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Lawyers professional liability specialist Nate Stortzum has joined the ProQuest division of Alliant as Vice President, where he will service a diverse portfolio of law firm clients. Prior to joining ProQuest, Stortzum was Midwest Regional Manager for the IronPro division of Ironshore. ProQuest, a division of Alliant Insurance Services, provides tailored…

Given that in 2015 only 2.5 million of those with SUD sought help at a licensed addiction treatment facility, ATAC will soon launch a campaign later this year to raise public awareness about SUD and its treatment options. ATAC believes that it is essential that patients not only have access to affordable, quality care, but that insurance companies recognize…

WASHINGTON, D.C.- House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton called on the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Office of Management and Budget to immediately produce all subpoenaed documents regarding the Committees’ investigation into the…

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The number of health insurance policies sold directly to consumers for 2016 increased by 9.3 million people, or 10% over last year, according to data in the forthcoming AIS’s Directory of Health Plans: 2016. AIS data show that the biggest hikes were in the number of Medicaid enrollees, number enrolled via public exchanges, and number in Medicare-Medicaid…

The aftermath of a 2014 motorcycle crash in San Francsico. iStock photo. The apparent 10 percent increase in motorcycle fatalities, based on an analysis by the Governors Highway Safety Association, coincided with a projected rise of about 8 percent in traffic deaths overall in 2015. Preliminary figures from the National Safety Council put the traffic deaths…

•Reveal8™, Pulse8’s flagship analytic engine, which has now been adapted for the CDPS, CDPS+ Rx, and CRG Medicaid Risk Adjustment Models;• Calcul8™, Pulse8’s financial reporting product can now calculate the Annual True-Up on the Retrospective Rate Adjustment by State for each Medicaid population; and• Qualit8™, Pulse8’s quality analytics product that supports all…

And Michigan Auto Law attorneys are enlisting help to stop it by sponsoring a new public safety campaign, “The 2016 Kelsey’s Law Scholarship: Stop Distracted Driving Contest.” In October 2016, at least $5,000 worth of scholarships will be awarded to four Michigan high school students. “The idea is to create something marvelous and creative to promote awareness of…

Peoples Health recently engaged Gilsbar to provide claims and care management services for its corporate health plan available to its 1,000 employees and their family members. When asked about this partnership with Gilsbar, Carol Solomon, Peoples Health CEO, noted “We were looking for a company to manage our employee’s health benefits the way we manage those…

St. Francis Health Center recently announced that it is working with Doctor on Demand to offer telemedicine services to its patients. The federal government has taken note of this trend; CMS reports that Medicare reimbursement for telemedicine increased by 604 percent between 2006 and 2015. Last July, Congressman Mike Thompson introduced a bill that would…

May 23– ROCHESTER TWP.– Up to five people were displaced from a township house fire Monday morning. Emergency crews were dispatched to 307 Henon Ave. around 5 a.m., Rochester Fire Chief Mike Mamone Jr. said. In addition to the Rochester Fire Department, Beaver Falls, Bridgewater and New Brighton assisted at the scene.

May 24– More than two months after a wind-toppled tree killed a man in Seward Park, the city’s parks department Monday released a one-page investigation report that offers little new to what parks officials already have said about the fatal incident: That wind and wet soil caused the big tree to collapse. City arboriculturist Deborah Brown McGarry, and Jon…

May 23– CEDAR RAPIDS– Family members and friends of Stephen J. Cook packed a small Linn County courtroom Monday to hear Lawson Chadwick plead guilty to crashing into Cook’s van, killing him on April 17, 2015. Chadwick admitted in court to driving under the influence of methamphetamine and amphetamines on April 17, 2015, as he led police on a short high-speed chase…

May 23– Millennials rent, but they aren’t so keen on renters insurance. A recent survey notes that 66 percent of 18-29- year-olds rent their current primary residence, compared with 37 percent of consumers overall. Less than one third of millennial renters insure their household belongings against fire, theft and other possible casualties.

MONTPELIER, Vt.— Vermont is poised to become the first state to require public and private health insurance to cover vasectomies without copays and deductibles under a bill Democratic Gov. “At a time when our country is headed in the wrong direction, I’m proud to say Vermont continues to head in the right direction,” Shumlin said. The regional Planned Parenthood…

Tiffany Fortson, 33, of Columbus was scheduled to appear in Recorder’s Court today at 8 a.m. to face her original charges, which include driving under the influence of alcohol, having an open container and failing to yield. Each one stems from the 1:11 a.m. crash that killed 40- year-old Shedrick McClain, according to Columbus police. McClain was pronounced dead…