Health Care Reform: GOP Preps Plan For Ruling On Law - Huffington Post

Health Care Reform: GOP Preps Plan For Ruling On LawHuffington PostHouse Republican leaders are quietly hatching a plan of attack as they await a historic Supreme Court ruling on President Barack Obama's health care law. If the law is upheld, Republicans will take to the floor to tear out its most controversial pieces ...and more »

DC Week: Feds Unveil New Alzheimer's Plan - MedPage Today

MedPage TodayDC Week: Feds Unveil New Alzheimer's PlanMedPage TodayBy Emily P. Walker, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today WASHINGTON -- This week the National Institutes of Health (NIH) unveiled its new Alzheimer's prevention plan, and an FDA panel endorsed the first-ever entirely at-home HIV test.and more »

Healthy Safety Net 2012: A Blues Symposium (Lansing) - A Healthier Michigan

Healthy Safety Net 2012: A Blues Symposium (Lansing)A Healthier MichiganThe Blues will host a highly interactive, complimentary, invitation-only symposium for teams from Michigan's free clinics, federally qualified health centers, hospitals, rural health centers and other safety net health care organizations to learn about ...and more »

Building Healthy Communities Workshop - Though the Development of a Flagler ... - PR.com (press release)

Building Healthy Communities Workshop - Though the Development of a Flagler ...PR.com (press release)... Flagler County Health Department received a planning grant in September, 2011 from the US Health Resources and Services Administration to develop the core infrastructure and business plan for a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Bunnell.

Implementing Health Reform: State-Based, Partnership, And Federally ... - Health Affairs (blog)

Implementing Health Reform: State-Based, Partnership, And Federally ...Health Affairs (blog)A state that takes on plan management functions must assume responsibility for all qualified health plan (QHP) certification, recertification, and decertification functions; perform QHP issuer account management and oversight and monitoring (including ...and more »

PPACA: IRS Releases Final Health Tax Credit Regulations - LifeHealthPro

LifeHealthProPPACA: IRS Releases Final Health Tax Credit RegulationsLifeHealthProUnder PPACA, exchanges are supposed to offer 4 levels of health plans -- platinum, gold, silver and bronze -- with the levels based on how much of the cost of "essential health benefits" that a particular plan will cover. For health insurance tax ...and more »

W.Va. officials to discuss Medicaid changes - BusinessWeek

W.Va. officials to discuss Medicaid changesBusinessWeekBy LAWRENCE MESSINA West Virginia officials outlined plans Monday to shift around 57000 people who rely on Medicaid into managed care, telling lawmakers the move would improve the health of some of the sickest people who rely on this government program ...and more »

Oregon's Health CO-OPs and Insurance Exchange Expect to Collaborate - The Lund Report

The Lund ReportOregon's Health CO-OPs and Insurance Exchange Expect to CollaborateThe Lund ReportShe said that all the plans CO-OPs offer through the exchange must meet its requirements as qualified health plans, which have yet to be established, as well as be certified. CO-OPs are required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ...and more »

Magellan Health Services to Present at Goldman Sachs 33rd Annual Global ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Magellan Health Services to Present at Goldman Sachs 33rd Annual Global ...MarketWatch (press release)As of March 31, 2012, Magellan's customers include health plans, employers and government agencies, serving approximately 33.8 million members in our behavioral health business, 16.1 million members in our radiology benefits management segment, ...and more »

High-Deductible Health Plans: Your Questions Answered - PBS NewsHour (blog)

PBS NewsHour (blog)High-Deductible Health Plans: Your Questions AnsweredPBS NewsHour (blog)Phil Lebherz: Depending on the household size and income, they may qualify for a public program. In some states, a family of four can make up to $46000 to $92000 and still qualify to have their kids on a State Children's Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP).and more »

Health Advocate, Inc. Services Included In Independence Blue Cross Health Plans For AAA Mid-Atlantic Members

Health Advocate, Inc., has been selected by Independence Blue Cross (IBC) to provide its health advocacy services exclusively to members of AAA Mid-Atlantic who purchase an individual IBC health insurance plan.Plymouth Meeting, PA (PRWEB) May 01, 2012 Health Advocate, Inc., the nation’s leading independent healthcare advocacy and assistance company has been selected by Independence Blue Cross ...

