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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div>A wise man once said: in this life we have to do good, for the good to find us, and the next story is a perfect illustration of how true this saying is.<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Buddy was a cute dog that sadly was facing a terrible fate , he was getting euthanized</span>, Richard was a man that went to a shelter to find a dog for adoption , and destiny decided that they cross each other’s paths.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qx4MiFdohFLO0cMmc23pGDyj5Va5yGvGUM7mKgByfTdUTtOQ7wrxCFXOV5xTgM45rtLqJnOqE1j0ZdGXdbkK20DZabOENAdo0fITp2zNPB5bejOVkh3by0DcGkdrgBglKd52J7kzVs9g/s16000/man-adopts-dog-24-hours-before-he-wouldve-been-put-down-then-the-dog-saves-his-life.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>It was a coincidence but Richard meet Buddy one day before he was put down, when Richard learned what is going to happen to the poor dog, he just couldn’t let him face that destiny and decided to adopt Buddy and give him a forever home, full of love and care.<br /> <style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><center><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <!-- Responsive After Header --> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9403904876146048" data-ad-slot="2648155016" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></center> <br />Time passed and the duo had developed a great friendship , since Richard was a Vietnam war veteran he used to suffer a lot from PTSD but Buddy offered him peace and he started to go out and socialize more.<br /><br />One day on their usual playing around , Buddy got fixated on a sore spot his best friend and owner had on his head, the dog insisted to give importance to it and keep touching the sore place , and wouldn’t stop barking as if trying to warn Richard of something, luckily the man trusted his furry friends instincts and went for a check up.<br /> <style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><center><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <!-- Responsive After Header --> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9403904876146048" data-ad-slot="2648155016" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></center> <br />After the doctor examination it turned out the sore was a serious matter , since it was a form of skin cancer, but finding out early Richard underwent a surgery and all ended up well.<br /><br />Buddy paid back his owner , and saved his life .<br /><br />The amazingly peace effect the dog had, turned him into a service dog, being diabetic Richard gets alerted for the sugar intake from Buddy , and the dog also spends time in nursing homes around terminally ill patients, to bring fun and peace to them in their final days.<br /><br />Thank you Buddy , your acts make a lot of people happy.</div><div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
Listen in: Sign up for our IB Talk podcasts to get the most in-depth insurance discussions
Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div>Crossposterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923439708331400077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799850509189662552.post-57594741761731782492022-03-05T06:44:00.002-08:002022-03-05T06:44:46.219-08:00Owner Told Him To "Stay" On The Sidewalk – The Dog Was Still Waiting A Week Later<div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
<span style="color: white;">
Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
Listen in: Sign up for our IB Talk podcasts to get the most in-depth insurance discussions
Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div>People can be so c.r.u.e.l , if they see how loyal and how much love you have for them a lot of the times they won’t appreciate it , but they will use it against you.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObTyngrfhLr6IIoM1xTsb8LIzCJsC1DbQJi1th9XJC60Y9zzV-YgrIQYQ1pZ-NfORMaFtatt4lDPaLdJvTbnNGZq2RJ_q71aiE1lRfFtS-bYLgzIYvWajrv4EvsJs2skGW3EoL7ulHSBw/s16000/owner-told-him-to-stayon-the-sidewalk-the-dog-was-still-waiting-a-week-later.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>For a poor abandoned dog in the streets of Russia what hurt him the most we are sure it isn’t the abandonment act itself , is the way how the person he thought as his family used his love and loyalty to leave him all by himself.<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">The poor dog was seen for a week staying on a Moscow sidewalk , after his owner had used the loyalty the dog had for him by order the dog to ‘’stay’’</span> the pet took his cruel owner order to heart , and was seen staying in that side walk for one whole week, not wanting to believe that he was abandoned like trash by this heartless person.<br /> <style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><center><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <!