Menactra doesn't appear to raise GBS risk, but data are lacking.
Atlanta -- Data available thus far suggest that the overall risk for Guillain-Barre syndrome following receipt of the meningococcal conjugate vaccine is not significantly increased, Dr. Robert L. Davis reported at the winter meeting of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. ...

AmeriHealth Expands Disease Management Program to Benefit Members With Crohn's Disease.
Award-winning program now supports 22 conditions MT. LAUREL, N.J., Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- AmeriHealth today announced it has added the gastrointestinal disorder known as Crohn's disease to its suite of disease management programs that serves more than 200,000 of its members. AmeriHealth offers the broadest...

Independence Blue Cross Expands Disease Management Program to Benefit Members With Crohn's Disease.
Award-winning program now supports 22 conditions PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Independence Blue Cross today announced it has added the gastrointestinal disorder known as Crohn's disease to its suite of disease management programs that serves nearly two million members. With the expansion of its disease...

CIGNA HealthCare Taps Susan Knapp Pinnas to Lead South Florida/Caribbean Operations.
SUNRISE, Fla., Jan. 17, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Susan Knapp Pinnas, a Florida native and five-year veteran of CIGNA HealthCare, was named president and general manager of CIGNA HealthCare's South Florida/Caribbean market. The appointment was announced today by Andrew Crooks, regional vice president for CIGNA HealthCare's Southeast operations. ...

Pay for performance programs may not do much for quality.
WASHINGTON -- The few studies that have examined the effectiveness of incentivized pay-for-performance programs have found a mix of moderate to no improvement in quality measures, which, in some instances, have led to unintended consequences, Dr. Daniel B. Mark said at the annual meeting of the Heart Failure Society...

HMS Holdings Corp. Elects Michael Stocker to Board of Directors.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HMS Holdings Corp. (HMS), a provider of cost containment services for government healthcare programs, today announced that Michael A. Stocker, MD has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030304/NYTU172LOGO ) Dr. Stocker served as Chief Executive...

LogistiCare Awarded Arkansas Medicaid Transportation Management Contract.
ATLANTA, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- LogistiCare announced today that the Arkansas Division of Medical Services has awarded the company a contract to manage the Arkansas Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) program for three regions. With a start date of Feb. 1, LogistiCare will manage regions -- I,...

Guillain-Barre risk from Menactra under review.
Atlanta -- Data available thus far suggest that the overall risk for Guillain-Barre syndrome following receipt of the meningococcal conjugate vaccine is not significantly increased, Dr. Robert L. Davis reported at the winter meeting of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. ...

Intussusception rates deemed no greater in Rotateq recipients.
ATLANTA -- The number of intussusception cases following administration of the rotavirus vaccine thus far does not exceed the expected background rate, Dr. Manish Patel reported at a meeting of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Approximately 3.6 million doses of...

Benepath, Inc. Adapts to Serve Consumer Directed Health Market.
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- After discovering a lack of understanding among most health insurance brokers, Benepath, Inc. expanded its services to meet the needs of individuals seeking health insurance. In January 2007, Benepath, Inc. expanded its services to offer superior online health insurance plans...