| Health Benefits Direct Announces Addition of Aetna Coverage to ...
RADNOR, PA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- March 12, 2007 -- Health Benefits Direct Corporation (OTCBB: HBDT), a leading innovator in the direct marketing and distribution of a wide range of health and life insurance products to individuals, today announced that Aetna has joined Health Benefits Direct's online insurance portal as an official health insurance carrier partner. The addition of this leading provider expands the company's consumer selection to include coverage availability from four of the largest major medical insurance carriers in the nation. "Selective carrier mix expansion is a key component of our organic growth plan, and this addition marks a significant achievement in the ongoing development of our interactive online insurance agency," said Alvin H. Clemens, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Health Benefits Direct.
Uninsured having to make tough choices
With just one income, the Wood family has enough money to buy medical insurance for either Jami Wood or her 8-month-old son, Evan. Wood and husband Christopher, who has government insurance as a veteran, said it wasn't hard to choose. Evan would get the insurance. "The baby had to have insurance," said the 27-year-old mother who quit working after their son was born. Through www.ehealthinsurance.com, the family bought a policy for $76 a month from Aetna. (It has since increased to $92 a month.) It has a $2,000 deductible and $25 co-pay but covers Evan's routine checkups and immunizations. "They wanted almost $200 more a month for me, and we couldn't afford that with an $1,100 house note," she said. Jami Wood is typical of a large chunk of the 44.8 million people who have no medical insurance, according to new U.S.
Bill's aim is to ease big pain for docs
Dr. Randy Wexler spends about an hour and a half each day away from patients, working on health-insurance paperwork. This includes going over changes in contracts and verifying for insurers that even longtime patients are indeed patients. On top of the time the Gahanna family physician spends on insurance is the time his nurses and office workers spend on the phone with insurance companies checking patients' coverage, resubmitting claims and updating Wexler's credential forms. "Right now, we spend an inordinate amount of time on paperwork," Wexler said. That could change. A bill introduced in the Ohio Senate and House aims to reduce the insurance paperwork. The bill, backed by the Ohio State Medical Association, would mandate clearer contracts, Web-based access to check patient coverage, and a standard online form for credential verification.
Medical Informatics Engineering is First EMR Vendor to Receive ...
FORT WAYNE, Ind. --(Business Wire)-- Medical Informatics Engineering (MIE) is the first EMR vendor certified by the CAQH Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange (CORE) this week, after demonstrating that its WebChart EMR can successfully interoperate with participating health plans and healthcare providers.
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AFX NEWS BRIEFING: Mergers and acquisitions highlights to 15:50 BST
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Warner Music is considering pursuing a merger with EMI Group PLC by making a direct appeal to its rival's shareholders in an attempt to undermine the opposition of EMI's management, The Sunday Times reported, citing Warner sources. 2007-04-08 15:42:44 BUPA set to put UK hospitals up for sale - report LONDON (Thomson Financial) - BUPA has put all its UK hospitals up for sale in a move that insiders say will herald a major shake-up of the British healthcare industry, The Sunday Times reported. 2007-04-08 15:39:32 J Sainsbury bidders on verge of scrapping bid - report LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The private equity consortium that has stalked J Sainsbury PLC for several months was this weekend close to scrapping its near 10 bln stg for the supermarkets group, The Sunday Times reported, citing well-placed sources.
Pruned health-insurance plans advanced by House
Arizonans will have access to stripped-down health insurance plans if the Senate and the governor approve a House plan. The House voted 32-25 on March 13 to allow insurance companies to offer pruned health plans to individual policyholders and more small businesses. The vote came amid claims by supporters that many Arizonans don't purchase health insurance because the only options are unaffordable. House Bill 2757, dubbed by Rep. Kirk Adams, R-Mesa, as "mandate lite," would eliminate some of the coverages lawmakers previously said all policies had to include. The vote came as legislators are increasingly focused on how to get coverage for the perhaps 1.1 million Arizonans who do not have health insurance. .
Bank expected to hold fire on rates
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Council needs to know a few things before striking budget
It's a daunting task trying to involve the public in a budget process that must reveal all required information and be clearly presented with transparency and plain language. The Kitchener city council process is still a work in progress, and judging from the answers given to those attending the Jan. 17 public budget meeting, a greater effort is required. Taxpayers want council to be candid on budget items and to inform us, say, if it intends to subsidize provincial responsibilities or claw back a tax break. We want to know the entire GST rebate and where it is to be spent, and where will the millions in rebate from the fuel tax be spent, and what legislative changes require more expensive staff, and why is the 3.3 per cent municipal price index used to increase staff salaries instead of the lower consumer price index.
CKE Restaurants, Inc. Announces Hardee's(R) Refranchising Program ...
CARPINTERIA, Calif., April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CKE Restaurants, Inc. announced today the launch of a refranchising program that is expected to involve more than 200 Hardee's(R) restaurant locations in a number of markets across the Midwest and Southeast. CKE president and chief executive officer Andrew F. Puzder commented, "I am pleased to announce the Company's strategic launch of a refranchising program that is expected to involve more than 200 company-operated restaurants in a number of Hardee's markets in the Midwest and Southeast." Puzder continued, "Refranchising these markets will .
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