Buying Individual Health Insurance » plans http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:37:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Medical Records Text Analytics Solution for Health Plans http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/medical-records-text-analytics-solution-for-health-plans/ http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/medical-records-text-analytics-solution-for-health-plans/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 07:40:23 +0000 admin http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/medical-records-text-analytics-solution-for-health-plans/ Continue reading →]]>
Medical Record Text Analytics for Health Plans – Delivers the capability to read free form text in medical records such as chart notes, operatory notes, physician correspondence, admission notes, discharge notes, consult notes, nuclear medicine reports, pathology lab reports, and so forth to discover both content and context, then analyze the results and transform those findings into actionable, context based structured data. This data can then be used to provide a dashboard to streamline medical review of claims pended for additional information and be loaded into a data warehouse and combined with existing claims data to enhance insight into medical management, provider quality, pay for performance, wellness programs, etc.. As part of the process, the solution can also be used to assign Snomed CT, LOINC, ICD, & CPT/HCPCS coding to free form text in medical records. Randall Wilcox IBM Text Analytics Group: Health Care Principle randywil@us.ibm.com

]]> http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/medical-records-text-analytics-solution-for-health-plans/feed/ 0 Research roundup: Early retiree insurance; high deductible plans and skipped care; innovation and FDA http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/research-roundup-early-retiree-insurance-high-deductible-plans-and-skipped-care-innovation-and-fda/ http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/research-roundup-early-retiree-insurance-high-deductible-plans-and-skipped-care-innovation-and-fda/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:57:33 +0000 admin http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/research-roundup-early-retiree-insurance-high-deductible-plans-and-skipped-care-innovation-and-fda/ Continue reading →]]> Maximus gets $361M California contract renewal
Maximus Inc., which sells consulting services to governments, said Wednesday its contract with a California children’s health insurance program has been renewed.

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Research roundup: Early retiree insurance; high deductible plans and skipped care; innovation and FDA
Health Care Use And Decision Making Among Lower-Income Families In High-Deductible Health Plans – This study examines the health care experiences of lower-income families (those with incomes that were less than 300% of the federal poverty level) with high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) compared to higher-income families.

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]]> http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/research-roundup-early-retiree-insurance-high-deductible-plans-and-skipped-care-innovation-and-fda/feed/ 0 Expert: Reforms could undermine employer health plans http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/expert-reforms-could-undermine-employer-health-plans/ http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/expert-reforms-could-undermine-employer-health-plans/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:39:58 +0000 admin http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/expert-reforms-could-undermine-employer-health-plans/ Continue reading →]]> Maine Supreme Court hears Anthem insurance case arguments
BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — The Maine Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine how much more some people who have Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield will pay for their health insurance plans.

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Expert: Reforms could undermine employer health plans
SIOUX CITY — The new national health care reform act givesbusinesses an incentive to drop traditional coverage for theirworkers, an industry expert told a local audience Wednesday.

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]]> http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/expert-reforms-could-undermine-employer-health-plans/feed/ 0 WA orders Regence to resurrect child-only plans http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/wa-orders-regence-to-resurrect-child-only-plans/ http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/wa-orders-regence-to-resurrect-child-only-plans/#comments Sat, 16 Oct 2010 02:33:08 +0000 admin http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/wa-orders-regence-to-resurrect-child-only-plans/ Health care reform breakdown
Health care reform breakdown

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WA orders Regence to resurrect child-only plans
Washington’s top insurance regulator says Regence BlueShield must resume selling child-only health insurance.

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]]> http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/wa-orders-regence-to-resurrect-child-only-plans/feed/ 0 Insurance commissioner challenges new fees on health care plans http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/insurance-commissioner-challenges-new-fees-on-health-care-plans/ http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/insurance-commissioner-challenges-new-fees-on-health-care-plans/#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:52:28 +0000 admin http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/insurance-commissioner-challenges-new-fees-on-health-care-plans/ Continue reading →]]> Health Highlights: July 22, 2010
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

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Insurance commissioner challenges new fees on health care plans
State Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland has asked the Oklahoma Supreme Court to block the collection of a 1 percent fee on health care plans adopted earlier this year by the Legislature.

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]]> http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/insurance-commissioner-challenges-new-fees-on-health-care-plans/feed/ 0 Self-funded health plans focus of event http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/self-funded-health-plans-focus-of-event/ http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/self-funded-health-plans-focus-of-event/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:21:40 +0000 admin http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/self-funded-health-plans-focus-of-event/ Continue reading →]]> Haggling for health care can pay off
Whether or not you have health insurance, haggling for health care can really pay off and in some cases, save you thousands of dollars.

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Self-funded health plans focus of event
Employers and insurance brokers can learn more about self-funded health benefits at a free symposium July 20 that’s being offered by ProviDRs Care Network.

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]]> http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/self-funded-health-plans-focus-of-event/feed/ 0 Health draft changes employer plans http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/health-draft-changes-employer-plans/ http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/health-draft-changes-employer-plans/#comments Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:06:01 +0000 admin http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/health-draft-changes-employer-plans/ Continue reading →]]> Regulate insurance rates ahead of health reform
An investigation of what the state says is a “pattern” of excessive rate increases by health insurers goes to the heart of some of the major issues in the national health care reform debate.Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario has launched the investigation

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Health draft changes employer plans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Over and over in the health care debate, President Barack Obama said people who like their current coverage would be able to keep it.

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]]> http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/health-draft-changes-employer-plans/feed/ 0 What health insurance plans cover toenail fungus medication and nail removal surgery? http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/what-health-insurance-plans-cover-toenail-fungus-medication-and-nail-removal-surgery/ http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/what-health-insurance-plans-cover-toenail-fungus-medication-and-nail-removal-surgery/#comments Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:37:33 +0000 admin http://individualhealthinsurancehq.com/what-health-insurance-plans-cover-toenail-fungus-medication-and-nail-removal-surgery/ Continue reading →]]> Hi,

I suffer from toenail fungus, and I’ve tried ALL home remedies available without success. I’m also about to buy health insurance. I thought I would take this opportunity to finally visit the doctor and get rid of this problem. My questions are:

1. Which health insurance plans offer the best coverage to treat toenail fungus?
2. Do they cover the medication and the surgery required in some cases to remove the toenail?

Thank you for all your help!

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