-- Responsive After Header --> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9403904876146048" data-ad-slot="2648155016" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></center> <br />Elena Kniazeva a random passerby seeing the state the poor dog was in , managed to move the dog all the way from the spot he has been staying in an animal shelter.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-iPTvlMaSeVNBCJfUhjJb8oYRGMC-PW9bC9hIXOuhDXb4kvRYoReH1EefZjvUxCuUNNjBTl5wd8QH3hx9w9W7RwsnltOLKDTeY9u9cMMUmU9iBD1q2PQ3gNm02ozEmiERtWRriX8cjId/s16000/owner-told-him-to-stayon-the-sidewalk-the-dog-was-still-waiting-a-week-later-1.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>At the shelter the dog received the help he needed , food , bath and a lot of love, soon the heartbroken dog started to come around and make new friends there, now he even had a new name and was called Luke.<br /><br />From all his new friends Luke created a tighter bond with another dog called Dennis, whose story was worse than Luke’s.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyuSt6GT3SHSHqsTQ6EjqIfzBJ26HHYAI57R5y1Rl04vvmVYT3R-kcGrrd-Wp7H5VEQOWGROT63vXVD-cBb2QsdAsSLHvw8gdJbeHLs8JFEkvXpnUh0QOR34KRjF-soxU9d-DFpdx2HUf/s16000/owner-told-him-to-stayon-the-sidewalk-the-dog-was-still-waiting-a-week-later-2.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Founded at construction site with his mom and siblings , Dennis has been through hell, some twisted person was mistreating them , Dennis’s mom had two chopped ears, one of his siblings was found dead, and Dennis had a sustained leg injury , which thanks to quick medical help was healed soon after.<br /><br /> With their heartbreaking stories, the two dogs found their friendship to mend their broken pasts.<br /> <style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><center><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <!-- Responsive After Header --> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9403904876146048" data-ad-slot="2648155016" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></center> <br />Their story was so unique that 4 Paws Toronto expressed they wanted to take the duo and offer to place them in a foster-to-adopt program ensuring the two suffering dogs, will find the happiness they have missed till now on their new chapter of their lives, with a new home for the both of them.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHk0gXXLvIQ2-yWOZAo4XGPoyYNZZHPOjnjpr_mtxPcc0TWIRhj23mgB5-Iizy2FXcZZlvnKye2vW1eonuWrDVgFAoLSpzHfeo69wKPIMBchkROEFHNyovzt3PgLaEjZUWOE520GFHbNkR/s16000/owner-told-him-to-stayon-the-sidewalk-the-dog-was-still-waiting-a-week-later-4.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Even though Toronto and Russia had 4,600 miles between each other, this was a once in a lifetime chance for the duo to find the love they have been missing till now.<br /><br />4 Paws was so set on taking the duo of friends there, they created a GoFundME page and successfully they got the donation they needed, and both dogs arrived and settled down in Canada.<br /><br />So happy for the best friends , the sun is shining finally for them too.</div><div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
Listen in: Sign up for our IB Talk podcasts to get the most in-depth insurance discussions
Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div>Crossposterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923439708331400077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799850509189662552.post-17274991614850778532022-03-05T02:18:00.000-08:002022-03-05T02:18:06.630-08:00Frightened dog, family left him alone because they were expecting a baby<div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div>Dogs or any other animal should be treated as family, first as part of the world, then be treated well as just another human being.<br /><br />A lot of people adopt dogs and try to give them a loving caring home, but some people abandon them for different reasons, most of them not logical. This story will explain that the best.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlc5qG49gsR8rZcIPE8IfaXNMziT8XNcXSUog613Pp7Ivv5h2RrRmeucN0tbJCW2RDZu9L4S8Xs3FSHrI3avl7AHfblfsDL2R3gSswGsL3f2WuZo6C01Hcx7jvz7B8Lk7JS8PUhEgODPBh/s1600/frightened-dog-family-left-him-alone-because-they-were-expecting-a-baby.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: red;">A German Shepherd dog named Rocco, was dumped all alone in an animal rescue center in Texas. He was scared and shaking after his family dumped him. And the reason?</span><br /><br />The reason, if it might be called a reason is that his family was expecting a baby, so they did not need his love anymore, and they decided to abandon him.<br /><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><center><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <!-- Responsive After Header --> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9403904876146048" data-ad-slot="2648155016" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></center><br />The animal rescue center that he was at, posted a photo of him on Facebook hoping someone will adopt him.