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 [...]

In an ongoing effort to battle the disease and support cancer survivors, The Hartford has launched the LIVESTRONG Wellness Protection Plan, a guaranteed-issue, multi-benefit product that helps promote early detection of cancer and financial protection in the case of a diagnosis.
“We are honored to unite with the Lance Armstrong Foundation in the common agenda of [...]

CIGNA HealthCare’s Colorectal Cancer Screening program has been named by URAC, a leading independent accrediting organization, as one of 23 finalists in URAC’s Best Practices in Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection Awards competition. The competition drew entries from across the nation. The finalists will be honored during the 2009 Best Practices Conference & Exhibit, [...]

Longitude Health, Inc provider of web-based, guided health and wellness solutions for mid-size, self-insured companies, today announced its two-part video series titled, Overcoming Cancer. The inspirational, mini documentary chronicles how breast cancer survivor Jackie O’Rouke underwent bilateral mastectomy, while revealing how she deals with cancer on a daily basis including: personal support structures, the importance [...]

Zila, Inc. announced that Essex Dental Benefits has begun offering coverage for ViziLite® Plus with TBlue®, Zila’s proprietary screening device for the early detection of oral abnormalities that could lead to cancer.
“Wellness screenings, such as oral cancer examinations, have been shown to help improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs,” said Ziad Rubaie, executive vice [...]

Once a guaranteed death sentence for pets, cancer is claiming fewer four-legged victims these days thanks to sophisticated treatments and the willingness of pet owners to pursue those treatments. Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI), the nation’s oldest and largest pet health insurer, will seek to raise national awareness about the disease this November with its fourth [...]

Key Senate Democrats said on Thursday the cost of their plan to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system has dropped to $611 billion over a decade, a figure they hope will help draw wider bipartisan support in Congress.
Democratic Senators Edward Kennedy and Christopher Dodd, who are leading the Senate Health, Education Labor and Pension Committee’s efforts [...]

UniCare Health Plan of West Virginia, Inc. announced today that it will hold three family health expos this summer to provide families with the tools they need to manage their health.
The first of UniCare’s Your Family’s Health Expo will be held Saturday, June 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Raleigh County Convention [...]

The fourth annual Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit hosted by State Farm® will kick off Feb. 11 at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida. The four-day conference, which consistently attracts more than 600 of corporate America’s most prominent minority women, C-level decision makers, mid- to senior-level managers, and aspiring professionals, offers a [...]

To better meet the needs of employee benefit brokers and consultants, HM Insurance Group, a Highmark company, has launched its next generation HM Worksite Advantage product line, which features dedicated worksite sales specialists, redesigned products, seamless account administration, targeted enrollment techniques and membership management in a highly coordinated approach for the growing worksite marketplace.
“Employee benefit [...]