Affordable Care Act
News Releases on Affordable Care Act
Indiana Inspector General, David Thomas, CHC Keynote Speaker at the HCCA North Central Regional Conference
Posted 42 minutes ago
Indiana Inspector General David Thomas, CHC, JD, will keynote the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) Annual North Central Regional conference at 8:30 AM on Friday, October 4, 2013, HCCA announced today. Program chair Jackie Smith, Network Privacy & Compliance Officer for Community...
Impact of the Affordable Care Act to be Featured at Staffing Industry Analysts' Annual Healthcare Staffing Summit
Posted 2 hours ago
Staffing Industry Analysts, the global advisor on contingent work, today announced it will hold its annual Healthcare Staffing Summit October 23 through October 25, 2013 at the Fairmont Hotel Millennium Park in Chicago, IL. As medical providers all expect an increase in patients due to a...
Community Care to Receive Gold Achievement Award From the American Psychiatric Association
Posted 3 hours ago
Community Care Behavioral Health Organization will receive a 2013 Gold Achievement Award from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) at its 65th annual Institute on Psychiatric Services in Philadelphia. Community Care, which is part of the UPMC Insurance Services Division, was recognized...
MedCost Ultra Offers Virginia Employers a Competitive Self-Funded Health Plan Option
Posted 4 hours ago
Beginning January 2014, several Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions impacting both large and small fully-insured groups will go into effect, and sharp increases in premiums are expected as a result. To help employers in Virginia find an affordable alternative, MedCost LLC and Virginia Health...
EY Announces All-Star Line-Up for 2013 EY Strategic Growth Forum®
Posted 4 hours ago
On November 13-17 in Palm Springs, Calif., EY will gather close to 2,000 of the nation's top CEOs, entrepreneurs, advisors, investors and senior business leaders at its annual EY Strategic Growth Forum to share insights, make connections and celebrate success. Attendees will be joined by a full...
New Index Measuring Healthcare Data on 60 Million Insured Americans Shows Healthcare Costs Rising 3.5% in the Year to May 2013
Posted 4 hours ago
S&P Dow Jones Indices, a leading global provider of iconic financial market indices, has today launched a new, innovative measure that brings unprecedented transparency to rising healthcare costs in the United States. The S&P Healthcare Claims Indices, using actual claims data...
PIH Health Selects Allscripts Sunrise
Posted 5 hours ago
PIH Health, a healthcare system based in Whittier, Calif., has selected the Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) Sunrise™ product suite as the electronic health record (EHR) solution for its newly acquired 199-bed acute care facility, PIH Health Hospital – Downey (formerly Downey Regional Medical...
Welcome To The Launch Of Health Care Disconnects
Posted 5 hours ago
John Geyman M.D., Professor emeritus of Family Medicine, at the University of Washington and the Founding Editor of The Journal of Family Practice (1973-1990) and the past Editor of the Journal of the American Board of Family Practice (1990-2003) has brought together a team of highly qualified and...
Will Obamacare Be The New Panama Canal for Conservatives?
Posted 19 hours ago
Following is the statement of conservative author and direct mail pioneer Richard A. Viguerie. "The establishment media and Washington's permanent political class continue to try to sell the idea that taking the fight over defunding Obamacare to the point that it has caused a partial...
CodeBaby CEO Dennis McGuire Available to Talk About ObamaCare Implementation
Posted 20 hours ago
CodeBaby (www.codebaby.com) CEO Dennis McGuire is an expert in managing obstacles health insurance providers and federal agencies may face without the proper simplified technological tools needed to help consumers navigate exchanges. McGuire is available to talk about how CareFirst BlueCross...
Hillary Clinton's Remarks as Delivered at 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Children's Defense Fund
Posted 21 hours ago
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made the remarks below at the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF). In her speech, Secretary Clinton discusses the need to invest in the education and health of children, her work at the Clinton Foundation and her...
Meijer Partners with Priority Health to Provide Information as Open Enrollment for Health Insurance Begins
Posted 22 hours ago
Meijer, the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based supercenter chain, announced today that it is partnering with Priority Health, Michigan's leading health plan, to raise awareness and help customers obtain information regarding their options as open enrollment for health insurance begins under the...
Job Creators Alliance Becomes Job Creators Network Foundation
Posted 23 hours ago
Job Creators Alliance today announced the group's name has been changed to Job Creators Network Foundation. The president of the non-profit organization said the new name more accurately reflects the mission and activity of the group. (Photo: ...
UPMC Health Plan Connect Service and Sales Centers Open at Six Mall Locations
Posted 23 hours ago
Six new UPMC Health Plan Health Connect Service and Sales Centers are now open at convenient area mall locations, featuring UPMC Health Plan Concierges available to answer questions about health insurance and health care reform, and to help consumers better understand the changes impacting their...
Hyundai Motor America Reports September Sales
Posted 1 day ago
Hyundai Motor America today announced sales for the month of September of 55,102 units, down eight percent versus the same period in 2012, with two fewer selling days. On a selling-day adjusted basis, September sales were up one percent versus last year, representing the second-best September...
