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AIS's Health Business
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May
7, 2008
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"Customers
make decisions [based] on what they can afford, or
how much of their income they are willing to pay for
health insurance, and what benefits they desire for
that level of premium. Over time, this leads to customers
more often choosing plans that have higher deductibles
or higher cost-sharing in exchange for lower premiums."
— Tony Cerdan, director of product development
at Blue Shield of California, told AIS's Health
Plan Week
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Nearly
40,000
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…people
are diagnosed with HIV/AIDS annually in the U.S.
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Metavante
helps create a seamless consumer healthcare experience
by enabling healthcare constituents (health plans,
third party administrators, financial institutions,
providers) to exchange information and funds. Visit
http://marketing.metavante.com/curetheconfusion
for a FREE report, "The Online Consumer Healthcare
Experience Revealed." Or call 1-800-822-6758
for more information.
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People
On the Move |
Carrie
Harris-Muller was promoted to chief administrative
officer of Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic
States. Harris-Muller joined Kaiser Permanente in
2001 as vice president of provider contracting and relations
and most recently served as vice president of health
plan service and administration….Herb Kuhn,
a former hospital lobbyist and current CMS deputy
administrator, has been named acting director of the
Medicaid program. Kuhn replaces Dennis Smith,
who is leaving CMS after seven years |
Implementing 'Medical Homes'
To Improve Patient Care and the Bottom Line: Steps that
Health Plans and Providers Should Take
An audioconference - May 21, 2008
Learn valuable strategies for creating, partnering with
and rewarding Medical Home practices. Click
here for more information and to register today. |
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Senators
Rockefeller, Hatch and Wyden and Congressmen Stark,
Waxman and Camp to Speak at Health Reform Conference
July 10-11.
Click
here.
Never-Event Payment Policies: How Major Health Plans
Are Getting Tough on Preventable Hospital Errors
An Audioconference
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Click
here
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