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HSA Bank, will appear on The Lifetime network

At HSA Bank we work with you to deliver educational tools to help your clients and prospects understand HSAs and deliver a solution that addresses their financial and healthcare needs. As part of our efforts to provide customer-focused HSA expertise, Becky Seefeldt, Marketing Director for HSA Bank, will appear on The Lifetime network’s daily morning show “The Balancing Act,” on May 26th, 2010 at 7-8 a.m., Eastern.

The Balancing Act is America's only one hour morning show that’s about women, for women, and trusted by women and attracts nearly 1 million daily viewers, of which nearly 80% are women. Statistics indicate that women are the primary decision-makers of consumer healthcare purchases. The segment will provide important information about the rising cost of healthcare and what you can do to ensure your family is covered. It discusses how HSAs can help to reduce healthcare costs and answers viewer questions.

Click here: www.hsabank.com/balancing_act_info to learn about Lifetime’s ‘Balancing Act’ show and HSA Bank.

Coventry Health Care - News

Coventry Health Care Reports Second Quarter Earnings

Title: Coventry Health Care Reports Second Quarter Earnings
Type: PressRelease
Release Date:
Description: Bethesda, MD (July 30, 2010) - Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE: CVH) today reported consolidated operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. Operating revenues totaled $2.9 billion for the quarter with net earnings of $1.0 million, or $0.01 earnings per diluted share (EPS).
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Coventry Health Care to Record a One-Time, Non-Recurring Charge Related to Class Action Lawsuit

Title: Coventry Health Care to Record a One-Time, Non-Recurring Charge Related to Class Action Lawsuit
Type: PressRelease
Release Date: 7/2/10 12:00 AM
Description: Bethesda, MD. (July 2, 2010) - Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE: CVH) announced today that the Court Of Appeal, Third Circuit for the State of Louisiana has affirmed the trial court's decision to grant summary judgment against First Health Group Corp., Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coventry) for $262 million in previously-disclosed provider class action litigation in Louisiana state court.
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Coventry Health Care to Release Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results

Title: Coventry Health Care to Release Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results
Type: PressRelease
Release Date: 7/2/10 12:00 AM
Description: Bethesda, MD. (July 2, 2010) - Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE: CVH) announced today that it will release second quarter 2010 financial results on Friday, July 30, 2010. Allen Wise, Coventry's Chief Executive Officer, will be hosting a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET on that day.
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Coventry Health Care Agrees to Acquire MHP, Inc.

Title: Coventry Health Care Agrees to Acquire MHP, Inc.
Type: PressRelease
Release Date: 6/30/10 12:00 AM
Description: Bethesda, MD (June 30, 2010) Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE: CVH) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire MHP, Inc. and its' subsidiaries ("Mercy Health Plans"), currently wholly-owned by Sisters of Mercy Health System.
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Coventry Health Care Reports First Quarter Earnings of $0.66 per Diluted Share

Title: Coventry Health Care Reports First Quarter Earnings of $0.66 per Diluted Share
Type: PressRelease
Release Date: 4/30/10 12:00 AM
Description: Bethesda, MD. (April 30, 2010) - Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE: CVH) today reported consolidated operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. Operating revenues totaled $2.9 billion for the quarter with net earnings of $97.3 million, or $0.66 earnings per diluted share (EPS).
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Coventry Health Care to Release First Quarter 2010 Financial Results

Title: Coventry Health Care to Release First Quarter 2010 Financial Results
Type: PressRelease
Release Date: 4/1/10 12:00 AM
Description: Bethesda, Md (April 1, 2010) - Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE: CVH) announced today that it will release first quarter 2010 financial results on Friday, April 30, 2010. Allen Wise, Coventry's Chief Executive Officer, will be hosting a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET on that day.
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Coventry Health Care Elects Joseph R. Swedish to Board of Directors

