BSA Health System and Physician Surgical Hospitals have reached an agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas. The release says, the agreement ensures patients will not experience any disruption in care.
Carle Health and Aetna Monday struck a deal. Retired state employees enrolled in state-sponsored health benefits will be able to continue to see their Carle doctors at an in-network rate in the new year, according to both companies’ leadership. The news came late on the first day of open enrollment for those state benefits administered by the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS).
Open enrollment launches Tuesday on HealthCare.gov, and the event has particular relevance for over half a million Texans. That’s because their current insurers, Bright Healthcare and Friday Health Plans, are exiting the Texas exchange business at the end of December and are not offering plans for next year.
"Over the last 10 years, employers have been pushing more responsibility, more risk, and more cost to employees," says Chris Michalak, CEO of health and well-being company Virgin Pulse. "As a result, their ability to make decisions about their own healthcare has become more critical."
The promise of personalized medicine — safer and more effective treatments tailored to each individual’s body and needs — isn’t being fully met because of challenges associated with its implementation in clinical practice.
