By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Business Weekly– With the approval of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield expanded its Medicaid service offerings for BadgerCare Plus and Medicaid Supplemental Security Income to Dane, Florence, Marquette, Menominee, Polk and Taylor counties, effective July 1, 2016.
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By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– Alliant Insurance Services, the nation’s largest specialty insurance brokerage firm, is joining forces with Chicago- based Mesirow Insurance Services. “Alliant is committed to expanding Alliant Americas’ presence in the Midwest by partnering with proven regional leaders that share our values…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest– BOSTON, MA- Freestanding Emergency Departments are a rapidly increasing source of emergency care in the United States. Researchers conducted ZIP code level geographic analysis in the three states with the highest number of freestanding EDs: Texas, Ohio and Colorado, and found that…
The data problems had to be solved before MNsure could distribute all 43,000 tax forms, which filers needed for reporting information about tax credits to the IRS. Problems were compounded by a lack of contingency planning as well as poor communication between different branches of state government, according to the report released this week from the…
July 22– BEMIDJI– A fast-moving thunderstorm ripped through the Bemidji area early Thursday morning, knocking out power for more than 10,000 people and uprooting trees and power poles and causing widespread damage. The storm hit about 1 a.m. Thursday, and the National Weather Service’s warning forecast winds of up to 80 miles per hour for southern Beltrami…
July 22– Baptist Health South Florida, one of the largest private employers in Miami-Dade County, announced a voluntary separation program for certain eligible workers on Thursday in a bid to strengthen the hospital system for the future of healthcare reform, an executive said. The healthcare giant, which operates six hospitals and dozens of urgent care…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest– Research and Markets has announced the addition of the ” Personal Accident and Health Insurance in Germany, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2019″ report to their offering. The’ Personal Accident and Health Insurance in Germany, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2019′ report provides detailed…
July 21– OAKDALE– Farmers caught off guard by the Oakdale Irrigation District’s new by-volume water billing schedule won’t face delivery shut-offs this year for late payments, OID leaders said Wednesday in a tentative decision. –OID’s insurance company won’t pay to defend elected board members Linda Santos and Gail Altieri, who were sued by the three other…
“After 14 years of Republican dominance of South Carolina state government,” state Democratic Party chair Jaime Harrison said, “our schools are failing, our roads are crumbling, our wages are stagnated, our dams are breaking, our coast line is receding, our hospitals are closing, and our people are being denied health insurance and dying two years earlier than the…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– Current study results on Liver Diseases and Conditions have been published. We conducted a prospective cohort study among all patients who had a DAA prescription submitted between November 1, 2014 and April 30, 2015 to Burman’s Specialty Pharmacy, which provides HCV pharmacy services to…
According to news originating from Singapore, Singapore, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “We investigated flooding patterns in the urbanised city-state of Singapore through a multimethod approach combining station precipitation data with archival newspaper and governmental records; changes in flash floods frequencies or reported impacts…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by VerticalNews journalists, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing by Lincoln Benefit Life Co was posted on July 8, 2016. The SEC file number is 0001021330-16-000027.. A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing is a…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– The Travelers Foundation, the charitable arm of The Travelers Companies, Inc., announced it will provide a $1 million grant to fund a new disaster response outreach program for Team Rubicon. “As an insurer, we see the devastating effects that severe weather can have on homes, businesses and entire…
–Centene Corporation announced today that the Department of Defense intends to award its wholly-owned subsidiary, Health Net Federal Services, LLC, the TRICARE West Region Contract. “We are honored to continue providing healthcare services and programs to United States Armed Forces military personnel, retirees and their dependents,” said Michael F. Neidorff,…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– Research findings on Oncology are discussed in a new report. According to news reporting from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, “A randomized controlled trial of cancer patients has linked early supportive care with improved hospice use and…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Real Estate Weekly News– Kirby McInerney LLP, a class action litigation firm, has commenced an investigation into the practices of U.S. Bank Home Mortgage with respect to the release of the proceeds of insurance claims to borrowers. U.S. Bank Home Mortgage is a division of U.S. Bank, which is a subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp, and is…
July 21– FREMONT– The Columbus Cornerstone Insurance Group Seniors entered Wednesday’s contest against Grand Island Home Federal needing one win to make the American Legion state tournament. Hunter Schilling added three hits, while Dylan Benne, Zach McDuffee, Brady Dugan and Andrew Altstadt all had two hits each. After Columbus failed to score in the top of the…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest– From Washington, D.C., NewsRx journalists report that a patent application by the inventors Steele, John; Young, Steven, filed on January 6, 2015, was made available online on July 14, 2016. The patent’s assignee is Pareto Intelligence, Llc. News editors obtained the following quote from the…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by VerticalNews journalists, a trademark application has been made for “CARMATCH RENTAL COVERAGE” by Charles Lee, representing Esurance Insurance Services. The owner/registrar information for this application is: Charles Lee,…
