As Americans mark breast cancer awareness month, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius today released a new report, Health Insurance Reform and Breast Cancer: Making the Health Care System Work for Women. The report details how health insurance reform will help women diagnosed with breast cancer and is available now at www.HealthReform.gov.
“Thousands of [...]

Olympus Managed Health Care Inc., a leading provider of health care claims administration and cost containment services, announced today that Steve Stoute, a veteran insurance industry executive, has been appointed to the company’s Board of Advisors. The Board establishes and manages the strategic direction of the company.
Stoute brings nearly 50 years of insurance industry experience [...]

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will host a conference call with reporters and leaders from community organizations to announce the availability of new resources for organizations that work to ensure children have the health insurance coverage they need.
Secretary Sebelius will be joined by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Cindy Mann, director of the Center for Medicaid and [...]

UnitedHealthcare by AmeriChoice has been selected by Mississippi’s State and School Employees Health Insurance Management Board to be the state’s partner in its Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
When the new policy begins in January 2010, UnitedHealthcare will be the exclusive health plan for approximately 65,000 children throughout Mississippi who are enrolled in CHIP.
“Particularly in these [...]

IHI provides an explanation on how those hit hardest with the downturn in the economy can access affordable options in healthcare coverage.
Rising unemployment, decreasing coverage from employers, and the high cost of COBRA insurance has more and more people turning to the individual health insurance market. Meant for both individuals, families, and the self-employed, this [...]

ALR Technologies Inc announces that insurance carriers will reimburse physicians for remote care of patients by using the ALRT Health-E-Connect System. Healthcare professionals can monitor patient data on-line and intervene to improve clinical outcomes using the proprietary Health-E-Connect System. The ALRT platform is a technology tool for caregivers to track diagnostic data, including blood [...]

Market research conducted on behalf of ConnextionsHealth has demonstrated that health insurance plans can significantly improve revenue generation by establishing initiatives that specifically address member disenrollment. A host of economic factors are currently driving unprecedented membership losses at most health insurance plans.
Results of a proprietary study conducted by a leading management consulting firm show that [...]

How has competition for health insurance business changed in recent years and which markets are targeted for growth? What do health plan financials tell us about the competitive environment? Mark Farrah Associates (MFA) will be addressing these important questions at the Society of Insurance Research (SIR) Conference in Las Vegas from March 29th through April [...]

Research and Markets 2009_trendology_u) has announced the addition of the “2009 Trendology: U.S. Health & Medical Insurance Carriers” report to their offering.
The 2009 Trendology report on the U.S. Health & Medical Insurance Carriers industry characterizes the industry in three descriptive methods: qualitative analysis, quantitative data and lists of major industry players. The written analysis includes [...]

There are resources for working Utahns who struggle to afford their employer’s health plans, according to employee benefits company Spectra Management. Spectra recommends that people who are in a period of job transition or looking for ways to enroll their children on their plan consider Utah Premium Partnership (UPP), Utah’s healthcare premium subsidy program.
“As the [...]