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North American Pet Health Insurance Market Continued Double-Digit Growth in 2020

The North American Pet Health Insurance Association (NAPHIA) today reported that North America’s pet insurance sector exceeded $2.174 billion USD in 2020, recording its sixth consecutive year of double-digit growth. The industry continued its growth trajectory despite the... - May 04, 2021 - NAPHIA - North American Pet Health Insurance Association

Carisk® Announces Two Month-Long Initiatives in May

Carisk® Announces Two Month-Long Initiatives in May

A Kids' Chance Fundraiser in Honor of Mental Health Awareness Month and The 1st Annual Workers’ Compensation Advocacy - April 30, 2021 - Carisk Partners

APTQI Urges Congress to Ensure Continued Patient Access to Specialty Care, Investment in MPFS

In a letter to Congressional leadership, APTQI and 62 stakeholder groups call on lawmakers to invest an additional $3 billion in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule in order to ensure the stability of the healthcare system and prevent disruptions to patient care. - April 28, 2021 - Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation

Nascate Launches Pathfinder Application to Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Adherence

Pathfinder insights enable evidence-based geographical targeting of COVID-19 vaccine interventions, enhancing vaccine deployment efficiencies and increasing vaccine uptake. - April 28, 2021 - Nascate

CTO, Rich Goldstein, Named 2021 Digi-Tech Innovator Honoree

CTO, Rich Goldstein, Named 2021 Digi-Tech Innovator Honoree

Cancer Expert Now's Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Rich Goldstein, recognized as a 2021 Digi-Tech Innovator Honoree. - April 23, 2021 - Cancer Expert Now, Inc.

Careington Announces Completion of New Corporate Campus in Frisco

Careington International Corporation celebrated the recent completion of its new corporate campus located in Frisco, Texas. This facility is an addition to Careington’s international headquarters, which includes two buildings also located in Frisco. This new campus was developed to address... - April 23, 2021 - Careington

BankersWorksite® Rebrands to Atlantic American Employee Benefits

BankersWorksite® Rebrands to Atlantic American Employee Benefits

Backed by Parent, Atlantic American Corporation®, BankersWorksite® Rebrands to Atlantic American Employee Benefits - April 22, 2021 - Atlantic American Employee Benefits

Study Reveals Medicare Supplement Insurance Choices for Those Turning 65

With the elimination of Medicare Supplement Plan F, the first national study of newly eligible Medigap buyers reveals consumer preferences. Medigap Plan G is the choice of more than half of those turning 65 and purchasing Medicare Supplement insurance reports the American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance. - April 17, 2021 - American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance

Longshore Capital and Revco Solutions Acquire ARMC Financial Services

Longshore Capital and Revco Solutions Acquire ARMC Financial Services

Revco Solutions is pleased to announce the acquisition of ARMC Financial Services, a healthcare revenue cycle management company that specializes in insurance denial management - helping hospitals collect revenue that is improperly denied by insurance carriers. - March 31, 2021 - Revco Solutions

Long-Term Care Insurance Tax Deductible Limits Compared

Premiums for long-term care insurance may be tax deductible but the applicable amounts can vary according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. Examples of tax deductible applicable premiums compares traditional and linked-benefit long-term care insurance options. - March 31, 2021 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance

Free COVID Care Delivers More than Expected, Offers Testing, Rapid Test Results and Other Options to Chicago Community

Free COVID Care Delivers More than Expected, Offers Testing, Rapid Test Results and Other Options to Chicago Community

Free COVID Care delivers services other facilities opt not to. The services are designed to quickly and efficiently mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus. - March 29, 2021 - Free COVID Care

Long-Term Care Insurance Association Addresses Health Qualification Issues

Consumers can get important information on health conditions that may be acceptable when applying for long-term care insurance. According to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance consumers want to avoid being declined for coverage due to existing or prior health issues. - March 27, 2021 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance

Home Health Leaders Applaud U.S. House for Passing Bill to Prevent Across-the-Board Medicare Cuts

Partnership urges the Senate to quickly pass H.R. 1868 to extend temporary suspension of sequestration until the end of 2021. - March 19, 2021 - Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare

Dynamic Healthcare Systems Announces Encounter Data Exchange Services for Medicare Advantage Organizations

