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Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Obamacare. That’s the term to describe the current state of health affairs in the U.S. However, before Obamacare, many in the U.S. had difficulty securing affordable health care. Researchers at Penn State and Harvard University recently revealed that, in a study done from 2004 to 2007, 89 million Americans were uninsured for at least month; another 23 million lost their insurance coverage during that same time. In the project,...
Oakwood Accountable Care Organization named 'benchmark performer' DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) has designated 74 Oakwood physicians as patient-centered medical home practices. The designation period runs from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013 In addition, the Oakwood Accountable Care Organization (ACO) was recognized by BCBSM as a statewide benchmark performer, based on an analysis on Physician Group...
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- When the American Academy of Dermatology hosts its 2012 Summer Academy on August 15-19 in Boston, attending health care professionals will be introduced to cutting-edge, mobile health solutions that can help them stay connected to their patients, while improving compliance with individual care plans. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120417/CG89172LOGO) These mobile health solutions will be exhibited by Preventice at Booth #906...
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Providence Health Care (PHC) and Group Health Cooperative have signed an agreement to form a new jointly owned company that will create the region's most comprehensive physician organization. The new organization will work with other health insurance companies and health care purchasers to manage care for patients across the region with more coordinated, seamless and affordable care. The two entities will form a new limited...
TAMPA, Fla., July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Comprehensive Care Corporation ("CompCare" or the "Company") (OTC BB: CHCR), which provides behavioral health, substance abuse and psychotropic pharmacy management services for managed care companies throughout the U.S., is pleased to announce that it has been retained by CHRISTUS Health Plan (www.christushealthplan.org) to provide managed behavioral health services to the Medicaid (STAR) and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amerigroup Corporation (NYSE: AGP) is partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and other industry leaders for a public-private fraud prevention initiative. Amerigroup Chairman and CEO James G. Carlson joined U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and...
MORE PATIENTS, MORE PRESSURE ON NONPROFIT CLINICS AS HEALTH REFORM IMPLEMENTATION NEARS SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An alarming majority of U.S. nonprofit health centers, community clinics, and free clinics are seeing increased patient numbers, expect to treat more patients without insurance and predict more challenging conditions in the upcoming year based on funding and patient trends, according to data released today in the largest national...
LOS ANGELES, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Care Harbor, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization formed to bring help and hope to uninsured and underserved populations, will host its annual large-scale free clinic at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on September 27-30. Presenting sponsor for this year's massive effort will be L.A. Care Health Plan, the nation's largest public health plan. As in years past, the clinic is in need of healthcare professionals (dental, vision and medical)...
Three-year, multi-site pilot will test global payment model for integrated behavioral health care GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Colorado Beacon Community partner Rocky Mountain Health Plans (RMHP) will be part of a project to re-envision the role of behavioral health in primary care. If it succeeds, the effort could transform the nation's approach to behavioral health by better integrating the delivery of behavioral and physical health care. With...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The El Camino Hospital District today announced results from a survey of District residents showing that an overwhelming majority (86 percent) believe that the District contributes directly to the quality of health care delivered to the community. Most residents felt strongly that El Camino Hospital should remain independent and under local ownership and control with three-quarters of the population saying that it was 'somewhat'...
