org. Information from both these sources is available in
English and Spanish. The winning health insurance plan receives $50,000, provided
through an unrestricted educational grant by sanofi pasteur, to implement a
one-year innovative project to improve immunization rates among its adolescent
and/or adult enrollees.

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, As a national supporter of Cover
the Uninsured Week, the American Diabetes Association strongly expressed
concern about legislation in the U.com/cgi-bin /prnh/20040830/AHIPLOGO )
"Our annual grants program builds on years of innovation throughout our
industry," said AHIP President and CEO Karen Ignagni.

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AHIP Promotes Member Innovation Through Grants Programs

NHP's Asthma In-Home Environmental Program goals are to: (1) reduce
asthma-related exacerbations and decrease unscheduled asthma-related health
care utilization; (2) provide family satisfaction with the plan by initiating
an innovative asthma program; and (3 ) increase provider awareness of the role
of the environment in exacerbating asthma while informing enrollees and
providers on ways to control environmental triggers in the home.

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"The Association is proud to be a part of Cover the Uninsured Week.
The American Diabetes Association is the nation 's leading voluntary health
organization supporting diabetes research, information and advocacy.

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American Diabetes Association Calls on Congress to Reject Association Health Plan Legislation That Would Remove Coverage Protections for Diabetes Patients

Unfortunately, these hard-won state
protections are under attack as Congress considers Association Health Plan
legislation. The cost of diabetes in America in 2002 was at
least $132 billion.newscom.

Grant Winner: Neighborhood Health Plan (NHP) -- Boston, Massachusetts
Asthma In-Home Environmental Program
Neighborhood Health Plan's program is designed for pediatric enrollees
with confirmed allergies to indoor allergens and symptomatic asthma.

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CHICAGO, UniCare Health Plans of the Midwest, Inc. has been accredited since 1999. In this
program, success will be measured by an overall increase in state-wide
adolescent immunization rates reported by health insurance plans and public
health officials, as well as improvements in the annual rate of community
family practitioner transactions with GRITS to meet the national Healthy
People 2010 goals.S. The program also will include the participation of a
health insurance plan social care manager (SCM) for psychosocial issues, and
the extension of community resources , including NHP's smoking cessation
program and pest remediation services.

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In 2002, one in 10 healthcare dollars
went towards diabetes care.

Honorees Receive Grants to Implement Innovative Solutions
to Improve Health Care Delivery

WASHINGTON, America 's Health Insurance Plans has
announced two grants that have been awarded to member health insurance plans
for innovative programs in immunization practices and asthma care.S. The grant winner receives $30,000 to implement a one-year,
innovative project to address environmental risk factors in asthma care.

Pure health insurance is not managed care, and the phrase indemnity coverage is often used to distinguish it.

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Chicago area, including counties in Illinois and Indiana.D.

UniCare can be found on the web at http://www.unicare. Insurance or health maintenance organization coverage is provided
by any of the following: UniCare Life + Health Insurance Company, UniCare
Health Insurance Company of the Midwest (IN and IL only) or UniCare Health
Plans of the Midwest, Inc.
House of Representatives is expected to vote on in the next few weeks, would
undermine those efforts.2 million Americans live with diabetes today,
estimates suggest that one in three children born in the year 2000 will live
with diabetes in their lifetime. Founded
in 1940, the Association provides service to hundreds of communities across
the country.

Grant Winner: Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc. - Atlanta,
Georgia
Kaiser Permanente and GRITS: Immunizing Georgia 's Adolescents
GRITS (Georgia Registry of Immunization Transactions and Services) is an
immunization registry supported by the State Department of Human Resources. EPA).

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Association Health Plan legislation , which the U.

2005 Grant for Innovation in Asthma Care
AHIP is pleased to sponsor the 2005 Grant for Innovation in Asthma Care,
supported through a cooperative agreement with the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (U.

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The Association has
detailed information on health care coverage at
http://www. We also need to get the word out to families across the country
about health care coverage options, including to those with a child affected
by diabetes or any other chronic disease," said Jim Schlicht, Chief Government
Affairs and Advocacy Officer at the American Diabetes Association. "Health insurance plans
continue to lead the way in quality improvement initiatives , and AHIP is proud
to support our members as they work toward creating a better health care
system for all Americans.

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"People with diabetes need access to coverage that is not only affordable ,
but also adequate. Through the American Diabetes Association's
efforts, 46 states have enacted legislation requiring health plans to provide
diabetes education and supplies.
(Logo: http: //www. This program
draws on elements from two national studies and translates these proven
interventions into practice.

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Diabetes is one of this nation's most prevalent , debilitating, deadly and
costly diseases. The
Association's advocacy efforts include helping to combat discrimination
against people with diabetes; advocating for the increase of federal diabetes
research and programs; and improved access to, and quality of, healthcare for
people with diabetes ."