Dynamic Can Help Plans Analyze and Respond to Their Encounter Data Exchange Reports from CMS. - March 18, 2021 - Dynamic Healthcare Systems

Carisk Partners Welcomes Melanie Dalton, RN, BSN as Assistant Vice President, Client Services

Carisk Partners Welcomes Melanie Dalton, RN, BSN as Assistant Vice President, Client Services

Carisk Partners is pleased to welcome Melanie Dalton, RN, BSN as Assistant Vice President, Client Strategies. Carisk’s Client Services expansion comes amidst impressive and steady growth over the past year. Dalton brings over 26 years of experience in managed care and account management services, working with employers and insurance carriers in both local and national roles. - March 16, 2021 - Carisk Partners

Zelis and HealthCorum Partner to Advance Provider Network Optimization for Insurers

Collaboration delivers cost savings for healthcare insurers by combining industry-leading provider network performance platform with cutting-edge provider analytics. - March 15, 2021 - HealthCorum

Registration Opens for National Medicare Supplement Insurance Conference

The American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance has opened registration for the 2021 National Medicare Insurance Conference taking place in NW Chicago. - February 21, 2021 - American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance

National Medicare Supplement Insurance Association Seeks Conference Speakers

The American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance announced a search for speakers for the industry's 2021 national Medigap insurance industry Summit. - February 11, 2021 - American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance

Saeidan Publishes New Report: A Look Back on Medicare Annual Enrollment 2021

Saeidan, a solutions company seeking to transform the Medicare experience, has published a new analytics-based report on "A Look Back at Medicare Annual Enrollment 2021:Key Findings and Implications." This third comprehensive report from Saeidan, based on primary and secondary research,... - February 10, 2021 - Saeidan

2021 Medicare Supplement Insurance Rates Vary Significantly Reports Association

Medicare Supplement insurance rates range significantly by where you live and which insurance company you select reports the American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance. The organization’s 2021 Price Index reports lowest and highest rates for top-10 Metro areas. - February 06, 2021 - American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance

New York Cancer & Blood Specialists Announces Richard Zuniga, MD as Chief of Research

New York Cancer & Blood Specialists Announces Richard Zuniga, MD as Chief of Research

New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBS), one of the nation’s leading oncology practices, announces Richard Zuniga, MD, as the Chief of Research. https://nycancer.com/blog/2021/02/02/chief-of-research/ Dr. Zuniga is a board-certified hematologist and oncologist at NYCBS. Before... - February 03, 2021 - New York Cancer & Blood Specialists

Medivest Celebrates 25 Years in Business with the Unveiling of a New Logo and Website

Medivest Celebrates 25 Years in Business with the Unveiling of a New Logo and Website

Medivest Benefit Advisors, Inc. (“Medivest”), a leader in Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) services and settlement planning, proudly announces its 25th year in business. In celebration of this milestone, Medivest is debuting a new company logo and website today. Medivest’s new logo... - February 01, 2021 - Medivest

Medicare Supplement Insurance Association Announces Agent Listing Discount

Agents seeking more Medicare insurance prospects are being offered a special discount from the American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance (AAMSI). "The Association's online directory of local Medicare insurance agents is the premier connection for consumers seeking Medicare... - January 31, 2021 - American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance

IVI Appoints Dr. Richard Chapman as Chief Scientific Officer

IVI Appoints Dr. Richard Chapman as Chief Scientific Officer

ICER Director of Health Economics Joins High-Growth Value Assessment Nonprofit. - January 26, 2021 - Innovation and Value Initiative

Dynamic Healthcare Systems Announces Integration of Electronic Health Records with Its Provider Analytics Risk Solution

The improvement of capture rates of diagnosis and quality measures underscores Dynamic’s point of care integration. - January 23, 2021 - Dynamic Healthcare Systems

Global Excel Achieves SOC 1 & 2 Type I Certification

Global Excel Achieves SOC 1 & 2 Type I Certification

Global Excel, a leader in Healthcare Risk Management, announces that it is now officially SOC 1 & 2 Type I compliant across the organization. The SOC 1 Type I report provides organizations with assurance that internal and connected external reporting controls are properly designed and in place. - January 14, 2021 - Global Excel Management