Independence Blue Cross Announces New Strategic Relationship With AAA Mid-Atlantic

PHILADELPHIA -- Independence Blue Cross (IBC) today announced a ground-breaking new strategic relationship with AAA Mid-Atlantic to offer a broad variety of health plans to individuals and families who ...

Zane Benefits Publishes History of Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Flexible Spending Accounts were created in the 1970's, so that employees could pay pre-tax dollars for medical and child care expenses.(PRWEB) May 18, 2012 Zane Benefits, which provides small businesses with comprehensive and flexible alternatives to traditional group health insurance, this week published a new article on the history of Flexible Spending Accounts. The article teaches the history ...

Healthcare 21 CEO to head South Carolina insurance co-op

Healthcare 21 Business Coalition founding President and CEO Jerry Burgess has taken a leave of absence to head up a Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan in South Carolina.

High-Deductible Health Plans: Your Questions Answered

If the very sound of a "high-deductible health insurance plan" makes your head spin, you're not alone. Last week on the PBS NewsHour, health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser explored the growing popularity of these insurance options with high out-of-pocket costs and low premiums, and the questions flooded our inboxes. Here to answer 10 of them is Phil Lebherz , the founder and chairman of LISI ...

Zane Benefits Publishes History of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)

Zane Benefits Publishes History of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) In the 1980s and 1990s, Congress began discussing Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs) where any consumer could (1) pay for all medical expenses with tax-deductible dollars and (2) spend or save unlimited tax-advantaged amounts for current or future medical expenses. In 1996, Congress created the Archer Medical Savings Accounts ...

A Meaningful Discussion About Meaningful Use

More than 43,000 health care professionals have collected more than $3 billion in meaningful use incentive payments, according to CMS. And I was pleased to learn this week during a May 15 meeting at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) that family physicians are leading efforts to upgrade medical record technology, and by far, are the largest recipients ...

Muskegon's Veterans Job Fair generates interviews, couple employment offers on LST

All in all, the organizers of the first Veterans Job Fair in Muskegon deemed the event a success. Plans are already in the works for next year, making it an annual event.

Alpha Natural Resources Establishes Foundation To Improve Mine Health and Safety

BRISTOL, Va., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpha Natural Resources (ANR), a leading U.S. coal producer, announces the establishment of the Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and ...

The Effect of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance on U.S. Medical Expenses: Zane Benefits Publishes New Data

With employers and government footing the consumer's medical bill, the medical industry has developed thousands of new treatments. But not all of them were economical. See the effect on medical expenses over time.Park City, UT (PRWEB) May 19, 2012 Today, Zane Benefits published data outlining the effect of employer-sponsored health insurance on overall U.S. medical expenditures over time. Zane ...

Final Rules for Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans and Related Rules Regarding Risk Mitigation an... http://t.co/u7mUBemK

Final Rules for Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans and Related Rules Regarding Risk Mitigation an... http://t.co/u7mUBemK

Larsen of #CCIIO - federal exchange would have "open model," not shut out qualified plans. #Breaking LifeHealthPro http://t.co/03Y5ECEW ^ab

Larsen of #CCIIO - federal exchange would have "open model," not shut out qualified plans. #Breaking LifeHealthPro http://t.co/03Y5ECEW ^ab

Data Coming Out Questioning HSA Effectiveness - While Federally Qualified High Deductible Health Plans... http://t.co/gPlTcjVt

Data Coming Out Questioning HSA Effectiveness - While Federally Qualified High Deductible Health Plans... http://t.co/gPlTcjVt

Health Insurance Exchange Stakeholders Conference – Panel 3: Qualified Plans & Design (08/30/2010) http://t.co/5e4Kv8oL #business #email

Health Insurance Exchange Stakeholders Conference – Panel 3: Qualified Plans & Design (08/30/2010) http://t.co/5e4Kv8oL #business #email