<br /><br />After another video of him was posted online, his luck knocked at the door. An animal lover Preethi Pillaipakkam offered the right help.<br /><br />She fell in love with the first sight at Rocco, and was very surprised how could anyone abandon him.<br /><br />Rocco was underweight, at 60 pounds, far below the normal weight of 85 to 90 pounds. When he got home to the new house, of course he was scared and stressed out from the fear of being abandoned again.<br /><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><center><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <!-- Responsive After Header --> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9403904876146048" data-ad-slot="2648155016" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></center><br />Preethi had another dog of the same breed, so this helped Rocco bringing out of the sell, but still the process was a long and difficult one.<br /><br />By time passed away, he started to like the house, the family and loves his new owner very much.<br /><br />Preethi was the one who did everything she could to help Rocco adapt into life again. What she did, was an instagram page so people could see his progress. This was the way which led Rocco to a new forever family.<div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div>Crossposterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923439708331400077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799850509189662552.post-19064519069129504332022-03-04T16:01:00.004-08:002022-03-04T16:01:58.129-08:00Dog Confined To Filthy Cage In Scorching Heat Was Rescued Right Before Slaughter<div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
Listen in: Sign up for our IB Talk podcasts to get the most in-depth insurance discussions
Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div><span style="color: red;">This poor dog named Emily was locked in an empty, filthy cage on a dog meat farm in South Korea. </span>It was a scorching hot day in July when rescuers from the Humane Society of the United States went to the meat farm and saw her.<br /><br />Emily was in horrible shape. She had been living in isolation, and her paws were raw, swollen, and in so much pain from standing on wire floor. She also had very little hair and was suffering from a severe case of mange that had never been treated and would only get worse.<br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGal4hZMyzj73pdJQE1HlyO4u5D6VY66twUGy8n5E69xkmHSkttRqf7wb7KEryacmtbvCRuxqrQCjGwcR9nBUzWzoyFCuP5RBmkIfQsDyQeOcmEeUqsO1XKGuHJAXExJDKLA0akYWDYajJ/s640/emily-transformation.jpg" width="640" /></div><br />Emily had lived such a horrible life, but it was only about to get worse since she was going to be slaughtered. Luckily, rescuers got to her just in time to save her from this nightmare. They were also able to rescue all 130+ dogs that were at this meat farm with Emily!<br /><br />Emily was rushed to an animal hospital where she was examined and treated for her ailments. Today, she looks like a completely different dog.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><center><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <!-- Responsive After Header --> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9403904876146048" data-ad-slot="2648155016" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></center></div><br />Her transformation is absolutely jaw-dropping! She received treatment for her mange and her hair began to grow in beautifully.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1012" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHG70_NZRXBz-3Yc_OP4kvWv2w-bRJLE7TLg3pCANw1ctAwjN3cCXx_YO6cBOEuW45itYfH17ppAPLEgWtpYXSB5SgQgPot3Ygpk4i-Jed_6QYzWiwNiBLnajTtx397e7FrKRocQrLqfSy/s640/emily-transformation-1.jpg" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>She is living in the United States in Florida with her new family and is enjoying every moment of it. She has a big backyard to run around in, and never has to worry about being confined to a cage ever again. She is also making new doggy friends and is extremely friendly and sweet.<br /><br />Thanks to the HSUS, Emily finally gets to feel what it’s like to love and be loved. She gets to sleep in a warm bed, get fed real food, and play with real toys. Every dog deserves to live a life like this!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="1200" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5hL-NF2EyF_SGNLXVWGwj8gE9LyIsdHhGXvhNP5922UCit2UIRhdiPlmn64MadwW-8KcSTCux0kVjAg7q-0WStojBOK2N9KQigGDb_VKydUAN-ZpK33ePtMRbUM99ImtOcU7ZNeFS4EW/s640/emily-transformation-2.png" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unfortunately, the dog meat farm that the one like Emily was at is not the only one. South Korea is known to breed dogs for human consumption, and has thousands of farms across the country. HSUS will continue to fight to shut down all of these farms!