New York Cancer & Blood Specialists Appoints Chief Radiation Oncologist

New York Cancer & Blood Specialists Appoints Chief Radiation Oncologist

New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBS), announced Talha Shaikh, MD, MBA, has been named chief radiation oncologist. - January 14, 2021 - New York Cancer & Blood Specialists

2021 Long-Term Care Insurance Price Index Released by AALTCI

The 2021 long-term care insurance Price Index for consumers age 55 was released by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. AALTCI's director shares cost-saving approaches for consumers. - January 14, 2021 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance

Gaylan Hendricks Scheduled to Deliver Keynote Address at Medicare Gurus Mastermind Conference

Gaylan Hendricks Scheduled to Deliver Keynote Address at Medicare Gurus Mastermind Conference

Gaylan Hendricks, CEO of health insurance company Senior Security Benefits, announced she will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming Medicare Gurus Mastermind conference in late February 2021. - January 07, 2021 - Senior Security Benefits, Inc.

New York Health Acquires Three Village Family Medicine

New York Health Acquires Three Village Family Medicine

New York Health is pleased to announce that primary care practice, formerly known as Three Village Family Medicine, will now be part of New York Health. Internist, Pollytia I. Panagiotou, MD, and Physician Assistant, Lisa Rizzuto, MS, PA-C will be practicing at the office located at 7 S Jersey Ave... - January 01, 2021 - New York Health

New Medicare Supplement Association Video Promotes Medicare Agent Online Directory

A new video will be utilized to promote the national Medicare insurance agent online directory hosted by the American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance (AAMSI). "Medicare options can be confusing and comparing plans can yield significant savings," states Jesse Slome, AAMSI's... - December 30, 2020 - American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance

APTQI Commends Congress for Easing Medicare Cuts to Specialty Care in End-of-Year Package

Legislation delays add-on code by three years, extends sequester relief - December 22, 2020 - Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation

Jon Ahlbum Featured in a Podcast on Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Broadcast Edition

Jon Ahlbum Featured in a Podcast on Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Broadcast Edition

Jon Ahlbum of Margate, Florida has been featured in a Podcast on Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Broadcast Edition for his outstanding achievements and high level of success for over 20 years in the field of insurance. The Broadcasts are pre-recorded audio interviews which give members... - December 17, 2020 - Strathmore Worldwide

CMS Signals Complete Phase-In of EDPS-Based Payments in 2022

Dynamic Healthcare Systems is prepared to help Medicare Advantage plans to transition to full EDPS submittals while preserving the ability to respond to prior years’ RAPS rejects and deletes. - December 16, 2020 - Dynamic Healthcare Systems

Rose Medical Center Continues to Earn Straight “A's” for Patient Safety in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

Rose Medical Center is one of only 29 hospitals in the United States to be awarded an "A" every grading cycle since 2012. - December 15, 2020 - Rose Medical Center

Naveego Closes 2020 with Strong Growth Across Financial Services Healthcare & Insurance as Demand for New Era of Distributed Data Accuracy Solutions Gain Market Momentum

Naveego Complete Data Accuracy Platform delivers self-service data integration with built-in master data management providing customers with a single version of the truth across all data sources to harness the power of data for analytics on day one of deployment. - December 14, 2020 - Naveego

APTQI Commends U.S. Senators for Introducing Legislation to Protect Specialty Providers from Harmful Payment Cuts

S. 5007 would hold providers harmless from cuts to Medicare services through 2022. - December 11, 2020 - Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation

iTech Adds a Seamless Claim Status Inquiry Feature to Its expEDIum Product Suite

iTech Adds a Seamless Claim Status Inquiry Feature to Its expEDIum Product Suite

iTech has introduced a "Seamless Claim Status Inquiry" feature in its expEDIum Medical Billing (eMB) product to make seamless inquiries from the original claims submitted through eMB. - December 08, 2020 - expEDIum

APTQI: 9% Cut to Physical and Occupational Therapy in Final PFS Rule for CY 2021 Threatens Patient Access to Care

Healthcare stakeholders call on Congress to promptly pass the Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020 to block cuts from taking effect on January 1. - December 02, 2020 - Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation

