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Medical Mutual Buys South Carolina Plan
By Staff WriterA Midwestern health insurer is making another deal in the Southeast.Medical Mutual of Ohio has acquired Premier Health Systems Inc., Columbia, S.C., from Sisters of ...
April 02, 2008
CDA: Fewer Young Workers Prepare For DisabilityOnly abut 43% of workers in their 20s and 30s say they know how they would pay living expenses if they suffered an income-limiting disability.Researchers ...
April 02, 2008
Evolution Teams With Open SolutionsA bank software company has agreed to build another company's health card payment system into its health savings account processing system.Open Solutions Inc., Glastonbury, Conn., ...
April 02, 2008
Swiss Re To Enter China TPA MarketA reinsurer hopes to take advantage of opportunities to help cover the health of people in China.Swiss Reinsurance Company, Zurich, has received permission from Chinese ...
April 02, 2008
WellPoint To Reject Claims For Botched CareA managed care giant says it will refuse to pay hospitals for some types of care associated with serious medical errors.WellPoint Inc., Indianapolis, says it ...
April 02, 2008
Swiss Re To Enter China TPA MarketA reinsurer hopes to take advantage of opportunities to help cover the health of people in China.Swiss Reinsurance Company, Zurich, has received permission from Chinese ...
April 02, 2008
WellPoint To Reject Claims For Botched CareA managed care giant says it will refuse to pay hospitals for some types of care associated with serious medical errors.WellPoint Inc., Indianapolis, says it ...
April 02, 2008
Carriers And Doctors Back Physician Tracking StandardsThe National Business Coalition on Health says it has obtained broad support for physician evaluation program principles.The NBCH, Washington, says its new Patient Charter for ...