Supporting Organizations and Publications

Educational Partner

Established in 1977, the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, Inc. (ABQAURP) is the nation's largest organization of interdisciplinary health care professionals. Through its ultimate goal to improve the quality of health care, ABQAURP is dedicated to providing health care education and certification for physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals. www.abqaurp.org

Health Plan Week (aishealth.com/marketplace/health-plan-week), formerly Managed Care Week, provides business, financial and regulatory news of the health insurance industry. Each week, this newsletter covers new benefit designs and underwriting practices, new products and marketing strategies, mergers and alliances and more. Annual subscriptions include access to free quarterly data - Key Financial Indicators for Leading Health Plans - as well as a subscriber-only Web page with searchable archives of past issues, recent stories of interest grouped for convenient reading, and regular postings from your editor.

AIS's HEALTH REFORM WEEK is a weekly newsletter that delivers timely, reliable news and sound strategies to help health care managers reinvent their business and protect their bottom line. Receive a steady stream of sharp ideas from top managers with plans and providers alike ... along with special insight from policymakers and how-to guidance by top consultants and attorneys in each market. Visit aishealth.com/marketplace/aiss-health-reform-week to learn more.

Medicare Advantage News (aishealth.com/marketplace/medicare-advantage-news) provides analysis of changes to and company activity in the Medicare Advantage and managed Medicaid programs, plus intelligence on strategies to retain enrollees and reduce costs. This biweekly newsletter covers enrollment trends and market expansions; bids, proposals and contract details; mergers, acquisitions and business deals; oversight issues and legislative mandates; marketing strategies and more.

AIS's Medicare Part D Compliance News provides news and strategies on implementation and compliance for the new Medicare drug benefit - marketing, enrollment, formularies, rebates, claims pricing, and fraud, waste and abuse. Subscription includes biweekly Part D E-Letters and use of a special Part D web site. For more information call AIS at 800-521-4323 or visit their web site at www.AISHealth.com/Products/NewsPDN.html

Established in 1990, the Case Management Society of America is an international non-profit 501(c)(6) multi-disciplinary professional association dedicated to the support and advancement of the case management profession through educational forums, networking opportunities, legislative advocacy, and establishing standards to advance the profession. It is based in Little Rock, Ark. and serves more than 20,000 members/subscribers and over 70 affiliate and pending chapters. Since its inception, CMSA has been at the forefront of setting professional standards for the industry, which allows for the highest level of efficiency and integrity, as well as developing national and local leaders who are recognized for their practice and professional excellence. For more information, visit www.cmsa.org and follow us on Twitter @CMSANational.

Created as a service to the government community, GovEvents is the premiere online resource for all government events. Now, government and military personnel, vendors, contractors, and event producers have one location on the web to find and post government-related events. The site provides in-depth information on hundreds of events, from major industry tradeshows, to government conferences, to agency-sponsored roundtables, and webcasts (on-demand & live). GovEvents is a free, member-based site. www.govevents.com

Media Partner

Strategic Insights on the Future of the Health Insurance Industry www.corporateresearchgroup.com/MarketTrends

Strategic Partner

The WHCC Affordable Health Innovations Site seeks and promotes health care innovations that can reduce the cost of quality care. Visit the site to learn how the share your innovation.