Magellan Health Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:MGLN) announced that it will release financial guidance for 2009 on Wednesday, December 17, 2008. President and Chief Executive Officer René Lerer, M.D., and Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Rubin will host a conference call for the investment community at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time the same day.
The press release detailing the [...]

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, [...]

According to a recent survey conducted by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, the practice of “medical tourism” – traveling internationally for medical care – will explode over the next few years. In fact, the survey forecasts that the number of people turning to medical tourism will increase from 750,000 to 6 million by 2010.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) announced that local medical facilities with the Blue Distinction® designation are making a difference in health care outcomes and value. By collaborating with employer groups, providers, and specialty medical societies, BCBSMA is able to provide consumers with important quality information.
Blue Distinction is a nationwide program that recognizes [...]

Darwin National Assurance Company, a member company of Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd announced today that it has been selected by The IPA Association of America (TIPAAA) to offer health care professional liability coverage to its membership of more than 300,000 independent physicians.
With its niche approach and underwriters experienced in each health care [...]

With significant losses to their savings and investments, and economists warning of a prolonged recession, many Americans are feeling uncertain about their retirement security and their ability to pay for long-term care services. According to a new survey by the nonprofit LIFE Foundation, 64 percent of Americans age 45 and older say that the recent [...]

HighRoads, the company providing employers – for the first time – complete control over their health care costs and vendors, today announced the release of HR Control, an interactive Web-based dashboard that dynamically displays real-time performance metrics for all critical HR and benefits programs. HR Control offers a personalized view that quickly identifies when customer’s [...]

Magellan Health Services, Inc., the nation’s leading manager of behavioral health care, hosted former First Lady Rosalynn Carter at the company’s annual conference of its clinical and medical leadership team held in Atlanta earlier this week. Carter, who for nearly 40 years has been a driving force in advocating for mental health care education and [...]

Ingenix, a leading health information, technology and consulting services company, announced it is uniting its health care and human services consulting businesses, including Reden & Anders and Healthia Consulting, to create a new organization and brand, Ingenix Consulting. This global organization is dedicated to helping payers, physicians and hospitals, employers, state and federal government agencies, [...]

Health Net Federal Services, LLC, the government operations division of Health Net, Inc., announced the online release of its National Guard and Reserve TRICARE Benefits video to educate National Guard and Reserve members and their families on the health care benefits they are entitled to during the various phases of the member’s service.
“In response to [...]