As a result of the development of a new long-range plan for 15-year-old Intercare Holdings Insurance Services, the firm’s senior management team has announced a series of strategic moves that have focused the Roseville-based company on its core competencies.
CEO George “Mac” McCleary detailed the plan, highlighting the divesture of an insurance brokerage operation and other [...]

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 [...]

Connolly Healthcare, a permanent Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), has signed a five-year license agreement with Milliman Care Guidelines.
Connolly will use the Care Guidelines content and software to review Medicare claims in 15 states — West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, [...]

Olympus Managed Health Care Inc. a leading provider of health care claims administration and cost containment services, announced the appointment of Robert Lavers as Senior Consultant. In this newly created role, Mr. Lavers will have overall responsibility for the firm’s business development and expansion initiatives throughout Asia.
“We are very pleased to have Bob join our [...]

Health Net Federal Services, LLC, the government operations division of Health Net, Inc. released the following statement today in response to the Department of Defense’s release of the TRICARE contract awards:
“Health Net Federal Services is disappointed not to be selected by TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) for the Managed Care Support Contractor in the TRICARE North [...]

Although President Obama has called for affordable, accessible, high-quality health care for all Americans, “There’s no guarantee the legislation will bridge the long term care gap,” says Denise Gott. “Only about 9 million Americans, a fraction of our 300 million plus, have long term care insurance. And among those at greatest risk, 45 and older, [...]

WellPoint, Inc. the nation’s largest health benefits company and its affiliated health plans, announced today the expansion of its innovative disease management program designed to help improve the care accessed by members in its affiliated health plans suffering from Bipolar Disorder, a disease that impacts over 5.7 million Americans each year. The Bipolar Condition Care [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Health Net Federal Services, LLC, the government operations division of Health Net, Inc., announced it recently received multiple awards for its health education materials and Web resources from the Health Information Resource Center (HIRC). HIRC is a national clearinghouse for consumer health programs, recognizing the best consumer health information materials and resources from top-rated organizations [...]