AHIP's Resource for Well-Being Map -- Click Here to Explore the Health and Well-Being of America
In order to foster a better understanding of America's health and well-being, AHIP has created an interactive map of America coupled with a revolutionary set of data captured by Gallup and the Census Bureau. The data and map allow you to evaluate six primary domains of America's health and well-being at the state and congressional district level.
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AHIP 2009 H1N1 Flu Outbreak Information
This information is intended to provide important information and updates regarding the current outbreak of H1N1 influenza virus infections. AHIP is in daily contact with the CDC, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Health and Human Services and we are receiving updates on this outbreak throughout the day. In addition, we are monitoring information from other trusted US and International sources. We will continue to communicate H1N1 Flu updates, as needed, via memo and conference calls to AHIP member organizations.
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AHIP’s Comprehensive Health Care Reform Proposal
The new reform proposal would: Ensure universal coverage by guaranteeing coverage for pre-existing conditions, fixing the health care safety net, giving tax credits to working families and enacting an individual coverage requirement; Call on the nation to set a goal of reducing the growth in health care costs by 30 percent; Enhance portability for people changing or in between jobs; Provide more affordable health care options for small businesses; and Increase value and improve quality.
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Latest News and Information on Health Care Reform
Visit www.AmericanHealthSolution.org to see the latest news and information on health care reform and to learn more about AHIP’s Campaign for an American Solution, a national grassroots and educational initiative to build support for health care reform.
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AHIP’s at the Health Care Reform Table. Won’t You Join Us?
Health Care Reform is on the Agenda in America and at Institute 2009. Be part of these important conversations when you attend Institute 2009, June 3-5, in San Diego. From assessing the progress of health care reform to discussing important next steps, thousands of health care professionals will join to share solutions. Be part of the discussions. Visit www.ahip.org/conferences/Institute2009 or call 877.291.2247.
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Fundamentals of Health Insurance Boot Camp at Institute 2009
For anyone in your company who is just starting their career or new to the health care industry, Institute 2009 is offering a Fundamentals of Health Insurance Boot Camp. Presented by the AHIP Center for Insurance Education and Professional Development, this six-hour comprehensive boot camp is designed to provide attendees with a solid understanding of the essentials of the health insurance marketplace. Topics covered include: the various kinds of health insurance, contracts, sales and marketing, issuance and installation of policies, claims administration, state and federal regulations, and more.
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Medicare Advantage and Part D. Conference Agenda Now Available Online
As the Medicare Advantage and Part D submission deadline approaches, ensure that your organization is equipped with the most current and up-to-date information by attending AHIP's 2009 Medicare Operations, Bidding, and Implementation Conference on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 in Baltimore. This one-day intensive training will address the most important topics for CY 2010.
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Publication Highlights Health Insurance Plan Innovations in Recognizing and Rewarding Quality.
AHIP’s Innovations in Recognizing and Rewarding Quality monograph highlights some of the most innovative approaches that regional and national health insurance plans have taken to advance quality of care and efficiency through the recognition and reward of physicians and hospitals for achieving national benchmarks, demonstrating outstanding performance and making measurable improvements over time. Among the twenty-eight featured programs, some focus on physicians; others focus on hospitals; others involve multi-stakeholder collaborations.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers Cost Study
PricewaterhouseCoopers latest cost study finds that 87 cents out of every premium dollar go directly towards paying for medical services. Prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on behalf of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), “The Factors Fueling Rising Healthcare Costs 2008” examines the causes of rising health care costs and analyzes how health insurance premium dollars are being spent.
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Learn More about Long-Term Care Insurance
AHIP recently launched a new consumer-friendly website, www.MyLifeMyFamily.com, to better inform consumers about their risks of needing long-term care and highlight the valuable financial protection long-term care insurance provides. The website provides videos that feature real-life stories from current policyholders, an interactive online quiz, and additional resources on long-term care insurance.
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Publication Highlights Health Plan Innovations in Prevention, Wellness
AHIP’s Innovations in Prevention, Wellness and Risk Reduction monograph highlights innovative initiatives that capture health insurance plans’ commitment to programs that prevent disease and improve the lives of their members and their communities by helping them stay well. The publication features forty company profiles and essays by five noted experts who explore the reasons why the related challenges of prevention, wellness and risk reduction for chronic disease require both innovative and comprehensive responses.
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AHIP Releases Recommendations for Addressing Obesity
AHIP’s white paper, Facing the Challenge of Unhealthy Weight: Recommendations for the Health Care Community, offers several recommendations and examines promising programs that health insurance plans and clinicians have developed in collaboration with community partners to encourage body mass index (BMI) screening and address the obesity epidemic. Recommendations include making routine BMI screening and interpretation a standard clinical practice; connecting BMI screening to evidence-based prevention and treatment options; and building partnerships and disseminating promising practices among health plans, physicians and clinicians, employers and community groups.
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Health Insurance Plan Regulation Chart
AHIP recently released a convenient one-page chart summarizing health plan regulation at the federal and state levels. You may click on this link to access a printable PDF version of the chart.
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AHIP HI-WIRE – Connecting You to the Health Insurance Industry
Designed to help time-starved professionals like you. AHIP HI-WIRE is the single best source for news and analysis that covers the full health insurance industry. Don't want to visit a Web site every day? AHIP HI-WIRE's dynamic e-newsletter, AHIP HI-WIRE Connection, will continue to be fully customizable and delivered to your inbox.
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An Online Guide to Resolving Health Insurance Disputes
This new site is the first step in establishing a clearinghouse for consumer information about the appeals process for health insurance claims. Over the coming weeks, we will continue to build the website to provide consumers with additional information, including state-specific procedures on how to appeal claims.
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More Featured Spotlights
Our goal is to provide a unified voice for the health care financing industry, to expand access to high quality, cost effective health care to all Americans, and to ensure Americans’ financial security through robust insurance markets, product flexibility and innovation, and an abundance of consumer choice.
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