Gov. Perry Announces Decision on Temporary High-Risk Pool
(TAHP)
Lack of rules and financial assurances are not in best interest of Texas taxpayers, families, patients or health care providers
AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry sent a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius notifying her that the State of Texas cannot today commit...
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New Game on Facebook Helps People with Diabetes Improve Everyday Behaviors
Ridgefield, CT, June 14, 2010 — A new game called HealthSeeker™ launched today to more than 400 million active users of Facebook®1, with the goal of helping adults with specific lifestyle and nutritional challenges. While the benefits of the game are available to anyone, HealthSeeker ...
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CIGNA and Humana Form Alliance on Retiree Solutions for Employers
CIGNA Corporation (NYSE:CI) and Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) have formed an alliance to better serve employers who provide health care benefits for their employees and retirees. ...
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Quest Diagnostics and Surescripts to Pioneer Integrated Service Combining Lab and Prescription Information to Improve Patient Safety and Clinical Outcomes
ATLANTA, March 4, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Two of the nation's largest healthcare information networks, Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, and Surescripts(R), The Nation's E-Prescription Network(TM), today announced an agreement ...
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AstraZeneca outlines principles for product-related online communications
March 1, 2010 – Wilmington, DE – AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) today asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to adopt guidance that will enable AstraZeneca and others to fully engage in real-time, social media conversations that responsibly provide accurate, balanced information on medicines from a known, identifiable and reliable source....
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