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Independence Blue Cross Earns Full Re-Accreditation in Health Utilization Management and Case Management from URAC   Independence Blue Cross announced that Independence Health Care Management, a wholly owned IBC subsidiary, has been awarded full accreditation in Health Utilization Management and Case Management from URAC, a Washington, DC-based health care accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the health care industry.

QF’s Sidra a shot in the arm for regional health care system  By Bonnie James QATAR Foundation’s upcoming $7.9bn Sidra Medical and Research Center, described as the Middle East’s first North American style facility of its kind, will offer scholarships to promote careers in health care.

Newborn /baby care class set for Mondays in October  Citizens Medical Center is offering newborn/baby care classes the first Monday of each month. The first class is from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 6, at Citizens Medical Center Women’s Pavilion, 2701 Hospital Drive.

Blue Shield of California awards $29.5M in bonuses to medical groups  Blue Shield of California said Tuesday it’s awarding $29.5 million in performance bonuses to California medical groups and IPAs this year, compared with $31 million last year.

Health-Care Costs for U.S. Employers Rise 5 Percent, Study Says  Sept. 24 -- Employer-sponsored health insurance for a family cost an average of $12,680 this year, a 5 percent increase from 2007, a survey of U.S. businesses found.

Michele Swenson: Like On Wall Street, Current Health Care Policy Privatizes Profit And Socializes Risk  The excesses of the health insurance industry resemble those of Wall Street and the subprime housing market, typified by privatized profits for insurers and socialized risk for taxpayers and consumers.

Long drive for ER care in northern Dauphin County prompts meeting  The Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee will investigate the need for a northern Dauphin County emergency medical facility during a public hearing Thursday.

Health Insurance Costs Climb Again  Kaiser study: Health insurance premiums and deductibles are up again this year. 24% of U.S. families say paying for health care is a "serious problem."

Midday Glance: Managed Care companies  Aetna fell $.30 or .8 percent, to $36.49. CIGNA fell $.42 or 1.2 percent, to $34.09.

Regular breast care still a must for all women   Recent news reports on the results of an international breast cancer study of Russian and Chinese women have left some American women confused about the importance of regular breast care.

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