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New research from BCBSA and Blue Health Intelligence demonstrates the clear health and financial benefits of preventive cancer screenings
The administration has frozen payment transfers under the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) risk adjustment program, which is designed to keep costs down for consumers while meeting the medical needs of those requiring significant care.
C-section Rate Surpasses Healthy People 2020 Federal Goal, Blue Distinction® Centers for Maternity Care achieved a 32 percent lower cesarean section (C-section) rate for first-time mothers compared to hospitals that are not in the program.
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation donated $764,378.65 to 256 health-related, non-profit organizations during 2017, according to Marlou Wegener, chief operating officer of the BCBSKS Foundation. The dollars provided funding for a variety of programs focused on improving the health and wellness of Kansans, which is the overarching goal of the BCBSKS Foundation.
Major depression diagnoses surged- especially among adolescents and millennials- from 2013 through 2016- according to a study of medical claims by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA)’s Health of America Report.
Major depression diagnoses surged- especially among adolescents and millennials- from 2013 through 2016- according to a study of medical claims by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA)’s Health of America Report. Major depression has a diagnosis rate of 4.2 percent for Independence Blue Cross (Independence) members- compared with 4.4 percent for all Blue Cross® Blue Shield® (BCBS) members.
On May 6, a nationwide consortium led by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will launch the All of Us Research Program, a pioneering research project that uses advanced technologies and engages participants as citizen-scientists to embark on a new era of health science and precision medicine.
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