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| AHIP Commends Congress and the Administration for Passing Comprehensive Legislation to Address the Opioid Epidemic |
“Drug overdoses are the leading cause of death for Americans under 50 years old. The impact of the opioid crisis is profound, and the causes are complex and multifaceted. That’s why real solutions require collaboration from all industry stakeholders," said Matthew Eyles , president and CEO of AHIP
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| AHIP Blog: Health Plans Respond to Hurricane Florence |
Health insurance providers continue to monitor Hurricane Florence as the storm system officially made landfall Friday morning and moves along the East Coast. Officials predict nearly 5 million people will be impacted by significant rain. We are committed to helping those who will inevitably need it—in the days, weeks, and months ahead.
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| AHIP Blog: Low Health Literacy - A Concern for Health Insurance Providers and Americans |
If you have trouble navigating through our health care system, you’re not alone. More than half of Americans have low health literacy, according to new data from Accenture—a professional services company who developed a Health Care System Literacy Index to understand health care competency. That’s just as many people who suffer from some chronic medical problems like obesity.
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| BCBSIL: Telemedicine - The Modern-Day House Call |
Good news!! You and your doctor have busy schedules and that might make you think you don’t have time to get an appointment. Thanks to telemedicine, seeing a doctor when you’re ready can happen now, thanks to telemedicine.
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| BCBSOK: The Benefits of Being Bilingual |
For many of us who grew up bilingual, we didn’t know or understand the gift that our parents were giving upon us as children. Now, as adults, we can see and take advantage of those benefits.
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| Humana’s Value-Based Orthopedic Specialty Care Now Available in More Than One-Third of the Nation With Expansion to the Southwest and Northeast |
" Humana is excited to expand the geographic reach of our voluntary episodic bundling programs, which are a critical part of our continued dedication to value-based care. We’re committed to helping physicians in improving both the quality of care and health outcomes in the communities we serve, and to reducing health care costs," said Mr. Brent Stice , Director of Humana’s Value-Based Strategies Organization
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| Kaiser Permanente Adds New Physicians on Oahu, Maui and Kauai |
Eight distinguished doctors have joined Kaiser Permanente Hawaii on Oahu, Maui and Kauai. They add to Kaiser Permanente’s award-winning staff of more than 600 health care providers in Hawaii’s largest medical practice, the Hawaii Permanente Medical Group, which serves more than 255,000 members in Hawaii.
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| UCare, Fairview and North Memorial Health partner to launch new Medicare Advantage plan in 2019 |
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| Cigna Foundation Donates $100,000 to American Red Cross for Hurricane Florence Relief |
“Our hearts go out to everyone in the affected areas and we are committed to supporting the relief efforts of the American Red Cross and other organizations. We also encourage anyone feeling stressed or anxious about the hurricane to use our 24x7 telephone help line, which is available to all people in affected communities. Working together with national and local relief organizations, we hope to help make this difficult time easier for all those impacted,” said Ms. Mary Tullis Engvall , executive director of the CIGNA Foundation
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| Jonathan R. Turton Named CEO of Broward Health Medical Center |
" Mr. Jonathan Turton MBA, FACHE is a seasoned healthcare leader. Having led multiple hospitals in senior roles, he will be instrumental in building upon Best Choice Plus Medical Center’s success, expanding access to quality care throughout Broward County," said Beverly Capasso , President/CEO, Broward Health
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| Blue Cross of Idaho and NextHealth Technologies Sign Healthcare Analytics Agreement |
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| Zipari Launches Partner Network Allowing Health Plans to Accelerate an Integrated Customer Experience |
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| Advalent Launches Network 360 to Drive Multi-Dimensional Provider Performance in Value-Based Care Contracting |
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