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With Healthcare Reform, More Consumers to Purchase Individual Health Insurance Park City, Utah (PRWEB) February 15, 2013 Today, Zane Benefits, Inc. published new information on How Consumers can Purchase Tax-Free Individual Health Insurance. Zane Benefits, which provides comprehensive and flexible alternatives to traditional employer sponsored health benefits, is the leader in defined contribution and health reimbursement arrangements. According to Zane Benefits’ website, most Americans...
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SeeChange Health (www.SeeChangeHealth.com), the leader in wellness-centric health care coverage known as value-based benefit design, announced revenues grew from $7.6 million in 2011 to $50.2 million 2012. "We don't take a traditional approach to health care coverage," said Martin Watson, SeeChange Health's CEO. "We help employers improve the health and productivity of their workforce while helping control medical costs by rewarding...
NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund today is launching its Healthy Food & Community Change initiative with a commitment of $15 million over five years to healthy food initiatives across New York City - making it one of the largest donors addressing these problems in New York City. There are vast disparities in diet-related diseases across neighborhoods where residents have few options to buy healthy foods such as fresh fruits and...
OTTAWA, Feb. 13, 2013 /CNW/ - Canadians see their own daily activities as the most important factor affecting their health, but governments spend only a tiny fraction of their health care budgets on health promotion. A Conference Board of Canada study, Health Matters: An Economic Perspective, suggests that incremental investments on public health today could produce long-term savings for individuals, the health care system and the economy. HIGHLIGHTS -- Canadians...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Health systems evaluating their delivery system reform options are finding success in programs that focus on improving the health of their own workforce, according to a new white paper published today by Evolent Health. Building off of the accountable care movement that is dramatically changing the health system landscape, Evolent Health has identified the unique value of the employee accountable care organization (eACO)--a network of...
As global economic troubles continue, cuts in global health funding from the US government and other donors may signal the conclusion of an era of rapid growth Despite dire predictions in the wake of the economic crisis, donations to health projects in developing countries appear to be holding steady, according to new research from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington. After reaching a historic high of $28.2 billion in 2010, development...
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of The California Wellness Foundation (TCWF) today announced two new appointments: Barbara C. Staggers, M.D., M.P.H., as chair; and Eugene Washington, M.D., as vice chair. The Foundation's president and CEO, Diana M. Bonta, R.N., Dr.P.H. is pleased to welcome the expertise and enthusiasm of the Board's new leadership. "Both Barbara and Gene are accomplished leaders, whose talents and clear vision will...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, requesting that the federal government begin efforts toward serious reform of the Medicaid program and stating that the high costs of the program would preclude the state from pursuing full expansion at this time. Excerpts from Governor Corbett's letter said: "The Medicaid program in Pennsylvania is on...
OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Community-based efforts to change the environment are proving to be an effective way of encouraging more physical activity and nutrition among school-age children, according to findings announced today from Kaiser Permanente. Researchers examined a series of Kaiser Permanente community-based obesity prevention interventions in adults and children and found that the more effective obesity prevention interventions were those that were...
BANGKOK, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Experts from the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) Emerging Pandemic Threats (EPT) program will share approaches and activities that embody EPT's "One Health" approach to tackling emerging infectious disease threats at this year's Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC). The conference, 31 January to 2 February at the Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Center, will focus on "A World United Against Disease: Cross-Sectoral...
