ity of Industry, CA --(www.FinancialNewsUSA.com)-- 12/04/2009 - Health Care Plans industry news provided by Financial News USA. PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Health Net of Arizona, Inc. is providing health coverage solutions to Arizonans struggling in an unforgiving market. New to its 2010 Individual and Family Plan line-up, Health Net of Arizona has unveiled four plans designed to meet the budget and predictability needs for new and prospective members. The new Value plan line-up includes four PPO plans with deductible amounts ranging from $3,500 to $10,000. All provide dependable copays and 100 percent coinsurance for in-network coverage. Pharmaceutical coverage also is included.
The cost-saving alternatives provide a competitive range of medical coverage and are a simple approach to offering people the option to keep health insurance coverage on the table.
"Our Value plans offer "Real Coverage", explains Chris Porterfield, Individual and Family Plan sales manager at Health Net of Arizona. [Read the full article]
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prescription Solutions, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH - News) company, has donated approximately 150,000 units of unused medications which could translate into as many as 18,000 scripts provided to low-income Kansans. One of the country's leading pharmacy benefits management organizations, Prescription Solutions has made medications available to 36 safety net clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) in more than 30 Kansas cities as part of the program.
With a value of nearly $550,000, more than twice the original goal announced in April, the donations were made possible by the Utilization of Unused Medications Act. The state legislation, which took effect on Jan. [Read the full article]
Former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona has agreed to be the featured keynote speaker at the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's 4th Annual Healthcare Summit. The summit, sponsored by Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), will be held Friday, Dec. 4 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at St. Mary's University. The luncheon will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. Carmona will address members of the business community about the importance of empowering communities, small business owners and students to develop new and comprehensive ways to improve the health of the country. "Growing up in an impoverished Hispanic family where he experienced health disparities firsthand, Dr. Carmona has a unique perspective on mending our broken health care system," says Linda T. Hummel-McAlpin, CEO of Humana of Central and South Texas. [Read the full article]
CLAYMONT, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Beginning today, employees on international assignments and business travelers can listen to health, wellness and benefits podcasts on Apple's iTunes podcast library. Through a new arrangement with CIGNA International Expatriate Benefits (CIEB), a leading provider of group health care benefits to expatriates around the world, a comprehensive podcast library is downloadable from iTunes or from CIEB's public website at www.CIGNAexpats.com.
As the only health service company to offer a growing library of podcasts for the globally mobile workforce, CIGNA helps ease the transition to expatriate life and prepares expatriates for the challenges they may face when accessing health care in other countries. [Read the full article]
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