New Analysis Examines Fraud in Both Private and Public Health Insurance Markets
A new report from The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Department of Health Policy challenges the notion that fraud is a problem only in public health insurance markets and finds that fraud is a system-wide problem affecting private and public health insurance alike. The report finds that some of the most striking examples of fraud come from fraud committed directly by the private insurance industry itself. In 2007, when the U.S. spent nearly $2.3 trillion on health care and public and private insurers processed more than 4 billion health insurance claims, fraud was estimated to reach as much as 10 percent of annual health care spending. At this rate, the losses in 2007 alone -over $220 billion - wou...

HealthLeaders-InterStudy Launches Pharmacy Benefit Evaluator
HealthLeaders-InterStudy, the leading provider of managed care market intelligence, has enhanced its Pharmacy Benefit Evaluator, a Web-based product that analyzes health plan pharmacy benefit structure and spending and the health plan-to-pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) relationship to better inform managed care sales strategy development. Now available with enrollment data as of January 2009, the new Pharmacy Benefit Evaluator platform offers an easy-to-navigate interface as well as a flexible report structure that enables comparisons across PBMs and health plans to evaluate how organizations compare on co-pays, spending and benefit design.

Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning Introduces Statewide Child Care Referral Service
Beginning today, Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning is introducing a new service to help families locate accessible, affordable, quality child care. By calling toll-free - 1-877-ALL GA KIDS - families can learn about licensed child care in one of Georgia's approximately 3,000 child care learning centers, 250 group day care homes, and 5,300 family day care homes all across the state.

Healthy Rebates, Inc. Announces the Launch of My HSA Rewards
Program will Help People Save More Money into Health Savings Accounts - A Smart and Simple Way to Pay for Health Care

Special Interest Group for IIAS Standards (SIGIS) Certifies Paladin Pharmacy Point-of-Sale (POS) System
Subscription-based software enables independent pharmacies to meet July IIAS compliance deadline. Paladin Data Corporation's Paladin Pharmacy Point-of-Sale (POS) system was recently granted certification by the Special Interest Group for IIAS Standards (SIGIS). The SIGIS certification allows pharmacies using the Paladin Pharmacy POS to comply with new IRS inventory information approval system (IIAS) regulations for accepting FSA (Flexible Spending Account) and health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) cards.

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CAM Pharmacy Point of Sale Software Receives SIGIS Certification for IIAS Compliance
This certification allows pharmacies using the Company's POS product to comply with new IRS regulations for accepting FSA (Flexible Spending Account) cards.