Monthly Archives: June 2011

HSAs growing, despite curbs in healthcare law…A good Read…

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Alexandra

Health savings accounts, or HSAs, grew rapidly last year — though that growth could be threatened by provisions of the healthcare reform law. The number of people using HSAs grew by more than 14 percent between January 2010 and January … Continue reading →

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Blue Shield Plans To Cap Profits, Offer Rebates to Policyholders…ya gotta read this one…

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Alexandra

On Tuesday, Blue Shield of California announced a plan to cap profits at 2% of revenue and allocate any excess funds as credits to policyholders, funding for health care providers and grants to not-for-profit health care organizations. First Allocation The … Continue reading →

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USDA Ditches Food Pyramid for a Healthy Plate – better health…ya think??

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Alexandra

June 2, 2011 — A colorful four-part plate, with a side dish of dairy, has replaced the 19-year-old food pyramid as the icon of the new U.S. Dietary Guidelines. The new icon, called “My Plate,” is split into four sections … Continue reading →

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California Counties Start Moving Medi-Cal Beneficiaries to Managed Care – The chronically ill persons..

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Alexandra

On Wednesday, that is TODAY, 16 California counties will start enrolling about 380,000 Medi-Cal beneficiaries who are elderly or have disabilities in managed care plans. Background The move stems from the five-year, $10 billion Medi-Cal waiver the state secured from … Continue reading →

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