Posts Tagged ‘healthcare’

Helix Bioscience appointed distributor for Genelex product

Genelex Corp. and Tulsa-based Helix Bioscience have announced a strategic alliance to increase the availability of new DNA drug sensitivity tests, such as Plavitest and Tamoxitest. These tests and the GeneMedRx medication management software can save lives and health care dollars by allowing doctors to personalize their prescribing practices to prevent adverse medication outcomes, including [...]

CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON PRAISES FREE PREVENTIVE CARE BENEFITS FROM HEALTH CARE REFORM

Washington, DC(Wednesday, July 14, 2010) – Today, Congresswoman Johnson applauded the new regulations issued by the Obama Administration to help make prevention affordable by requiring new health plans to cover recommended preventive services at no cost to the patient. The regulations, based off of provisions in the Affordable Care Act, will keep Americans healthier and [...]

Caliber Healthsource – Your Healthcare Services Partner

The concept of medical billing outsourcing originated from the need to hire specialists to perform a secondary task related to the medical profession. Most medical professionals concentrate so much on their work and tend to neglect other essential support functions related with their work. However, they cannot just ignore this problem, as it is essential [...]

Majority of Americans Could Lose Current Health Care Coverage Under New Law

Washington, Jun 14 – Between 51 and 70 percent of Americans who receive employer-provided health care coverage could lose their plan by 2014 when the new health care law is fully implemented, several federal agencies stated today in proposed regulations. Despite President Obama’s prior assurances that, “If you like your health care plan, you’ll be [...]

UnitedHealthcare Introduces BrandsPlus Rx

UnitedHealthcare is launching BrandsPlus Rx, a new pharmacy benefit plan that it said enables small businesses to offer their employees prescription drug coverage that includes higher-cost brand-name medications. According to a release, BrandsPlus Rx bridges potential coverage gaps by focusing, in part, on more costly brand-name and specialty drugs for which there is no equally [...]

Frequently Asked Questions About Health Care Reform

Washington, D.C. — The status quo in health care is unacceptable. American families and small businesses are crippled by the staggering costs of premiums. We can not afford inaction. Health care reform will immediately start lowering the cost of health care to make coverage more affordable for families and ensure small businesses no longer have [...]

Business Roundtable Says health reform must include employers’ costs

An influential business group, said Thursday that its continued support for the revision of the health of President Barack Obama hinges on whether it slows the growth rate of soaring health costs. The Business Roundtable, which represents some of the largest employers in the United States, issued a report stating that “efficaces”les health reforms could [...]