</div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H-hE9XigBlI" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div>Crossposterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923439708331400077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799850509189662552.post-1616032488049030132022-03-04T08:38:00.000-08:002022-03-04T08:38:04.755-08:00Animal Welfare Group Warns of The Dangers of Transporting Dogs in the Back of Pickup Trucks<div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div>Every summer there are frequent warnings about the dangers of leaving dogs in hot cars, but there are far fewer warnings about the dangers of letting dogs ride in the back of open pickup trucks.<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Letting your dog ride unsecured in the back of a pickup truck is not only unsafe it can be potentially deadly</span>. Common sense would say that this is isn’t something a dog owner would do.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssF9FmcviuOOjmuNhm_G1qow8UuMecobRulqt6_AFCGU_hyXSY776y1hmZKmOLIX3PELpje9UEQoXjaHqtxUoE3fnCDwe9cpy714PWC_dMOOBkeuTVcpb7aFTW8wcarjCw3l5paOdYbAv/s1600/dangers-of-transporting-dogs-in-the-back-of-pickup-trucks.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>However, according to Alberta Animal Services, more than 100,000 dogs die each year riding in the box of a truck.<br /><br />It’s an alarming statistic, and one that the Alberta Animal Services highlighted recently on Facebook. The animal welfare group pointed out that this statistic doesn’t even include the number of dogs seriously injured after being thrown from a vehicle.<br /><br />In an effort to educate people about responsible dog ownership, they wrote about the dangers of dogs being unsecured in a motor vehicle.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><center><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <!-- Responsive After Header --> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9403904876146048" data-ad-slot="2648155016" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></center></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="540" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLlCXBsxjf0OzaCWnfVTxE7HA2LzyZmtxlhIS6oLjz-LlByuc-iCBK3AgOxVYZJVN805b_9CGkGOWqgQ6sBVv60WB2ZYjNLMoWTtWN_mD3bDy0YWgWQBTuTqxEHtMuHEUpFsVZ7ZJnSyN/s400/vv.jpg" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Here’s what they wrote:<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">“DID YOU KNOW?<br /><br />“More Than 100,000 Dogs Die Each Year Riding in the Box of a Truck.<br /><br />“Transferring a dog in a truck box improperly is placing them in a very unsafe position.<br /></span><br /><span style="color: blue;"><br />“You may see it as you’re driving around. Dogs riding in the back of trucks. You might even know someone who does it. Veterinarians see numerous cases of dogs being injured because they jumped or were thrown from the bed of a pickup truck.</span><br /><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span><span style="color: blue;">If these dogs are lucky enough to still be alive, broken legs and joint injuries are among the most common types of damage, and often result in amputation.<br /><br />“There are many other dangers that can happen:</span></div><div><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="1500" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_HqPVLwR_TVzIcunl1zIouaUtu7mMzYwMhKoBMDIs99dBQyM-Wmxm61xrldKxFyTe4AcQ3X4dT9vwfc8DtcWe0q_8ncAtzBtZXrphlR33Ku5lwIyJrrc_C7Snnnnaq875J7JsFmdMlJX/s400/dd.jpg" width="400" /></span></div><span style="color: blue;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: blue;">“Eye, Ear & Nose Damage: Being in the open air traveling at high speeds whether their head is out the window or they’re in the back of the truck, can cause damage. The swirling of the air in the bed of a truck can cause dirt, debris and insects to become lodged in the dog’s eyes, ears, and nose.<br /><br />“Being Ejected from the Truck: Imagine slamming on your brakes while your dog is in the truck bed. It’s likely that they could fly right out into the road, possibly getting hit by another vehicle. You also run the risk of getting into an accident.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><center><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <!-- Responsive After Header --> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9403904876146048" data-ad-slot="2648155016" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></center></div><div><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: blue;">If you think that securing them with a rope or chain is any better, you’re wrong. There have been cases where dogs were thrown out of the back of the truck while still attached and being dragged on the road or hanging while the owner is still driving.<br /></span><br /><span style="color: blue;"><br />“Jumping Ship: Your dog may have plans of their own. Who’s to say they’re not going to willingly jump out in order to better investigate a situation?