Title: Coventry Health Care Elects Joseph R. Swedish to Board of Directors
Type: PressRelease
Release Date: 3/3/10 12:00 AM
Description: Bethesda, Md. (March 3, 2010) - Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE: CVH) announced today that Joseph R. Swedish was elected to the Company's Board of Directors at its meeting held on February 25, 2010
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Coventry Health Care Reports Fourth Quarter Earnings of $0.74 per Diluted Share

Title: Coventry Health Care Reports Fourth Quarter Earnings of $0.74 per Diluted Share
Type: PressRelease
Release Date: 2/9/10 12:00 AM
Description: BETHESDA, Md (February 9, 2010) - Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE: CVH) today reported consolidated operating results for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. Operating revenues totaled $3.4 billion for the quarter with net earnings of $109.1 million, or $0.74 earnings per diluted share (EPS).
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Coventry Health Care Completes Acquisition of Preferred Health Systems

Title: Coventry Health Care Completes Acquisition of Preferred Health Systems
Type: PressRelease
Release Date: 2/1/10 12:00 AM
Description: BETHESDA, Md (February 1, 2010) - Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE: CVH) announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Preferred Health Systems, Inc. ("PHS"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Via Christi Health System, Inc. The transaction is expected to be neutral to earnings for 2010 and financial terms were not disclosed.
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Coventry Health Care to Release Fourth Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Title: Coventry Health Care to Release Fourth Quarter 2009 Financial Results
Type: PressRelease
Release Date: 1/7/10 12:00 AM
Description:
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Coventry Health Care Elects Dr. Michael Stocker to Board of Directors

Title: Coventry Health Care Elects Dr. Michael Stocker to Board of Directors
Type: PressRelease
Release Date: 11/13/09 12:00 AM
Description: Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE: CVH) announced today that Michael Stocker, M.D., was elected to the Company's Board of Directors at its meeting held on November 9, 2009.
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Coventry Health Care Reports Third Quarter Earnings and Increases Full Year 2009 Guidance

Title: Coventry Health Care Reports Third Quarter Earnings and Increases Full Year 2009 Guidance
Type: PressRelease
Release Date: 10/30/09 12:00 AM
Description: Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE: CVH) today reported consolidated operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. Operating revenues totaled $3.4 billion for the quarter with GAAP net earnings of $70.6 million, or $0.48 earnings per diluted share (EPS).
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Coventry Health Care Agrees to Acquire Preferred Health Systems

Title: Coventry Health Care Agrees to Acquire Preferred Health Systems
Type: PressRelease
Release Date: 10/5/09 12:00 AM
Description: Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE: CVH) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Preferred Health Systems, Inc. ("PHS"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Via Christi Health System, Inc. PHS, based in Wichita, Kansas, is a commercial health plan serving more than 100,000 commercial group risk members and 20,000 commercial self-funded members.
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UnitedHealth Group - RSS

Unique Collaboration between VEBA, Sharp HealthCare and UnitedHealthcare Expects to Save California Schools $12 Million in Benefit Renewal Costs

Sept. 2, 2010 — The California Schools Voluntary Employee Benefits Association (the VEBA), in partnership with Sharp HealthCare and UnitedHealthcare, expects to save its 30 participating school districts, representing almost 80,000 members, $12 million in overall benefit renewal costs for 2011. more >>

UnitedHealth Group to Invest $10 Million to Help Improve Health Care Information Technology Systems at California's Critical Access Hospitals

Sept. 1, 2010 – UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) has announced it will invest $10 million to help California’s Critical Access Hospitals improve their health information technology (IT) systems and adopt electronic health records. more >>

UnitedHealthcare Named “Corporate Advocate of the Year” and One of the Best Companies for Asian Pacific Americans

Aug. 31, 2010 – Asian Enterprise magazine has named UnitedHealthcare “Corporate Advocate of the Year” and one of “Fortune 500’s Best Companies for Asian Pacific Americans and Islanders” for its commitment to serving seniors’ health care needs through its SecureHorizons Medicare plans. more >>

Medica to Offer its Customers Consumer-Directed Health Plans and OptumHealth Financial Services’ Tax-Advantaged Health Care Accounts