The US Oncology Network Warns Administration’s Most Favored Nation Model Will Disrupt Patient Access to Cancer Treatments

The US Oncology Network Warns Administration’s Most Favored Nation Model Will Disrupt Patient Access to Cancer Treatments

Interim Final Rule would disproportionately target oncologists and reduce patient access to current and future treatments. - November 24, 2020 - The US Oncology Network

Elite Medicare Specialists to Change the Health Insurance Enrollment Landscape

Elite Medicare Specialists to Change the Health Insurance Enrollment Landscape

On November 30th, 2020 Elite Medicare Specialists will host the 1st ever Call-A-Thon for Medicare annual election period in central Virginia. Local licensed agents will be ready to take last minute calls from Medicare’s beneficiaries who have not yet reviewed their plan options for 2021. In breaking from the norms of in-home appointments, these local agents still provide a personal touch. - November 24, 2020 - Elite Medicare Specialists

CEO Gaylan Hendricks Delivers Keynote Address at 8% Nation Insurance Wealth Conference

CEO Gaylan Hendricks Delivers Keynote Address at 8% Nation Insurance Wealth Conference

At the 8% Nation Insurance Wealth Conference held in September 2020, Gaylan Hendricks was a keynote speaker. Her speech entitled “What Glass Ceiling?” was originally formulated at the request of female colleagues who wanted to know how she succeeded as a woman in the industry. Hendricks drew in the entire audience by sharing powerful stories of how she overcame obstacles and rose to success. She also focused on how it is possible to achieve a healthy work-life balance. - November 24, 2020 - Senior Security Benefits, Inc.

The Power of Two N-PAX and WingArc Partnership

The Power of Two N-PAX and WingArc Partnership

N-PAX Philippines Inc. a technology company based in the Philippines and WingArc Singapore had recently announced their business partnership that will help strengthen business potentials of each company. - November 24, 2020 - N-PAX Philippines Inc.

GenRocket Accelerates the Delivery of Clinically Accurate EDI Test Data to Ensure the Quality of Health Care Applications

GenRocket Accelerates the Delivery of Clinically Accurate EDI Test Data to Ensure the Quality of Health Care Applications

Pre-built Solution Accelerators enable an unprecedented level of testing for X12 EDI transactions to improve the accuracy of health care insurance claims processing - November 12, 2020 - GenRocket, Inc.

Medicare Insurance Agency Reports Busiest Year on Record

Medicare Insurance Agency Reports Busiest Year on Record

With 44 million Americans currently enrolled in Medicare, it’s no surprise that some of the nation’s largest brokers are experiencing their busiest days of the year right now. That’s because the country is in the middle of what’s known as “Medicare Open... - November 07, 2020 - Bridlewood Insurance Services

APTQI Welcomes Team Rehabilitation and Raintree Systems as At-Large Members to Expand Advocacy Efforts

National physical therapy advocacy group expands as sector seeks elimination of 9% Medicare cut scheduled for 2021. - November 06, 2020 - Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation

2020 Healthcare Administration Alliance Evaluation and Management (E/M) Conference Sessions Now Available for Purchase

2020 Healthcare Administration Alliance Evaluation and Management (E/M) Conference Sessions Now Available for Purchase

Ideal Opportunity for Medical Coders, Auditors, Managers and Providers to Review Acclaimed Workshops Focused on Significant E/M Changes Affecting Reimbursement in 2021 and Beyond. - November 05, 2020 - Healthcare Administration Alliance

XO Private Launches Risk Masters

XO Private Launches Risk Masters

Connecting the security & medical travel risk industry with the finest travel designers around the globe. - November 05, 2020 - XO Private

Medicare Supplement Insurance Market Poised for Significant Growth Predicts AAMSI

The growth of the number of Americans over age 65 offers enormous potential for insurance professionals reports the American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance. - November 04, 2020 - American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance

CQRC Applauds Proposed DME Rule for Protecting Access to Home Respiratory Care

By excluding home oxygen supplies and equipment from Round 2021 of the Competitive Bidding Program, Medicare ensures beneficiaries will continue to receive uninterrupted access to home respiratory care during the COVID-19 pandemic. - October 29, 2020 - CQRC

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