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Because of 2006 State Health Care Reform, 98.1% of All Massachusetts Residents are Insured Park City, Utah (PRWEB) April 07, 2013 Today, Zane Benefits, Inc. published new information on the Massachusetts Health Insurance Exchange. 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, as part of the...
HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kevin Counihan, CEO of Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange, testified today in front of the Connecticut General Assembly Insurance and Real Estate Committee, led by Senator Joseph Crisco and Representative Robert Megna. Counihan, an advocate for fair and transparent health insurance pricing, has worked in health insurance exchanges for the past seven years, as a senior leader of the Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector, and as...
CHICAGO, Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Softheon Inc., a leader in Health Care Reform Exchange solutions, announced today that they have released an updated cloud-based Qualified Health Plan (QHP) Certification solution as part of their Exchange Connector Plan Management platform. Softheon is getting Health Plans prepared for PPACA and helping them to connect with both Federally Facilitated Exchanges (FFE) and State-based Exchanges (SBE). Within Softheon's Plan Management solution,...
BOSTON and NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership (MBHP), a ValueOptions(®) company, recently signed a five-year contract with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to provide integrated physical and behavioral health programs, management support services and behavioral health specialty services for the MassHealth Primary Care Clinician (PCC) Plan. The new contract started October 1, 2012, and MBHP estimates the annual value of the...
OAKLAND, Calif., July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente announced today that employers ranked the organization's health plan the highest for two consecutive years among fully insured commercial health plans in the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Employer Health Insurance Plan Study(SM). The organization received high marks in key factors that affect employer satisfaction such as account servicing, problem resolution, program offerings, cost and employee plan service...
PRINCETON, N.J., July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Included in the provisions of the recently upheld Affordable Care Act is the responsibility of large employers to not only offer affordable healthcare insurance but also meet minimum essential coverage requirements or be subject to a penalty. Large employers with 50 employees have until 2014 to meet the criteria outlined in the Act. To help employers forecast these potential penalties and make proactive changes to...
Law Professor Renée M. Landers, director of Suffolk University Law School’s Health & Biomedical Law Concentration, is available to analyze the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision upholding the universal health care law. Boston, MA (PRWEB) June 28, 2012 Law Professor Renée M. Landers, director of Suffolk University Law School’s Health & Biomedical Law Concentration, is available to analyze the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision upholding the universal health care...
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Health Coalition on Liability and Access, the nation's leading medical liability reform organization, responded to today's decision by the Supreme Court to largely uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by a vote of 5 to 4. "As Congress continues to address the important health care issues facing this nation, any reform efforts must include fixing our country's broken medical liability system," said HCLA Chairman...
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, President of the March of Dimes, issued the following statement today: "The March of Dimes hails the Supreme Court's decision to reject challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) and to uphold the law as constitutional. This decision represents a landmark victory for pregnant women, infants and families. "The Affordable Care Act will extend the benefits of health coverage to...
Law Professor Renée M. Landers, director of Suffolk University Law School’s Health & Biomedical Law Concentration, is available to analyze the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision on universal health care. Boston, MA (PRWEB) June 26, 2012 Law Professor Renée M. Landers, director of Suffolk University Law School’s Health & Biomedical Law Concentration, is available to analyze the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision on universal health care. The court will rule on...