Aug. 23, 2010 - Medica today announced that it has teamed with OptumHealth Financial Services (OptumHealth) to deliver consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) to all of Medica’s commercial health plan customers – making Medica the first health plan in Minnesota to offer a full spectrum of health benefit services to employers of all sizes. more >>

UnitedHealthcare Commits $1.95 Million to the American Heart Association to Help Get People Walking

Aug. 18, 2010 - UnitedHealthcare is committing $1.95 million over three years to the American Heart Association to help establish walking paths throughout the country, with a goal of 150 new paths in the first year. It will also fund enhanced online walking resources available on the American Heart Association’s walking paths website, www.startwalkingnow.org. The site offers resources to help people get started and maintain their walking and exercise regimens. more >>

Ingenix and Axolotl to Combine

Aug. 16, 2010 -- Ingenix, a leading health information technology and services company, today announced it is acquiring Axolotl, a leading provider of health information exchange (HIE) services. The combined company will enable health information to be shared effectively and securely for the benefit of patients and health care professionals. The Axolotl management team will remain in place and will lead Ingenix’s efforts in health care community connectivity. more >>

UnitedHealth Group Pledges Additional $3 Million to Make-A-Wish Foundation

August 12, 2010 – UnitedHealth Group has renewed its commitment to help bring hope, strength and joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions by pledging $3 million to the Make-A-Wish Foundation over the next three years. more >>

An Exercise in Style: UnitedHealthcare, U.S. Surgeon General and the Bronner Brothers International Hair Show Launch Fashion-Friendly Fitness Initiative for African American Women

August 6, 2010 - UnitedHealthcare today launched an innovative collaboration with the Bronner Brothers International Hair Show to enroll 60,000 stylist attendees in the fight against obesity. Recognizing that data show many African American women avoid certain fitness activities in order to maintain their hairstyle, the initiative will feature the first-ever exercise-friendly hair competition, designed to remove hairstyle-related barriers to physical activity for women. more >>

OptumHealth to Offer Unlimited Lifetime Benefit on Stop Loss Insurance

August 6, 2010 – OptumHealth today announced that it will offer an unlimited lifetime benefit for specific coverage as a standard provision of its excess loss insurance policy. more >>

Ingenix Makes Specially-Tailored CareTracker Electronic Health Record Systems Available to Federally Qualified Community Health Centers

August 5, 2010 – Ingenix, a leading health information technology and services company, today announced it is making a specially-designed version of its Ingenix CareTracker practice management and electronic health record (EHR) system available to Federally Qualified Health Centers. Ingenix CareTracker, which provides all of the capabilities physicians need to demonstrate “Meaningful Use,” will offer these community health centers a cost-effective, Web-based, practice management and EHR option that will help them improve operational efficiency and patient care, and qualify for incentives offered by the federal government for demonstrating Meaningful Use of health IT. more >>

UnitedHealth Group Board Authorizes Payment of Quarterly Dividend to Shareholders

August 4, 2010 - UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) announced today that its Board of Directors, at its meeting on August 3, 2010, authorized payment of a quarterly dividend to shareholders for the third quarter 2010. more >>

Children’s Foundation Receives $17.5 Million Gift from UnitedHealthcare to Support Creation of a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center

August 4, 2010 - Children’s Foundation announced it has received a $17.5 million philanthropic gift from Minnetonka-based UnitedHealthcare – the largest single gift the foundation has ever received. more >>

Ingenix to Acquire Executive Health Resources

Aug. 4, 2010 - Ingenix, a leading health information technology and services company, today announced it is acquiring Executive Health Resources, a leading provider of medical necessity compliance and physician medical management solutions for hospitals. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close before the end of 2010. more >>

UnitedHealth Group Announces New Initiatives to Encourage and Empower Physician Adoption of EHRs That Meet Federal "Meaningful Use" Criteria

August 4, 2010 – UnitedHealth Group today launched new initiatives, which further enhance its broad portfolio of electronic health record (EHR)-related programs. These initiatives support the Department of Health and Human Services' drive to increase physician adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and other health information technology that meet recently-released federal "Meaningful Use" criteria for EHRs. more >>

