Health Highlights: May 22, 2012
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
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Priority Health Earns NCQA “Excellent” Accreditation
Priority Health today announced it has earned “Excellent” accreditation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance , the highest level a health plan can earn, for its Commercial HMO/POS, Medicaid, Medicare PPO and Medicare HMO/POS plans.
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Health Management Stockholders Resoundingly Vote in Favor of Compensation, Re-Elect Directors
Stockholders of Health Management Associates, Inc., overwhelmingly registered their confidence in the Company in a series of votes recorded today at its annual meeting o
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Three Health Technology Companies To Watch
Last week, Towers Watson bought Extend Health, which allows retirees to choose from thousands of private Medicare plans according to their needs, instead of having their employer make the decision. Towers paid $435 million. One of the winners in that transaction was venture capital firm Psilos, which made in five years 10 times its investment in Extend Health?an unusual occurrence in health IT.
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What could revolutionize health care? This database.
Think of it as a health policy wonk’s dream: Football stadium after football stadium packed to the brim with...health insurance claims data. An odd dream, to be sure. But health insurance data is crucial to understand how health care dollars get spent. It shows how people use health care, what’s changing and, in some cases, why. Health insurers, however, have tended to keep that data private, as ...
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Panelists: Health Care Law’s Innovations Taking Hold Despite Supreme Court Case
Despite uncertainty about the coming U.S. Supreme Court decision on its constitutionality, the 2010 health care law already has triggered a long-term transformation in the way U.S. health care is delivered and paid for, a panel of specialists said on Tuesday.
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Home Health International, Inc. Announces New CEO
VERO BEACH, FL-- - Home Health International, Inc. is pleased to announce today that it has named Elizabeth Velozo, BSN, MSNH, COS-C as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.Ms. Velozo ...
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Health-care mandate: Catholic leaders sue over birth control
Health-care plan provision for employer-paid birth control riles Catholic schools, dioceses, and health-care providers. Negotiations with White House 'not encouraging.'
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SCAN Health Plan Arizona Joins in Celebrating National Senior Health & Fitness Day
SCAN Health Plan Arizona is joining organizations across America in celebrating the 19th annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day® on May 30. On this day an estimated 100,000 older adults will participate in local fitness-related activities at 1,000 locations throughout the country.
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Empire Life Expands Group Benefits Offering With Health Care Spending Account
KINGSTON, ONTARIO-- - Health care spending accounts are gaining in popularity and now The Empire Life Insurance Company is building on its insured Incidental Health Expense product by adding a traditional ...
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