Wellcare Health Plans launched a new platform for multi-state growth with the close of its acquisition of Meridian Health Plans and the MeridianRx PBM.
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To Save Medicaid, Put People to Work
Medicaid rewards millions of healthy adults for choosing not to work — at enormous cost to taxpayers. Asking these Americans to contribute to the economy in return for government largesse is perfectly reasonable.
Will Fasting Help You Live Longer? Or At Least Lose Some Weight?
Fasting is the latest diet fad. There are all kinds of fasting strategies, including alternate-day fasting, fasting 2 days every week, and more. They probably won’t help you lose weight, but they can produce a surprising bounty of other health benefits.
Why More And More Companies Will Probably Self-Insure Healthcare
For a number of reasons – especially to make certain employees are able to receive high-quality healthcare cost effectively – a growing number of companies are looking to self-insure healthcare. This can take a number of forms but is likely to incorpor…
How This New Football Helmet Is Designed To Protect The Brain
Seattle-based startup VICIS worked with Artefact to try to design a new football helmet that combined form, function, and safety. Here are the results.
Legionnaires’ Disease: Why Is This Potentially Deadly Disease Seemingly On The Rise?
An recent outbreak in Hampton, New Hampshire. Residents getting sick at a Bronx, NY, housing facility. The rise in Legionella infections may be an early warning of bigger problems.
Why You Should Be Investing In Drone Technology Now Not Later
Drones have a wide use case but they need the right strategy and mindset. Here’s why you need to think about what they can do for your business now.
College Food Needs To Get Better, This PHA Initiative Is Helping
What you eat in college can really affect your health the rest of your life. That’s why the Partnership for Healthier America (PHA) started the Healthier Campus Initiative.
What Amazon Did This Week [#WADTW]
WADTW is your weekly roundup that puts Amazon under the microscope – posted every sunday – bookmark the search ‘#WADTW’ on Twitter too.
Red State Medicaid Expansion Polls Well As Midterms Loom
Medicaid expansion in Idaho, Nebraska and Utah is earning favorable polls, court victories and bipartisan support as ballot initiatives build momentum ahead of November’s midterm general election.