</span></div><div><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: blue;">How long would it take you to realize they’re gone? Just because your dog would never do that doesn’t mean that it could never happen. You never know what might trigger them at any given time.</span></div><div><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="620" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09eH8Y6iTCmqAOBka7krIXkC9ROf8Z6ovsO_ealHU6w2Y45rKlburn4NK3EYehnd7GMOmYYu3he0Qn3dIwxdZxmnR6MXwcpRj4nP3sKjF3X6Cju4T6kfaMUWzEmCCpQPajGmHvw5Mf2_j/s400/nn.jpg" width="400" /></span></div><span style="color: blue;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: blue;">“Regardless of your current laws, it is always wise to practice safe and proper care when transporting your pet. A responsible pet owner makes sure their animals stay safe and healthy at home and on the road.”</span><br /><br />It should be noted that it’s illegal in several states in the US and provinces in Canada to transport unsecured pets in the back of a pickup truck, flatbed trailer, or in any other unsecured way.<br /><br />If you see a dog being transported this way, you can call the authorities. Most states without such a law are working on legislation to protect dogs from being transported this way.<br /><br />However, regardless of the law, people should practice responsible pet ownership and educate those that may not know about the dangers of dogs riding in the back of pickup trucks.<br /><br /><b>Please spread the world with the dog lovers you know.</b></div><div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div>Crossposterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923439708331400077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799850509189662552.post-25317785544650607522022-03-04T02:29:00.001-08:002022-03-04T02:29:15.389-08:00Woman Snaps Photo Of Dog Tied To Tree In Freezing Cold And Finds Owner's Note About Him<div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div>Stephanie Dagenhart was walking her two dogs early one morning when her heart sank.<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">A young American bulldog was tied to a tree in Baltimore’s Patterson Park, a.ban.don.ed and shaking in the frigid cold.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWDTrfBUrCSbTt5lRldBJJRfDuFw9oSr5oqLIYptMVulBNTgyuVEXP8amZWyfiOi69XvaSArXWQ9Nwpau8n6br2TGJRMfFCEIbYYFVKxd5kJ-oIEplSwq1U4qucr4FO227xKwwrEJ9VM/s1600/woman-snaps-photo-of-dog-tied-to-tree.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>“He was just sitting there, so somber and freezing cold. And I could not get that out of my head… He was shaking so hard from being cold,” she told CBS.<br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Stephanie approached the stoic dog, but got the sense he wanted some space. So, she took a seat on a nearby bench and continued to talking to him, letting him know he was no longer out there all alone.<br /><br />Along with some dog food and a broken-down cage, she also found a note believed to be written by his previous owner:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><center><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <!-- Responsive After Header --> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9403904876146048" data-ad-slot="2648155016" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></center></div><br />“His name was Duke and he had his favorite bone and food and crate with him and could someone please love him”<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcqOPICVjEbaq5ZdXSjnoaxPfqxhFjD5OxvLDTB-jfSJVNx-vQ4hjiAWDBL-PM6vHK8VYDi-o6xqP0jBurXa9UDfcfv02VMHKItx0xRcnZ9yOSsjnTzf-Pbyf4QJ9fN4Ts_CApSFHmkU/s1600/woman-snaps-photo-of-dog-tied-to-tree-1.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Stephanie called the police and animal control, then wrote a post on Facebook to express the fact she was quickly losing faith in humanity.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-i6kooqHapduzJ7Ne-mFfgiTFwpBDoEfzpTLMpGPQz6tJrUDrJzWgw6I8AY2kRTurgI-UnF5hTpc5C6z_4J3R0W6OS9qoF77KEYZiLr4Ja8eKIS3h6mHuhmTsdcvj4Jk78ZMDn_cb0go/s1600/woman-snaps-photo-of-dog-tied-to-tree-2.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>There are certainly more humane ways of surrendering a pet, and Duke’s previous owner could and should have handled things much differently.<br /><br />But then, while waiting for authorities to arrive, neighbors who had seen Stephanie’s Facebook post began showing up to the park…<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x2wmMzP-lGQ" width="560"></iframe></div></div><div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
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Structured settlements payout over time as a stream of tax-free payments, rather than one lump sum. You can “cash in” your future structured settlement payments by selling them to a factoring company at a discount if you need immediate cash. Most structured settlements stem from personal injury, wrongful death or workers’ compensation lawsuits.
