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Network Health Offers MassHealth Coverage Statewide

Wed, 23 May 2012 05:35:00 -0700
Network Health, LLC, a Massachusetts health plan that provides access to high-quality health care coverage for more than 200,000 Massachusetts residents with low and moderate incomes, announced today that eligible residents throughout western Massachusetts can now enroll in its Network Health Together® plan.
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Priority Health Earns NCQA “Excellent” Accreditation

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:19:00 -0700
Priority Health today announced it has earned “Excellent” accreditation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance , the highest level a health plan can earn, for its Commercial HMO/POS, Medicaid, Medicare PPO and Medicare HMO/POS plans.
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The Rare Bipartisan Health Idea: Affordable Concierge Medicine

Wed, 23 May 2012 06:58:38 -0700
A rare bipartisan health care idea that brings an affordable price to concierge medical care is gaining some attention in Washington.
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Health Highlights: May 22, 2012

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:52:11 -0700
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
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Why health care could determine the next president

Wed, 23 May 2012 06:00:40 -0700
As the June deadline nears for the Supreme Court’s decision on health care, two recent reports show how the decision could have a direct effect on President Barack Obama’s election.
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Home Health International, Inc. Announces New CEO

Tue, 22 May 2012 05:12:00 -0700
VERO BEACH, FL-- - Home Health International, Inc. is pleased to announce today that it has named Elizabeth Velozo, BSN, MSNH, COS-C as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.Ms. Velozo ...
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Three Health Technology Companies To Watch

Tue, 22 May 2012 06:04:46 -0700
Last week, Towers Watson bought Extend Health, which allows retirees to choose from thousands of private Medicare plans according to their needs, instead of having their employer make the decision. Towers paid $435 million. One of the winners in that transaction was venture capital firm Psilos, which made in five years 10 times its investment in Extend Health?an unusual occurrence in health IT.
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Health Management Stockholders Resoundingly Vote in Favor of Compensation, Re-Elect Directors

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:01:00 -0700
Stockholders of Health Management Associates, Inc., overwhelmingly registered their confidence in the Company in a series of votes recorded today at its annual meeting o
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Empire Life Expands Group Benefits Offering With Health Care Spending Account

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:00 -0700
KINGSTON, ONTARIO-- - Health care spending accounts are gaining in popularity and now The Empire Life Insurance Company is building on its insured Incidental Health Expense product by adding a traditional ...
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Panelists: Health Care Law’s Innovations Taking Hold Despite Supreme Court Case

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:28:19 -0700
Despite uncertainty about the coming U.S. Supreme Court decision on its constitutionality, the 2010 health care law already has triggered a long-term transformation in the way U.S. health care is delivered and paid for, a panel of specialists said on Tuesday.
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