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1. Blue Shield Calif. chief touts transparency, wellness programs (December 6 2011 - DOTMed News)

Wellness plans that encourage workers to live healthier, medical procedure price transparency and value-based models are among the moves that could help control the country's health care costs, the boss of one of California's largest insurers said in a talk Tuesday. more»

2. SeeChange Health Solutions Launches New Value-Based Plan Designs to Employers Nationwide (November 14 2011 - marketwire)

eeChange Health Solutions ( www.SeeChangeHealth.com/Wave ), the leader in value-based benefit design solutions to improve health and reduce health care costs, announced today a national launch of its Administrative Services Only (ASO) product to self-insured employers in all 50 states. Building upon its proprietary data analytics that have enabled health plans to successfully manage value-based benefits programs, the company is now offering its services directly to self-insured employers. more»

3. SeeChange Health Insurance Inks Deal to Supply Scales and Blood Pressure Monitors to Health Plan Members (November 1 2011 - marketwire)

WiFi-Enabled Devices From Withings to Feed Data From Weigh-Ins and BP Readings Through Secure Internet Connection Into Individual Health Profiles and Personal Smartphones more»

4. Health Care Executives of Southern California (HCE) enters strategic partnership with 8th Annual American Health Care Congress (August 15 2011 - Health Care Executives of So. California)

The Health Care Executives of Southern California (HCE), a chapter of the American College of Health Care Executives (AHCE), has joined the 8th Annual American Health Care Congress (AHCC) as a strategic partner and will hold its 2011 Annual Conference and Meeting at the AHCC this December. more»

5. 8th Annual American Health Care Congress and Exhibition to address leading strategies to decrease cost of care and improve quality for the new era of health care delivery (June 22 2011 - World Congress)

As business and government continue to grapple with the impact of health reform legislation and map out plans to control spending, the 8th Annual American Health Care Congress and Exhibition (AHCC) will convene 700 diverse thought leaders from the nation’s leading employers, health plans, hospitals, health systems, IDNs, physician groups, academic institutions, analyst firms and government officials, in an intensive, two-day forum designed to debate actionable implementation strategies for business and care delivery innovation. more»