News For: Managed Blue For SeniorsHorizon Blue's Conversion to For-Profit Status May Alter Plan's Existing Pricing Strategy HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that, if approved, conversion by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey to for-profit status may prompt the plan to adopt a more conservative approach to pricing. Early Glance: Managed Care companies NEW YORK Shares of some top managed care companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Aetna fell $.64 or 1.7 percent, to $36.15. CIGNA fell $.01 or percent, to $34.50. Cellerant gets $13.5 mn contract from BARDA for treatment of acute radiation syndrome Cellerant Therapeutics Inc., a biotechnology company developing novel hematopoietic stem cell-based cellular and antibody therapies for blood disorders and cancer, has been awarded a contract valued at $13.5 million dollars from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority BARDA of the Department of Health and Human Services for the development of a treatment for acute radiation ... Geared to capitalise on its success, the scheme is ready for expansion medical scheme exclusively for professionals in the country says it is ready to take on the numerous legislative challenges that face the multibillion rand industry. Seniors program gets $58,101 grant North Carolina's program to counsel older people on health insurance choices should be able to expand services thanks to a new federal performance grant. Jacobson Solutions Teams With HOV Services to Create Holistic Solutions for Managed Care and Health Insurance ... Jacobson Solutions - Healthcare Resources, an interim support division of The Jacobson Group, announces its partnership with Troy, Michigan-based HOV Services to provide comprehensive human capital and business process/knowledge process solutions to managed care and health insurance organizations. Blue Cross & Blue Shield Goes Green Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas had employees dancing in their courtyard as they learned how to help preserve the earth. Blue Shield of California awards $29.5M in bonuses to medical groups Blue Shield of California said Tuesday it���s awarding $29.5 million in performance bonuses to California medical groups and independent practice associations IPAs this year, compared with $31 million last year. Ex-nurse gives up license 42-year-old also gets probation for taking prescription drugs A former Erie nurse who pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining prescription painkillers won't be returning to the medical profession. Janet Palmer, 42, was sentenced in Erie County Court to a year of probation on one misdemeanor count of obtaining a drug through forgery. |

