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Health Highlights: May 22, 2012

Tue, 22 May 2012 14:06:08 -0700
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
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Priority Health Earns NCQA “Excellent” Accreditation

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:19:00 -0700
Priority Health today announced it has earned “Excellent” accreditation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance , the highest level a health plan can earn, for its Commercial HMO/POS, Medicaid, Medicare PPO and Medicare HMO/POS plans.
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Health Management Stockholders Resoundingly Vote in Favor of Compensation, Re-Elect Directors

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:01:00 -0700
Stockholders of Health Management Associates, Inc., overwhelmingly registered their confidence in the Company in a series of votes recorded today at its annual meeting o
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High Social Status Boosts Health -- in Baboons

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:02:46 -0700
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What could revolutionize health care? This database.

Mon, 21 May 2012 06:09:36 -0700
Think of it as a health policy wonk’s dream: Football stadium after football stadium packed to the brim with...health insurance claims data. An odd dream, to be sure. But health insurance data is crucial to understand how health care dollars get spent. It shows how people use health care, what’s changing and, in some cases, why. Health insurers, however, have tended to keep that data private, as ...
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Three Health Technology Companies To Watch

Tue, 22 May 2012 06:04:46 -0700
Last week, Towers Watson bought Extend Health, which allows retirees to choose from thousands of private Medicare plans according to their needs, instead of having their employer make the decision. Towers paid $435 million. One of the winners in that transaction was venture capital firm Psilos, which made in five years 10 times its investment in Extend Health?an unusual occurrence in health IT.
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Health-care mandate: Catholic leaders sue over birth control

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:23:17 -0700
Health-care plan provision for employer-paid birth control riles Catholic schools, dioceses, and health-care providers. Negotiations with White House 'not encouraging.'
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Home Health International, Inc. Announces New CEO

Tue, 22 May 2012 05:12:00 -0700
VERO BEACH, FL-- - Home Health International, Inc. is pleased to announce today that it has named Elizabeth Velozo, BSN, MSNH, COS-C as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.Ms. Velozo ...
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Empire Life Expands Group Benefits Offering With Health Care Spending Account

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:00 -0700
KINGSTON, ONTARIO-- - Health care spending accounts are gaining in popularity and now The Empire Life Insurance Company is building on its insured Incidental Health Expense product by adding a traditional ...
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