it but it's expensive now that I'm 76. I tried to switch to a cheaper plan but was turned down because of some health conditions. Will health care reform prevent Medigap plans from doing this? ...
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You have to hand it to the foes of the Affordable Care Act. They've been hugely successful at "educating" the public on all the unpopular parts, including some that don't even exist. Meanwhile, public awareness of the law's popular ...
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The U.S. healthcare industry is facing an even more significant IT worker shortage than previously thought, and that shortage is slowing efforts to roll out electronic health systems. A new analysis by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Health ...
An undisclosed US publicly funded health care insurance programs provider has expanded the use of Kofax solution to enhance medicare claims processing efficiencies. Over $500,000 has been invested by the company to extend Kofax solution ...
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