Health Plan Introduces New Individual Products UPMC Health Plan is introducing eight new affordable health care coverage plans for individuals that provide 100 percent coverage on preventive care, health savings account options, and more. Pricing for this comprehensive coverage is as low as $2.46 a day. The eight new plans – known collectively as UPMC [ Read More ]
MercyCare Health Plans, headquartered in Janesville, is happy to announce it now offers Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans for health care coverage starting January 1, 2012. MercyCare Advantage plans offers four choices designed to fit various needs: Low premiums, starting at $39/month, including prescription drug coverage Comprehensive coverage including: Medicare Parts A and B and [ Read More ]
Kaiser Permanente Northwest leads the nation among all reporting commercial health plans with top marks in counseling children for physical activity and nutrition, according to the National Committee on Quality Assurance’s Quality Compass for 2010.* “Childhood obesity is the leading threat to our children’s health,” said Dr. Keith Bachman, director of the Weight Management Institute [ Read More ]
Nation’s largest health plan survey cites key trends in employer health plans Consumer Driven Health Plans (CDHPs) in the U.S. experienced continued growth this year – albeit at a slower rate than in 2009 – according to preliminary results released by United Benefit Advisors (UBA) from its 2010 UBA Health Plan Survey, the nation’s largest [ Read More ]
Plans include enhanced hospice benefits compliant with Medicare regulations Independence Blue Cross (IBC) announced that it will offer five new individual and three new group Medicare Supplement health plans, often referred to as “Medigap” plans. These new products will be called MedigapSecurity, and will be available to Medicare eligible beneficiaries beginning today. Potential members are [ Read More ]