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Learn what qualified health plans’ marketing strategies will look like inside and outside the public exchanges, in an upcoming webinar from Atlantic Information Services. Washington, DC (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 Two health insurance marketing experts — both veterans of major health insurance companies — will detail practical steps insurers must take to win new members and retain current ones as the October open-enrollment date for new health insurance exchanges and marketplaces...

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Participants in the Children's Hospital Association's Speak Now for Kids Family Advocacy Day - 36 child patients and their families - convene today through Thursday on Capitol Hill to deliver an important message to their members of Congress: at a time when access to care is improving for millions of adults, don't forget the kids. The Association's Speak Now for Kids Family Advocacy Day facilitates meetings between families and...

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ironworkers General President and Pharmaceutical Industry Labor-Management Association (PILMA) Chairman Walter Wise released the following statement today following the publication of PILMA's new study Medicaid Drug Rebates in Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy: An Economic Analysis of the Proposed Policy and its Implications for Multiemployer Plans: <blockquote> "The study released today demonstrates that new government...

WINTER PARK, Fla. and WASHINGTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Association of Independent Doctors (AID) issued a statement today, regarding the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Report on Medicare And The Health Care Delivery System released on June 14, 2013.[1] AID's statement follows: The MedPAC Report leads to two clear conclusions: First, high hospital charges have had a profound adverse impact on U.S. Government spending, and on costs to patients....

PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pinsonault Managed Markets Summit is pleased to announce a celebrated lineup of keynote speakers for the fall 2013 conference taking place September 18-20 at the Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, CA. The three-day conference will focus on the Affordable Care Act and how this new system of coordinated care, designed to drive quality and reduce costs, is changing business strategies in the managed care industry. (Logo:...

Connecture's InsureAdvantage makes it easier to purchase the right MVP health plan BROOKFIELD, Wis. & SCHENECTADY, N.Y., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MVP Health Care(®) today announced that it has selected sales automation technology company Connecture, Inc. to facilitate an online shopping, enrollment, retention and billing platform for its Individual and Group products. Connecture's InsureAdvantage is a modular offering designed to integrate seamlessly with health plan...

Home Health Leaders Urge Careful Consideration of Data in Implementation of ACA's Rebasing Provision to Protect Seniors' Access to Cost-Effective, Patient-Preferred Home Healthcare WASHINGTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare today released data demonstrating that the rebasing of Medicare home health payments within the proposed Home Health Prospective Payment System (HHPPS) rule for 2014 would negatively impact Utah's home health...

SHAPE's global payment model supports comprehensive patient-centered care GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. and BEND, Ore., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Primary care and behavioral health transformation is taking SHAPE in Oregon and Colorado. A western Colorado payment reform initiative to support integrated behavioral health in primary care settings will soon expand to Oregon. Colorado's global payment model for primary care and behavioral health integration, known as SHAPE...

According to a new poll by Workplace Options, employees want access to wellness programs, but they don’t want them to be required Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) June 17, 2013 If companies want their employees to trim their waistlines, they might need to pay up. According to a new poll commissioned by Workplace Options, a global employee effectiveness company and work-life services provider, 58 percent of American workers would commit to losing weight, quitting smoking or attending fitness classes...

Solution for Medicare Plan Sponsors Ensures Compliance with Commission, Marketing and Training Coconut Creek, Fla. (PRWEB) June 17, 2013 VUE Software introduced a new software suite today designed to help insurers achieve a five-star rating and streamline their activities relating to selling Medicare Advantage plans. Dubbed “SeniorCare,” the product is an enhanced version of VUE Compensation Management 8.0 producer management software. SeniorCare is tailored specifically to those...