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What Is a Structured Settlement?
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Structured settlements are a stream of tax-free payments issued to an injured victim. The settlement payments are intended to pay for damages or injuries, providing financial security over time.
Structured settlement payments are guaranteed by the insurance company that issued the annuity. They do not fluctuate with market changes like stocks, bonds and mutual funds.
There are more pros than cons for choosing to receive a structured settlement over a lump sum. Spreading out payments over time can reduce temptation, but once the terms of a structured settlement are finalized, there's little you can do to renegotiate.
What Is a Structured Settlement?
Structured settlements are simple. Many civil lawsuits result in someone or some company paying money to another to right a wrong. Those responsible for the wrong may agree to the settlement on their own, or they may be forced to pay the money when they lose the case in court.
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A structured settlement is a regular stream of tax-free payments granted to the plaintiff in a civil lawsuit. Structured settlements are meant to provide long-term financial security to the injured party.
If the amount of money is small enough, the wronged party may have the option to receive a lump sum settlement. For larger sums, however, a structured settlement annuity may be arranged.
In this case, the at-fault party puts the money toward an annuity, which is a financial product that guarantees regular payments over time from an insurance company.
The agreement details the series of payments the person who was wronged will receive as compensation for the harm done to them. Spreading the money over a longer period of time offers a better future guarantee of financial security because a single payout can be spent quickly.
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History of Structured Settlements in the U.S.
The U.S. has a rich history of structured settlements, but that wasn’t always true. Modern adoption of these payments can be traced back to Canada in the 1960s when a medication called thalidomide caused birth defects in thousands of children. Rather than receive a one-time payment from the at-fault pharmaceutical company, the claimants needed a series of payments over a longer timespan to cover future medical bills.
Structured settlements were first issued in the U.S. in the 1970s when similar cases arose. In that decade, the IRS Revenue Ruling 79-220 that was issued in 1979 provided tax benefits for the recipient, citing, “The taxpayer’s only right with respect to the amount invested was to receive the monthly payments, and the ruling concluded that the taxpayer did not have actual or constructive receipt or economic benefit of the amount invested.”
Settlement payments to the injured party did not count towards their gross income, and thus they were not required to pay taxes on any money received. Likewise, after the recipient passed away, payments to the estate continue to be excluded from taxation.
Structured settlements gained popularity in the 1980s after the U.S. Congress passed the Periodic Payment Settlement Act of 1982. The act served as the federal government’s buy-in with the IRS ruling and extended restrictions to the state governments, barring them from taxing structured settlement income from personal injury cases.
By 1985, the National Structured Settlements Trade Association formed to preserve and promote structured settlements to injury claimants through education and advocacy.
Over a decade later, the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 set limitations on the types of personal damage cases eligible to receive the tax benefits. As a result of this act, only damages from “personal physical injuries or physical sickness” can exclude payments from gross income. Payments from punitive damages were no longer eligible for tax exclusions.
Today, structured settlements remain a trusted source of financial security, with an estimated $10 billion annual payments issued to over 30,000 recipients. Now, it’s become commonplace for the claimants to choose a preference for periodic payments, a one-time lump-sum payout, or a blend of both.
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How Do Structured Settlements Work?
