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Managed Care Companies
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AETNA HAS 370,000 HRA, 50,000 HSA LIVES
Aetna Inc. (Harford, CT) announced that it had 370,000 HRA lives as of June 30 through the company’s HealthFund consumer-directed health plan, up from 197,000 a year earlier. According to a spokesman, the company had an additional 50,000 HSA lives also through HealthFund.
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CIGNA SAYS MCC-NV ACQUISITION WILL BOOST HSAs, HRAs
Cigna Corp. (Philadelphia), which has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Managed Care Consultants Inc. (Henderson, NV), said it hopes the deal will help it expand availability of HSA and HRA products to MCC’s existing client base.
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HORIZON BCBS PARTNERS TO ENCHANCE HSA, HRA PLANS
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Newark, NJ) announced that it has enhanced its existing HSA and HRA health plans offerings through partnerships with several leading financial services and technology vendors.
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AT WRG HSA CONFERENCE: PROGRESS COMES SLOWLY
Results—as measured in HSA and HRA membership—continue to be spotty, but health plans and employers continue to gain valuable experience and make headway in their efforts to cut costs through the introduction of consumer-directed healthcare, according to presentations at the World Research Group HSA conference in Chicago this month.
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HIP TO ACQUIRE PERFECT HEALTH
HIP Health Plan of New York has agreed to acquire Perfect Health Insurance Co. (Staten Island, NY), a provider of HSA-compatible high-deductible health plans, according to John Mills, director of product development for HIP.
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