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TriZetto's 2013 conference focuses on solutions that simplify health care for everyone HARRISBURG, Pa., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Brooke Nordai of Capital BlueCross will discuss the company's success with value-based benefits today during the 2013 TriZetto Healthcare Conference held in California. She is joining representatives from BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and Lovelace Health Plan on a panel sharing their experiences rolling-out the TriZetto Value-Based Benefits Solution...

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital BlueCross constantly strives to bring the highest level of innovation and creativity to its customers. Recently the company learned that this focus on excellence has earned its Creative & Design department two Hermes Creative Awards in international competition. The company won two gold honors for the design of its 2011 Annual Report Click and for in-kind creative work done on a Homeland Center 145(th) anniversary gala...

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Registration is now open for the 3rd Annual Small Business Expo ­- an event to help business owners navigate the process for government contracting, the state Department of General Services announced today. The expo, slated for May 29 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Farm Show Complex, 2301 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg, is a collaborative effort among the state departments of General Services and Public Welfare, the City of...

Internationally known author Dan Buettner talks about Blue Zones® concept for longevity, well-being HARRISBURG, Pa., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital BlueCross is presenting two regional health care forums focusing on the Blue Zones concept for living happier and living longer. The forums are slated for 9-11:30 a.m. on May 15 at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, and then 2:30-5 p.m. on May 16 at ArtsQuest at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, Pa. Blue Zones is a concept...

A national World War II magazine today announced the release of a new Kindle Fire app that lets users read the publication on all versions of the device, with live links, searchable text, and pinch enlargement of photos. HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA (PRWEB) May 13, 2013 AMERICA IN WWII—a national magazine about the American experience in the Second World War—today announced the launch of a new Kindle Fire app. The new application lets users read the publication on all Kindle Fire...

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania will join states across the nation in recognizing May 2013 as National Bike Month, as well as May 13 to 17 as Bike to Work Week, and May 17 as Bike to Work Day. "The increasing popularity of bicycle riding illustrates how important cycling is in a multi-modal transportation system," PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch said. "We encourage people to learn how to safely travel or commute by bicycle, which helps promote...

Local groups and citizens say it's time for new limits that will hold industrial polluters accountable for the dangerous carbon pollution they pump into our air HARRISBURG, Pa., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When President Obama stated at his second inauguration that we have a moral obligation to fight climate change, Pennsylvanians saw it as a call to action. Over the past 100 days, a coalition of environmental groups including PennFuture, National Wildlife Federation,...

Agency Will Discuss Results in Webinar on May 9 HARRISBURG, Pa., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection today released the 2012 Susquehanna River Sampling Report, explaining the latest results from an aggressive sampling effort across the Susquehanna River. Work is continuing across the watershed this spring and summer as the scope of the study broadens to include more tributaries of the three main sections of the Susquehanna watershed: the...

HARRISBURG, Pa., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection and Pennsylvania Game Commission today invited students, teachers and non-formal educators to tune in for the annual Peregrine falcon banding event during a live webcast on Tuesday, May 21. The 1 to 2 p.m. banding will be in the Rachel Carson State Office Building auditorium in Harrisburg, Dauphin County. "This event is a unique chance for all of us to see firsthand wildlife...

HARRISBURG, Pa., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- People looking for an easy way to decide which Capital BlueCross health insurance product is best suited to their personal needs only have to visit the company's website at capbluecross.com to quickly figure it out. Capital BlueCross recently launched a plan comparison tool that allows people to review details about the company's multiple product offerings while they are listed side-by-side. Two or more products can be compared at one...