Posted on January 3, 2011
HNE ranked number ten in the nation (out of 227 commercial health plans) according to “NCQA’s Health Insurance Plan Rankings for 2010-2011 – Commercial”, published by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). HNE’s commercial HMO/POS product has ranked in the top ten health plans for the past four years.* NCQA uses HEDIS®1 (Healthcare Effectiveness […]
Posted on January 3, 2011
Quality Compass®3 is NCQA’s comprehensive national database of health plans’ HEDIS and CAHPS® results. These scores reflect the results of consumer surveys and success in prevention and treatment compared to other plans. HNE received the following ratings of distinction for its commercial plan: CAHPS® Survey: HNE achieved the highest rate in the country in the […]
Posted on January 3, 2011
Imagine a medical practice where everyone knows your name. HNE and Baycare Health Partners (BHP) have started a pilot program to improve the patient care experience, improve patient care, and change primary care practice. “Patient centered medical home” is a term that is used frequently now in both the medical and lay press. Much of […]
Posted on January 3, 2011
A Healthy Gift to Yourself for the New Year Millions of people spend billions of dollars each year to manage their weight. They begin each New Year with a diet plan to lose weight. Many times, they just gain it back and start all over again. Sound familiar? If so, why not make this time […]
Posted on January 3, 2011
Text4baby Provides Health Tips to Pregnant Women, New Moms. HNE has signed an agreement to become an outreach partner for text4baby. This is a new free mobile information service that gives timely health information to pregnant women and new moms from pregnancy through a baby’s first year. This program of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy […]
Posted on January 3, 2011
And Your Prescription Drug Card Benefit Program Local pharmacies are promoting $4 generic prescriptions, medications for as little as $1 a week, and some offer selected generic medications for as little as $10 for a 90-day supply. Each pharmacy offers different drugs in these programs – most have nearly 400 generic medications on their list. […]