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Health Plan Spotlight

Humana Introduces Mobile Games for Health
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) announced today that its Games for Health team is launching the first of several iPhone applications that feature a fun approach to helping people get healthier and achieve lifelong well-being. View the entire story

2010 Texas Managed Care Conference
& Trade Show
November 9th - 11th, 2010

Make plans now to be a part of the largest gathering of health care executives in the state. Hear experts from across the nation discuss leading health care topics including the challenges and opportunities that may result from federal health care reform as well as the latest and most effective initiatives aimed at improving health care delivery while reducing costs.

• Early registration discounts will be available
• CLE, CME and continuing education credits can be earned for health care management issues.

So mark your calendar and save the date for an exciting retreat to the Westin La Cantera Resort. We look forward to seeing you at the 2010 event.

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Recent Updates and Announcements
	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... Click to view the governor’s letter to Secretary Sebelius. Items of Interest 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 ... View the entire story 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. ... View the entire story 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 ... View the entire story 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.... View the entire story

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Recent Health Care News

Health reform tasks could overwhelm agencies, former federal official says
(American Medical News © 07/28/2010)
Washington -- Federal employees responsible for drafting and enforcing health reform regulations have an enormous task ahead of them, according to Gail Wilensky, PhD, an economist and former director of the agency now known as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act contains a daunting list of tasks that will overhaul how health care is d...

Healthcare law has more doctors teaming up
(Chicago Tribune © 07/28/2010)
Reporting from San Antonio Advertisement Tribune Washington Bureau As Congress debated the healthcare bill, many critics lamented it would do little to transform a system in which doctors and hospitals bounce pati...

Job growth at physician offices, hospitals expected this year
(American Medical News © 07/26/2010)
Hiring at doctors' offices is expected to grow despite a recent slowing of job creation in this part of the economy. "We are guardedly optimistic," said Stuart Wilkinson, vice president of human resources at the Memphis, Tenn.-based UT Medical Group Inc., the private practice division of the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center faculty. "We continue to scan the horizon to determine how...

Cell-phone doctoring
(Columbus Dispatch © 07/26/2010)
WASHINGTON - What if my blood sugar's too high today? Is it time for my blood-pressure pill? Researchers are trying to harness the power of cell phones to help fight chronic diseases with nagging text messages or more-customized two-way interactions. "I call it medical minutes," said Dr. Richard Katz of George Washington University Hospital in the nation's capital. He's testing whether inner-c...

Legislature takes small steps to the right
(Austin American-Statesman © 07/22/2010)
The Legislature is inching rightward. Those who think our state lawmakers are too moderate have notched a number of victories over the past year. We'll know in a few months whether those wins hold up. Let's start in the Texas Senate. Republican Sen. Kip Averitt of Waco resigned his seat for health reasons earlier this year, and voters chose tea party champion Brian Birdwell of Granbury to replac...

Who's Telling the Truth About Health Care?
(Fox News © 07/20/2010)
If we're going to restore the country — to "fix" the problems we have — first and foremost we must be grounded in truth. The lies this administration are putting forth are piling up — almost as much as the flies. Here are just a few quick examples: President Obama "rejected" the notion that the new health care bill was a "tax increase": ...

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