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 [...]

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 [...]

With layoffs on Wall Street and in the corporate sector putting health insurance front and center in the national debate, a group of the country’s leading philanthropies and businesses has joined together with Freelancers Union, a national non-profit organization, to pioneer a new model for providing health insurance to independent workers. Rockefeller Foundation, New York [...]

Bravo Wellness launched to provide results-based, HIPAA compliant wellness programs for companies with 25 – 25,000 employees. Bravo gives employers a practical way to reduce insurance costs by an average of 10% in addition to rewarding employees who make healthy living choices. This is accomplished by linking a member’s cost of healthcare and/or their benefit [...]

eHealth, Inc. parent company of eHealthInsurance Services, Inc. announced that the IHC Group has adopted its EPI-III “eApproval” technology for initial deployment with Independence Holding Group, Inc. (IHC) under the brand of Companion Life Insurance Company for individual and family insurance plans in six states, and with IHC’s member company Standard Security Life Insurance [...]

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 [...]

Zurich North America Commercial’s Accident & Health (A&H) group and Presidio Reinsurance Group announced today their formation of a strategic relationship to provide a broad range of risk-relief programs to the health care market.
As industry leaders with a long-term commitment to the accident and health industry, Zurich and Presidio will leverage their extensive portfolio of [...]

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 [...]