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| AHIP Statement on Single Payer Proposals |
We have made real progress in ensuring more people are covered, and the care they receive gets them well when they’re sick and keeps them well when they’re healthy. But more needs to be done, especially when it comes to costs. Health care costs have been a financial anchor for too many families for too long. Everyone – including doctors, health plans, patients, and government – must come together to find solutions that deliver real results.
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| AHIP Blog: Skipped Medications Costs Billions A Year - Integrated Health Offers Solutions |
It’s time to solve a $300 billion a year problem. Not taking medications as prescribed results in unnecessary health care spending and lost productivity reaching $100 billion to $300 billion every year.
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| AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana Achieves NCQA’s Commendable Accreditation Status |
“Achieving Commendable status through NCQA ’s rigorous accreditation process directly reflects our commitment to excellence in providing the highest level of quality care for our members,” said Mr. Kyle Viator , market president of AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana
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| America’s Favorite TV Doctors Scrub Up to Join Cigna In Campaign Promoting Preventive Care, Helping to Save Lives |
“We hope that hearing from our new TV Doctors ensemble this fall will spur even more people to take action and schedule their annual check-up. The talented TV Doctors cast is personally committed to helping people improve their health, and they’re helping us use humor to bring an urgent health message to the American public in a light-hearted way," said Mr. Stephen Cassell , Vice President, Global Branding,
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| HAP Withdraws 2018 Individual Plans from Health Insurance Marketplace, Continues to Offer Off-Exchange Plans for Individuals |
"We believe our decision is in the best interest of all of our members. As a nonprofit health plan with the mission of enhancing the health and well-being of the lives we touch, we need to be responsible with our members' health care dollars. We owe it to them to offer products that are sustainable and that create value for them," said Teresa L. Kline MPH , president and CEO, HAP
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| Highmark Blue Shield joins with Medical Group of Pennsylvania, a network of local independent physicians, to create greater value and improve coordination of care |
"We focus on managing care through prevention and care coordination, which improves outcomes. Our relationship with Medical Group of Pennsylvania will allow us to work more closely and share information so our members are receiving appropriate care to stay healthy, manage diseases and prevent illness, which helps reduce long-term health care costs," said Dr. Mark Jacobson D.O. , medical director, Highmark
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| UPMC Center for High-Value Health Care Approved for $3.8 Million in Research Funding for Study of Patients with Complex Care Needs |
“The UPMC Health Plan Center for High-Value Health Care project was selected for PCORI funding for its scientific merit and commitment to engaging patients and also for its potential to fill an important gap in our health knowledge related to this at-risk group of individuals. We look forward to following the study’s progress and working with the UPMC Center for High-Value Health Care to share the results," said Dr. Joe V. Selby MD, MPH , executive director of PCORI
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| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota | SelectAccount: In the Know Newsletter - September 2017 |
Employees want to make smart benefit choices. You can help by giving them the information they need to better understand the benefits of health care spending accounts. Whether you’re offering a new program during open enrollment, or welcoming a new hire, you can empower employees to be smart consumers of health care now and into the future.
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| Through Special Initiative, NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn Improves Healthcare Delivery and Outcomes |
"Our embedded case managers look at the condition of the whole patient, not just a single illness. Each change we have implemented is designed to lower or eliminate barriers to access and to give our patients a positive experience," said Mr. Larry McReynolds , executive director of Family Health Centers at NYU Langone Medical Center
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| Leaders from Kennedy Health and Jefferson Ink Final Merger Deal |
The ceremonial signing marked the culmination of a process formally begun in January 2016 with the signing of a Letter of Intent to announce the planned integration between the two Delaware Valley health care organizations. A Definitive Agreement outlining terms of the proposed merger was signed in August 2016.
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| 57% of Medicare Plan Members Unsure if Plan Offers Telemedicine, Another 31% Say it is Not Offered, HealthMine Survey |
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