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Consumers should understand healthcare denial appeal process

Newspapers report daily that our healthcare system is broken, express concern about healthcare denials and mention that the system shifts costs to consumers.

25 Aug 2009

Study reveals that Americans lack confidence in healthcare reforms

Americans lack confidence that healthcare reform will deliver more affordable or better quality medical care, according to a survey released today by the Thomson Reuters.

25 Aug 2009

Bioneutral Group holds scientific and business discussions with major health care companies

BioNeutral Group, Inc. (“BioNeutral”) (OTCBB:BONU), a specialty chemical technology based Life Science Company, announced discussions with four of the world’s largest health care companies.

25 Aug 2009

Navinet offers its real-time healthcare communications solution to all state governments and U.S. territories at no cost

NaviNet (formerly NaviMedix), America’s largest real-time healthcare communications network, today announced the NaviNet Health Information Exchange (HIE), a solution that combines the NaviNet Provider Network of more than 770,000 providers nationwide, and NaviNet technology and services.

25 Aug 2009

Aging with Dignity president urges Department of Veterans Affairs to suspend use of advance care planning guide

Paul Malley, President of the national non-profit organization Aging with Dignity, today called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to immediately suspend use of its "Your Life, Your Choices" advance care planning guide dubbed "The Death Book for Veterans." Malley also praised Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, who announced on "Fox News Sunday" yesterday that he would call for hearings into the matter.

25 Aug 2009

States pass laws to expand parents' ability to insure 20-somethings

Wall Street Journal reports: "As Washington wrestles with health-care reform, states have been busy passing their own laws to allow many young adults to remain longer on a parent's health insurance."

25 Aug 2009

Emdeon and BroMenn Healthcare System implement an interactive software application for transparent pricing of healthcare

Emdeon, a leading provider of revenue and payment cycle management solutions for the healthcare industry, and BroMenn Healthcare System, headquartered in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, recently implemented the Emdeon Patient Responsibility Estimator(SM) solution. Emdeon Patient Responsibility Estimator is an interactive software application used by BroMenn's patient access staff to inform patients of their financial responsibility prior to care delivery.

25 Aug 2009

New RAND study finds that Prescription Benefit Program for Medicare recipients surpasses expectations

The program created to provide Medicare recipients with prescription drug benefits exceeded expectations during its first two years, extending pharmacy coverage to most seniors while reducing their overall spending on drugs, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

25 Aug 2009

States worry about cost of Medicaid expansion

Lawmakers are cautious about expanding Medicaid coverage because they worry how it will be funded.

25 Aug 2009

Value-Based Insurance Design improves health care services

As members of Congress continue to debate proposals for health care reform, the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) has released a new report on an important approach being used by leading edge employers for improving patient health outcomes - Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID).

25 Aug 2009

RetireSafe's supporters outraged at proposed health care reform that adversely affects senior citizens

RetireSafe applauds Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee for outlining some crucial steps for health care to protect senior Americans. "We look at The Seniors' Health Care Bill of Rights, unveiled today, as an "emergency medical intervention" that will help ensure that seniors will receive access to quality health care," stated Thair Phillips, RetireSafe President.

25 Aug 2009

Senators debate cost of insurance subsidies for low-income families

The Wall Street Journal reports that the six Senate Finance Committee negotiators aren't in agreement about subsidies for low-income people to buy insurance.

25 Aug 2009

VHA's Non-Salary Cost Reduction program helps hospitals save supply costs

Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services in New Albany, Ind., turned to VHA Inc., the national health care network, to help it reduce supply expenses, and saved $3 million annually.

25 Aug 2009

State of Arizona offers BCBSAZ network option to its employees and their families

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) is pleased to announce the State of Arizona is offering a BCBSAZ network option to approximately 65,000 state employees and their families during the upcoming health insurance open enrollment period.

25 Aug 2009

Senate Democrats plot new strategy, consider reconciliation to pass health bill

Senate Democrats are increasingly considering using budget reconciliation — which would need a simple majority of 51 votes — to pass health care reform without Republican support, The New York Times reports.

25 Aug 2009

Insurers seek savings by offering coverage for care in other countries

More insurers are offering networks of doctors overseas and in other countries for their policyholders as a way to save money as lawmakers struggle with how to drive down costs, The Associated Press/USA Today reports.

25 Aug 2009

Insurance industry may benefit from reform, employees attend town halls to counter criticism

Lashed by liberals and threatened with more government regulation, the insurance industry nevertheless rallied its lobbying and grass-roots resources so successfully in the early stages of the healthcare overhaul deliberations that it is poised to reap a financial windfall," The Los Angeles Times reports.

25 Aug 2009

Rising costs and patient loads push some primary care MDs to concierge practices

Some primary care doctors are changing their practices, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports: "Faced with rising costs and patient loads, a small but growing number of primary-care doctors are sharply reducing their practice sizes and charging each patient annual fees of about $2,000 in exchange for personalized care.

25 Aug 2009

Report assessing school-based policies that address the health of students released by AAFA

For over 8 million children with asthma, food allergies and related conditions, the school-house is a focal point for managing their diseases. Now for the second year in a row, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) has released a report assessing school-based policies that address student health for elementary, middle and high schools in all 50 states.

25 Aug 2009

Comparative effectiveness: Back surgery remains popular despite poor study results

Studies have recently found that vertebroplasty - a type of back surgery in which cement is injected into the spine - isn't effective, but many patients and their doctors insist it works.

25 Aug 2009

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Consumers should understand healthcare denial appeal process

Study reveals that Americans lack confidence in healthcare reforms

Bioneutral Group holds scientific and business discussions with major health care companies

Navinet offers its real-time healthcare communications solution to all state governments and U.S. territories at no cost

Aging with Dignity president urges Department of Veterans Affairs to suspend use of advance care planning guide

States pass laws to expand parents' ability to insure 20-somethings

Emdeon and BroMenn Healthcare System implement an interactive software application for transparent pricing of healthcare

New RAND study finds that Prescription Benefit Program for Medicare recipients surpasses expectations

States worry about cost of Medicaid expansion

Value-Based Insurance Design improves health care services

RetireSafe's supporters outraged at proposed health care reform that adversely affects senior citizens

Senators debate cost of insurance subsidies for low-income families

VHA's Non-Salary Cost Reduction program helps hospitals save supply costs

State of Arizona offers BCBSAZ network option to its employees and their families

Senate Democrats plot new strategy, consider reconciliation to pass health bill

Insurers seek savings by offering coverage for care in other countries

Insurance industry may benefit from reform, employees attend town halls to counter criticism

Rising costs and patient loads push some primary care MDs to concierge practices

Report assessing school-based policies that address the health of students released by AAFA

Comparative effectiveness: Back surgery remains popular despite poor study results

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