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Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage increased to $15,073 this year, up 9% from last year, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research & Educational Trust 2011 Employer Health Benefits Survey. On average, workers pay $4,129 and employers pay $10,944 toward those annual premiums. » More
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A 10% weight loss in patients age 60 to 64 may be able to provide Medicare savings of $8 billion over 10 years and $35 billion over their lifetime. What are payers doing about it? » More |
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Health Alliance Plan (HAP) will acquire Midwest Health Plan (MHP), a for-profit Medicaid HMO with 74,000 members based in Dearborn, MI. » More |
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Aetna, Humana, Kaiser Permanente and the UnitedHeath Group will provide data for more than 5 billion medical claims to the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) to offer new insights into healthcare costs, utilization, and intensity. » More |
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina will cover 85% of the EHR software and setup costs for 600 physicians in eligible independent practices and 100% of the costs for 39 eligible free clinics over the next five years. » More |
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