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Health insurance companies shouldn't exist

 Effect Measure February 15, 2010
2009 was a dismal year, economically speaking - unless you were a health insurer.
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Green initiatives deliver ROI for payers

 Patty Enrado November 06, 2009
Payers are incorporating green initiatives into everything from facilities to office equipment.
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MGMA survey: Medicare Part B is tops in satisfaction

 Bernie Monegain October 13, 2009
Medical Group Management Association members rate Medicare Part B as the top performer in a survey of member satisfaction with major health plans.
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Two national initiatives aim to improve service for physicians and hospitals

 Chelsey Ledue April 28, 2009
CIGNA's Cost of Care Estimator and extended weekend and holiday call service hours are now available to almost all 550,000 CIGNA-contracted physicians, hospitals and free-standing clinics.
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CIGNA makes Quicken software available to health plans

 Eric Wicklund April 24, 2009
Members of CIGNA health plans have a new tool at their disposal to manage their healthcare costs.
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Will CIGNA Remake The Health Plan Marketplace?

 Brian Klepper March 31, 2009
America's health plans are floundering. If their job has been to provide the nation's mainstream families with access to affordable care (let's leave quality out of it for the moment), they have failed miserably, though they were very profitable along the way, at least until Q1 2008.
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CIGNA's Cost of Care Estimator could help ease payment confusion

 Chelsey Ledue February 12, 2009
Patients covered through a CIGNA healthcare plan could be less confused about their payments following the spring launch of CIGNA's Cost of Care Estimator.
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IncentOne Provides Incentive Solution to CIGNA

 Industry News Release January 26, 2009
IncentOne, the leading provider of integrated incentive solutions to the healthcare industry, announced today that CIGNA, a global health service company, has launched a new "points-based" health incentive program with IncentOne's Health Power(TM) incentive technology solution. CIGNA will offer employers ways to motivate their employees toward improved health and wellness by offering various incentives tied to a variety of programs, including the completion of a health assessment and biometric screenings, and participation in disease management programs that focus on depression, heart disease and diabetes, as well as lifestyle management programs such as tobacco cessation.
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CIGNA cuts costs, improves care with consumer driven health plans

 Diana Manos January 13, 2009
CIGNA's Choice Fund account-based consumer-driven health plans reduced medical costs by 13 percent relative to HMO and PPO plans, according to a study released today by the insurer.The multi-...
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National health plans CDHP delivers ROI

 Patty Enrado December 04, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The WellPoint Institute of Health Care Knowledge has released a study indicating WellPoint’s employer groups save money through consumer-directed health plans.T...
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Aetna ranked No. 1 in dealings with physicians

 Bernie Monegain May 29, 2008
Aetna ranks No. 1 in business dealings with physicians, according to athenahealth's PayerView rankings. Among other performance criteria that put Aetna in the top spot, athenahealth found tha...
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Cigna won't pay for 'never events'

 Healthcare Finance News Staff May 07, 2008
ANOTHER INSURER has said it will no longer pay for hospital treatment required after egregious mistakes made by hospital staff.Cigna HealthCare announced it is taking steps to stop reimbursin...
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Cigna the latest to say it won't pay for preventable medical errors

 Fred Bazzoli April 21, 2008
Another insurer has said it will no longer pay for hospital treatment required after egregious mistakes made by hospital staff.Cigna HealthCare announced it is taking steps to stop reimbursin...
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Vendor Notebook - Cigna acquires Great-West

 Healthcare Finance News Staff April 07, 2008
CIGNA, based in Philadelphia, has announced the acquisition of Great-West Healthcare, the Denver-based healthcare division of the Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, for $1.5 bi...
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Cigna adds generic Rx coupons, price comparisons to online tool

 Molly Merrill March 24, 2008
Cigna's online Prescription Drug Price Quote tool will help the health insurer's members save more money by offering prescription discount coupons on generic drugs as well as real-time price compariso...
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Cigna agreement expands retail clinic coverage option

 Fred Bazzoli March 13, 2008
Cigna HealthCare has expanded the number of retail clinics for which it covers treatment this week by announcing the addition of a chain with sites in Arkansas and Texas. Cigna announ...
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New York AG levies charges on insurers' reimbursement scheme

 Healthcare Finance News Staff March 07, 2008
By Bernie Monegain, Contributing Editor, and Fred Bazzoli, Editor A six-month government investigation has led to charges that a company with an extensive database of healthcare bi...
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Insurers reimburse IADMD members for online visits

 Molly Merrill February 29, 2008
Aetna and Cigna have agreed to reimburse dentist and physician members of the International Association of Dental and Medical Disciplines who provide online visits to their patients....
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Business, payer community ready for mental health parity

 Patty Enrado November 20, 2007
WASHINGTON – After a decade of legislative attempts to bring true parity to mental health, Congress is poised to pass a bill that has teeth, when compared to its 1996 predecessor....
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Payer News Briefs

 Healthcare Finance News Staff November 20, 2007
Major payers support Primary Care Collaborative Representatives from seven of the nation’s largest health benefits companies have pledged their support to the Patient-Centered Pri...
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