Calling All "HEROES": Youth Invited to Join the Movement to Fight Childhood Obesity

Aug. 3, 2010 – Children and youth across the country have the opportunity to become “Health Heroes” by learning about childhood obesity, designing programs to address it and implementing the programs in their communities. more >>

Seven Tips for People with Diabetes to Avoid Heat-Related Illnesses this Summer

Aug. 2, 2010 – This summer, as temperatures rise and many people head outdoors to the beach or parks, UnitedHealth Group’s Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance (DPCA) wants to alert the nearly 24 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes that they have a higher risk of developing serious, heat-related illnesses. more >>

Ingenix to Acquire Picis

July 22, 2010 – Ingenix, a leading health information technology and services company, today announced it has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Picis®, Inc., a leading provider of health information solutions for the high-acuity areas of hospitals. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the third quarter. more >>

UnitedHealth Group Reports Second Quarter Results

July 20, 2010 – UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) today reported second quarter results, including better-than-projected growth in Health Benefits and Health Services. Key performance metrics and costs were in line with or better than Company expectations. more >>

Thousands of Young "HEROES" have Volunteered with UnitedHealth Group to Fight Childhood Obesity

July 14, 2010 – Thousands of youth volunteers across the country are making a difference in the fight against childhood obesity. more >>

UnitedHealth Group Statement on "Meaningful Use" Standards

July 13, 2010 – The following is a statement by UnitedHealth Group Executive Vice President and Chief of Medical Affairs Reed V. Tuckson, M.D., regarding the ”meaningful use” standards for electronic health records released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services more >>

Independence Blue Cross News....

Independence Blue Cross Hosts Free Health Fair on National Senior Health and Fitness Day
May 26, 2010

Independence Blue Cross joins PA Dept. of Health to showcase successful Active Schools program
May 24, 2010

Independence Blue Cross President Joe Frick Named 2010 United Way Campaign Chair
May 24, 2010

IBC Senior Leader Daniel J. Hilferty Receives 2010 Gaudenzia Community Champion Award
May 11, 2010

Independence Blue Cross Salutes Nurses During National Nurses Week
May 6, 2010

Record Numbers Turn Out for the 31st Annual Blue Cross Broad Street Run
May 3, 2010

Independence Blue Cross Invests $47 Million in New Physician Payment Model
April 30, 2010

June 2009

Gov. Rendell Signs Mini COBRA into law in PA! click to read.

May 2009

Protest over Blue Cross premium increase

By Jane M. Von Bergen
Inquirer Staff Writer

When Deborah Jackson-Smith lost her telemarketing job in October, she also lost her health insurance. read more...

Blue Cross Seeks Rate Increases

Independence Blue Cross is seeking rate increases in the 20-to-50 percent range for 33,000 nongroup policyholders. click here to read the entire story from philly.com

April 2009

Aetna:
Urgent Alert for Aetna Medicare Subscribers

On 04/08/2009, the credit card charges for April premiums for members that are direct billed were run. 6,200 Medicare members were double charged their April premium. The billing team is in the process of reversing the duplicate charges. click here

Oxford:
Effective June 1, 2009, Oxford Health Plans will begin offering a contract year deductible option in addition to the existing calendar year deductible option.This applies to all size groups in the NY, NJ, and CT markets. Read more...

Inependence Blue Cross:
Recently released by Independence Blue Cross are the results of a recent study that Independence Blue Cross (IBC) conducted to gauge attitudes and behaviors among local health care consumers. The survey was conducted online with more than 1,000 insured consumers in the Philadelphia market. Click here to read the survey...

More updates on ARRA and the COBRA Subsidy April 13, 2009 click here...

HIPAA reminder due...click here

March 2009

COBRA extended election period sample notice

January 2009

EMA Group is selected as the exclusive broker for the Pennsylvania Chiropractors Association's member benefit program! Read more....

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