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Managed Care Companies
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HUMANA EXPANDS INDIVIDUAL HSA PLANS TO UTAH
Humana Inc. (Louisville, KY) announced that it had rolled out its HumanaOne line of health insurance products to individuals in Utah, including plans with HSA options. Humana now offers the HumanaOne line in 21 states; the product line was launched in Illinois in 2002.
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HEALTH NET TAPS CAREGAIN FOR CDHP TOOLS
Health Net (Woodland Hills, CA) will offer its consumer-directed health plan members access to online disease management and cost comparison tools along with connectivity to pharmacy benefit management companies and financial institutions through an information technology platform from CareGain (East Windsor, NJ), the companies announced.
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MA HEALTH REFORM BILL CALLS FOR COST TRANSPARENCY
The Massachusetts Health Reform Act, which will require all residents in the state of have health insurance, calls for an expanded state-sponsored web site containing cost and quality information on physicians and hospitals.
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IGNAGNI CALLS FOR HIGHER HSA CONTRIBUTION LIMITS
Karen Ignagni, chief executive of America's Health Insurance Plans (Washington), urged lawmakers to increase HSA contribution limits to allow consumers to contribute an amount equal to the out-of-pocket limit of their high-deductible health plan.
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UNITEDHEALTH HAS 1.75 MILLION HSA, HRA LIVES
UnitedHealth (Minneapolis) said it had 1.75 million lives in HRA and HSA-compatible health plans, up 75% from June 2005. Of the total, 710,000 are in HSA plans and 1.045 million are in HRA plans.
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AETNA TO EXPAND PRICE TRANSPARENCY
In a leap of faith, Aetna Inc. (Hartford, CT) has announced that it would provide its members in 15 markets with online access to the prices charged by more than 70,000 local physicians for various services.
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