Unison In The News Archive
9/10/2009 – DC director Watson on front line of health care access
(Gazette.Net)
Unison executive Charlisa Watson brings her health care experience to the beneficiaries of the Unison Health Plan of the Capital Area.
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9/2/2009 -- Unison (ABD) Medicaid adds 18 northwest Ohio counties
(BizJournals.com)
Unison Health Plan of Ohio will enroll aged, blind and disabled Medicaid recipients in 18 northwest Ohio counties under a contract with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, which will bring the plan to 46 of the state’s 88 counties.
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8/14/2009 -- Unison Health Plan of the Capital Area teams with Community Health Centers
(Financial News USA)
Unison Health Plan of Ohio announced the Ohio Department of Job and Family
Services will extend a contract that will enable Unison to offer its programs
for aged, blind and disabled (ABD) Medicaid recipients in 18 additional
Northwest Ohio counties.
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2/7/2008 -- Unison CIO among award finalists
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Steven Bugajski, chief information officer of Unison Administrative Services, was among the finalists in the enterprise category at the annual Pittsburgh CIO awards.
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11/18/2007 -- Arrowhead doctors recognized by health care plan
(Coshocton Tribune, Ohio)
The doctors at Arrowhead Clinic in Newcomerstown were designated Gold Star Physicians by Unison Health Plan of Ohio.
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9/21/2007 -- HMO to add competition for Medicaid
(Philadelphia Business Journal)
Unison Health Plan has informed state Department of Public Welfare officials that it is beginning to assemble a provider network to serve HealthChoices beneficiaries in southeastern Pennsylvania.
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8/15/2007 -- SC plans shift for Medicaid patients
(The State, South Carolina)
Other insurers, such as Unison Health Plan …, intend to take part. Up to 10 SC insurers are expected to offer Medicaid managed-care plans.
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7/30/2007 -- People On The Move
(Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Ken Scroggs has been named government relations representative for Unison Health Plan of Tennessee.
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7/6/2007 -- State reinstates Medicaid contracts worth millions to insurers
(Pittsburgh Business Times)
The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare has reversed its decision to terminate contracts with three Pittsburgh-area insurers, restoring indefinitely a long-term contract to provide medical care for the needy. The reversal is a boon for Monroeville-based Unison Health Plan ....
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3/28/2007 --- Medical professionals concerned with governor's proposed Medicaid changes
(Connellsville Daily Courier)
Gov. Ed Rendell's proposed $59.1 billion budget for 2007-2008 makes significant changes to Medicaid health care provider reimbursement. And local health care providers are concerned.
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3/22/2007 --- Unison launches Gold Star Program
(Hospital News)
An innovative program developed by Unison Health Plan to honor or reward primary care physicians who offer exceptional quality of care to participating Medicare, Medicaid and Chip consumers will be launched in April with special events at Nemacolin Woodlands and the Hershey Lodge.
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3/18/2007 --- Health care about to take turn for worse
(Scranton Times-Tribune)
On July 1, if enacted as it has been presented, Gov. Ed Rendell's budget will take an unhealthy toll on many Pennsylvanians reliant on Medical Assistance services.
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3/9/2007 --- Unison gets Delaware contract, helping cushion Medicaid move
(Pittsburgh Business Times)
Unison Health Plan will extend its reach in the Medicaid market by providing health care coverage for some 30,000 people in Delaware under a new three-year contract valued at $125 million.
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3/2/2007 --- Medicaid contract terminations mean millions lost
(Pittsburgh Business Times)
Two Pittsburgh-area insurers are bracing for multimillion-dollar losses following the state Department of Public Welfare's unexpected decision to terminate their contracts in favor of a state-administered fee-for-service health care program for some 71,000 poor people, mostly in Central and Western Pennsylvania.
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