Legal settlements can be paid out in a one-time lump sum or through a structured settlement where periodic payments are made through a financial product known as an annuity. The key differences between these settlement options are in the areas of long-term financial security and taxes.
When a plaintiff receives a settlement through a one-time lump sum, they might spend it too quickly, robbing them of the long-term financial security that future payments could provide.
Moreover, any interest and dividends earned if the lump-sum were to be invested would be subject to taxes. Conversely, an annuity is meant to provide income throughout the recipient’s lifetime, and any interest and taxes earned through the annuity will grow tax-free.
Types of Structured Settlement Cases
There are a number of reasons why an individual may receive a structured settlement. The most common cases include:
The most common cases are:
Personal Injury
A personal injury case is a civil case where someone who’s been harmed files a lawsuit seeking money from the person believed responsible for the harm. Money in the form of a structured settlement helps recipients pay for medical expenses or other costs.
Workers’ Compensation
Most people know about workers’ compensation, which pays workers who get injured on the job while they recover. Payments can be used as wage replacement or to pay for medical treatment and other expenses during periods when injured employees are unable to work.
Medical Malpractice
In some unfortunate cases, doctors can do more harm than good. In this instance, injured patients or the families of deceased patients can sue for medical malpractice.
Wrongful Death
A structured settlement is also a common way to compensate family members who claim loved ones were victims of wrongful deaths. Families may be entitled to receive a stream of tax-free payments to replace income after a loved one’s death.
Structured settlements — or structured annuities — are both financial products and legal judgments. While they function somewhat like private assets, they are also subject to complex regulations.
Legal Structure: Assigned vs. Unassigned Cases
An assigned case is a qualified case, meaning the settlement proceeds qualify for tax benefits, and the defendant’s payment obligation must align with Internal Revenue Code provisions. In assigned cases, a third-party assignment company collects the funds from the defendant, and then purchases the annuity from a different insurance company. That annuity will fund the periodic payments directly to the claimant. The claimant, or plaintiff, does not control the annuity contract.
Conversely, in an unassigned case, the defendant is a property and casualty insurance company that purchases the annuity from a separate life insurance company. The defendant technically owns the annuity, and they name the injured party as the payee.
Learn about the process of being awarded a structured settlement annuity as well as the legal protections and advantages on the following pages:
Structured Settlement Payout Options
Compare and contrast the different ways to accept a cash settlement from a lawsuit.
Government Support for Structured Settlements
Learn about how the government uses the tax code to promote their use.
Structured Settlements for Minors
Read about why this type of settlement is typically used in cases involving children.
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Payout Options for Structured Settlements
If you elect to receive your lawsuit payout through a structured settlement, you can determine whether to begin to receive the funds immediately or at a later date. Immediate payments can be beneficial if you require medical care, for example, or have lost your source of income. You may decide to postpone the payments until a later time, such as after you retire. During the waiting period, the annuity will grow as it earns interest.
You can also determine whether the annuity should be paid for the rest of your life, no matter how long that may be, or for a specified number of years, as well as the schedule for receiving payments and the payment amounts and adjustments.
Often, plaintiffs will need money for a variety of expenses before they receive their settlement. If you find your expenses mounting as you await your first structured settlement payment or initial lump sum, you may want to consider pre-settlement funding options to tide you over.
Structured Settlement Pros and Cons
Structured annuities are ideally suited for many different types of cases. Although these scheduled payments offer several advantages, it is important to understand the benefits along with the risks when deciding on any financial investment.
Pros of Structured Settlements
Payments are tax-free.
In the event of the recipient’s death, the beneficiary can continue to receive tax-free payments.
Payments can be scheduled for almost any length of time and can begin immediately or be deferred for as many years as requested. They can include future lump-sum payouts or benefit increases.
Spreading out payments over time can reduce the temptation to make large, extravagant purchases and guarantees future income. This is especially helpful if the recipient has a medical condition that will require long-term care.
Unlike stocks, bonds and mutual funds, structured settlements do not fluctuate with market changes. Payments are guaranteed by the insurance company that issued the annuity.
