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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...
Ms. Green Brings Extensive Health Plan & Hospital Experience to URAC Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 Kylanne Green, a recognized leader in hospital and health plan services, has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of URAC, the Board of Directors announced today. Ms. Green will take the organization’s helm officially on July 22. URAC is one of the nation’s largest private accreditation bodies, with cutting-edge data analytics, education, and measurement...
NEW YORK, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EmblemHealth Chairman and CEO Anthony L. Watson today announced his retirement, effective May 31, 2013, after a combined 28 years with EmblemHealth and HIP Health Plan of New York. In 2006, Mr. Watson agreed with Frank Branchini, President and CEO of GHI, to merge HIP and GHI forming EmblemHealth. Mr. Watson has been Chairman and CEO of EmblemHealth and Mr. Branchini serves as President and COO of EmblemHealth. Mr. Watson has been an...
Money to fund programs to fight childhood obesity PHOENIX, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona recently awarded five Arizona fifth-grade teachers a $5,000 grant for each of their schools to help reduce childhood obesity rates in Arizona. The five grants were awarded based on the winners' exceptional execution of the 2013 Walk On! Challenge. The Walk On! Challenge is a free, 28-day, health and fitness challenge available to schools across the...
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...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) -- the nation's largest and leading membership organization for healthcare finance professionals -- has elected Jonathan B. Gavras, M.D., to its Board of Directors for the 2013-16 term, effective June 1, 2013. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120904/MM67207LOGO) Dr. Gavras is Senior Vice President, Delivery System, and Chief Medical Officer of Florida Blue, Florida's...
-- One-on-one support available to help victims with health and financial issues -- HARTFORD, Conn. and HAMPTON, Va., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Aetna Foundation has given $100,000 to the Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) to help the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing and the explosion in West, Texas, access the health care and practical support services they need to recover. PAF, one of the nation's leading nonprofit patient assistance programs, will direct...
OAKLAND, Calif., May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and their respective subsidiaries (KFH/HP) reported today a combined total operating revenue of $13.3 billion for the quarter ending March 31, 2013, compared to $12.7 billion in the same period in 2012. Operating income was $545 million in the first quarter of 2013, compared to $507 million in the same quarter last year. Net non-operating income was $220 million in the first...
President named for company's Provider Sponsored Network that will enter West Virginia Medicaid managed care market PARKERSBURG, W.Va., May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Executives of Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia (Highmark West Virginia) today announced that the company supports Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's recent decision to expand the state's Medicaid program to cover thousands of uninsured West Virginians. According to a press release distributed May 2(nd) by the governor's...
