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Carrier Tries Wellness Incentive Pricing
By Staff WriterPriority Health is marketing a 2-tier managed care program that uses richer benefits to reward employees who try to take care of themselves.The new HealthbyChoice ...
May 24, 2007
NAIC Panels Push Projects ForwardMembers of a key National Association of Insurance Commissioners committee took the time Wednesday to classify 2 initiatives as model law projects and 2 as ...
May 23, 2007
Industry Reps Defend Medicare FFS PlansCongress should find ways to improve the Medicare Advantage private fee-for-service program, not starve an option that beneficiaries clearly value, an insurance company executive says.Catherine ...
May 23, 2007
Industry Reps Defend Medicare FFS PlansCongress should find ways to improve the Medicare Advantage private fee-for-service program, not starve an option that beneficiaries clearly value, an insurance company executive says.Catherine ...
May 23, 2007
Witnesses Call For Relaxing ERISA UniformityThe chairman of a House subcommittee says Congress should consider permitting states to apply some laws and regulations to self-funded employer health plans.The federal Employee ...
May 23, 2007
Louisiana Announces 1,800 Risk Pool OpeningsA Southern state says it now has a limited number of openings in a program for residents who have health problems and are unable to ...
May 23, 2007
PBM Joins With Firm Created By AOL Co-FounderMedco Health Solutions Inc. has agreed to work with Revolution Health Group L.L.C. to start marketing a health care Web portal together in early 2008.Medco, ...
May 23, 2007
CIGNA To Cover Opiate Addiction TreatmentThe mental health care arm of a managed care company is expanding coverage options for patients hooked on heroin and similar drugs.The Eden Prairie, Minn-based ...