Grants were awarded in two categories:

2005 Grant for Innovation in Immunization Practices
AHIP is pleased to sponsor the 2005 Grant for Innovation in Immunization
Practices .

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"Receiving the NCQA excellent accreditation reflects our continued focus
on customer service and our commitment to working with physicians to help them
improve the clinical health care that our members receive," said Neal Fischer,
M. It is a nationally recognized evaluation that
purchasers , regulators and consumers can use to assess the quality of managed
care plans. (HMO in TX only), UniCare Health Insurance Company of Texas (TX
only), UniCare Health Plan of Virginia, Inc. Cover the Uninsured Week Highlights Association's Fight for Americans
With Diabetes to Receive Health Insurance That is Available,
Affordable, and Adequate

ALEXANDRIA, Va. House of Representatives that would
create new health plans leaving diabetes patients without critical protections
for education and supplies currently guaranteed to them in 46 states .R. While 18.

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Passage of AHP legislation would not help but hurt our efforts
to adequately cover those with diabetes," said Stewart Perry, Chair of the
Association's National Advocacy Committee . The Association's mission is to prevent and cure
diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. The awards
were made at the largest annual gathering of industry professionals -- AHIP's
Annual Institute and Display Forum in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Managed care is a hybrid of the insurance and health care industries.

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,
a health maintenance organization, has again received the highest
accreditation of excellent from The National Committee for Quality Assurance
(NCQA ).
"This accreditation truly demonstrates our commitment to providing our
customers with health care plans that are among the best in the country," Dr.
Fischer said.
Not all UniCare products are available in all states where UniCare is
marketed. (HMO in IN and IL only), UniCare Health Plans of
Texas, Inc. For more information please call the American Diabetes
Association at 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383) or visit
http://www.

In some of these nations, the phrase medical schemes is used when referring to the business and insurance aspects of managed care.

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The
excellent status for the commercial HMO program means that UniCare's
operational processes for quality improvement of health care, utilization
management, credentialing of physicians, member rights and responsibilities,
preventive health care, medical records, measurements of care and member
surveys are in the highest range of national performance.
UniCare is a national operating subsidiary of WellPoint, Inc.5 million medical
members.diabetes. This grant provides support to a member health
insurance plan in its commitment to implement an asthma program that
integrates the management of environmental risk factors into asthma care
management.

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, medical director of UniCare Health Plans of the Midwest, Inc.
NCQA first awarded the excellent status to the HMO in July 2002.
NCQA is an independent, not -for-profit organization dedicated to assessing
and reporting on the quality of managed care plans , managed behavioral
healthcare organizations, physician organizations, and credentials
verification organizations.com .S. This
joint effort demonstrates the mutual commitment of AHIP and the U.

America's Health Insurance Plans -- Providing Health Benefits to More Than
200 Million Americans

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http://www.

This category is for sites concerning attitudes towards managed care.

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, the
nation's largest publicly traded commercial health benefits company.2 million Americans who have diabetes, being
underinsured with respect to their diabetes supplies and education is as
problematic as being uninsured. The number of Americans with diabetes is now
growing at a rate of 8 percent per year.

Other nations which have some form of managed care organizations include India, South Africa, and the Philippines.

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UniCare HMO Receives Highest Accreditation - Excellent - From NCQA

UniCare Health Plans of the Midwest, Inc. The
American Diabetes Association is working to ensure that Americans with
diabetes can obtain health insurance that is simultaneously available,
affordable and adequate.S. For the 18.
The Association continues to address issues of insurance coverage at
national, state, and local levels, and serves as a resource for those with
diabetes to help them understand their coverage options.

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(HMO in VA only), UniCare Health
Plan of West Virginia, Inc. EPA to
support asthma care throughout the health care industry . Key
elements of the program include: multiple in-home visits by trained providers
who will deliver asthma education, conduct an environmental assessment,
provide and demonstrate environmental intervention equipment, and develop a
written care plan.

In the United States, the most well known types are health maintenance organizations (HMO), preferred provider organizations (PPO), and point of service (POS).

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UniCare Health
Plans of the Midwest, Inc.
WellPoint serves the health care needs of approximately 28.
In its grant application, Kaiser Permanente stood out because of its
collaboration with the State of Georgia, community providers, and the support
of pediatric "blitz teams" in creating a framework for success.

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H.
525, the "Small Business Health Fairness Act," would allow new association
health plans (AHPs) to circumvent state regulation and oversight, taking away
coverage critical for diabetes patients' ability to manage their disease. We
need to do all we can to ensure that those with diabetes have access to
quality health care and comprehensive insurance coverage to manage their
disease .