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Assurant Health removes waiting periods
Assurant Health has removed waiting periods for the treatment of tonsils, adenoids, hernias, bunions, hemorrhoids, and varicose veins have been removed from the contracts for new policies effective November 1, 2008 and later.
Assurant expands rate guarantees to OneDeductible and SaveRight Plans
Assurant Health is expanding the 24 month and 36 month rate guarantee buy-up option on OneDeductible and SaveRight plans. The rate guarantee option locks in the premium rate for up to 36 months. The following OneDeductible and SaveRight deductible levels have an...
U.S. Government announces 2009 Medicare drug plan premiums
Seniors enrolled in Medicare's drug benefit will pay average monthly premiums of $28 next year, government officials announced today. That’s about $3 higher than the 2008 average premium, or a 12 percent increase. "Average plan bids have increased at roughly the same...
Aetna Helps Medicare Members Organize Medical Information and Monitor Health with CareEngine-Powered Personal Health Record
HARTFORD, Conn. - September 3, 2008. - Aetna announced today that it has made its CareEngine-powered Personal Health Record (PHR) available to current Aetna Medicare members who purchased their Medicare plans individually. This unique, interactive tool is designed to...
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois loses contract with Wal-Mart
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, the state's largest health insurer, soon will no longer administer claims and provide customer service to employees of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, losing the business to another Blue Cross plan in...
Resurrection Healthcare joins the Aetna Medicare network in Illinois
Aetna Medicare is happy to announce the addition of Resurrection Healthcare to our Aetna Golden Medicare (HMO) and Aetna Golden Choice (PPO) network! Resurrection Healthcare operates nine hospital facilities throughout the city of Chicago and suburban Cook County. The...
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Announces Its Intent Not to Pay for Additional Costs Resulting From ‘Never Events’
CHICAGO, Aug. 11 -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) announced today its intent not to pay for costs resulting from hospital-based preventable medical errors known as "serious hospital acquired conditions" and "never events" (errors in patient care that...
IRS releases 2009 maximum health savings account contributions
The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service recently released 2009 guidelines for maximum contribution levels for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and out-of-pocket spending limits for high deductible health plans (HDHPs) that must be used in conjunction with...
Assurant Health Introducing TelaDoc: 24/7/365 Physician Access
The Assurant Health MaxPlan, CoreMed, and OneDeductible now include TelaDoc, a service that offers physician access—24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year. When members need non-emergency medical care, they can call TelaDoc from anywhere and let the doctor...
Evanston Northwestern, Rush North Shore finalize merger
North suburban hospital operator Evanston Northwestern Healthcare said it will acquire Rush North Shore Medical Center in Skokie, committing more than $160 million to the deal, according to a definitive agreement finalized today. As part of the deal, which still needs...