A structured settlement often yields, in total, more than a lump-sum payout would because of the interest your annuity may earn over time.
Cons of Structured Settlements
Once terms are finalized, there’s little you can do to alter them if they do not meet your needs. You cannot renegotiate the terms if your financial situation or the overall economy changes.
Funds are not immediately accessible in case of an emergency, and the recipient cannot place a lump-sum payout in other investments that carry higher rates of return.
You can sell your payments if you need immediate cash, but these payments will be sold at a discount. This means the cash amount you receive from selling the payments will be less than the amount you would have ultimately received from future payments.
Not all states require insurance companies to disclose their costs to establish a structured settlement or lump-sum annuity. Without this information, a recipient could lose a significant amount of money through administrative fees.
Options for Annuity Owners to Sell Payments
You should carefully consider the terms of your annuity because they can’t be renegotiated after the contract has been issued. That can limit your options if your financial situation changes due to unemployment, illness or other setbacks.
However, annuity owners may have the option to get cash in advance of their contract schedules. Owners may sell some or all payments to structured settlement buyers. Some buyers may inaccurately refer to these sales as “structured settlement loans.” In reality, they are actually purchasing your settlement, which will effectively halt your regular payments. Such sales must be approved by a judge. The role of the judge is to decide if the sale is in the best interest of the annuity owner.
Other rules may apply depending on the details of your annuity contract and the laws of the state where you live. The Structured Settlement Protection Act of 2002 provides federal guidelines on such transactions.
Annuity owners should carefully consider their options before selling payments. You can learn more at Selling Structured Settlement Payments, and download our free step-by-step Guide to Selling Your Structured Settlement Payments.
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
Listen in: Sign up for our IB Talk podcasts to get the most in-depth insurance discussions
Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
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Doctor did an "entrance exam" and labeled him aggressive (bit the doctor). He has an "animal assessment" evaluation BUT they're trying to contact his previous owners for more details. If he doesn't pass he goes straight to a rescue for rehabilitation. Not to the public for adoption. They told me to keep my appointment for Saturday because things may change, but for now, he's not up for adoption. So heartbreaking, he's scared is all and possibly neglected.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="❤️" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span>KIRITO<span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="❤️" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Breed: MINIATURE SCHNAUZER </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Sex: Male</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Age: 4 years</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Weight: 26.7 lbs</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Intake Date: Sep 24, 2021</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Kennel: <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://web.facebook.com/hashtag/b229?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZXLJ7nDkgmWOkKcyqGnuukZ1CQASfynJfjtrkzanUEpPmJuMW1f6WKzeEn5sW3XuQrNGFGMnEdOF8ll4b6O2kmcl-av50k30RIInjgRECDaXQbHiRWD8if9SerE9GS6BXXeS7pSAZCV2vn3blkl0qg1&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#B229</a></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Location:</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Baldwin Park Animal Care Center</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">4275 North Elton Street</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Baldwin Park, CA 91706</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">24-hr Call Center: (626) 962-3577 </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">(Hit 5, 2, 2)</div></div></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>=================</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Dog Shows How Smitten She Is With Baby On The Way In Touching Video</b></span></div><span style="color: red;">Penelope the dog knew something was going to change when her human’s belly began to grow</span>. It’s as if she knew there is a baby on the way. And that became even more clear when her mom Juliana, shared a video of Penelope cuddling up to her on the couch.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHxkZl42MyF2VpiV-dEv19XdTdH75FRV9UQlsB7JNeNgEOsPTyrsHPMXziq2-_EAqPtS_694LjxHuuS2yD860YnDq935o2PUrv2WukwWk7wwCsd8KscLXzSCCMjzHCfQu_CJskHsiMQ9C/s640/dog-shows-how-smitten-she-is-with-baby-on-the-way.png" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Now 34 weeks pregnant, Juliana (who lives in Brazil) got emotional when Penelope pawed her baby bump gently and then put her head on her belly. It’s almost as if she’s listening for a heartbeat.<br /><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><!--Composite Start--><br /><div id="M216487ScriptRootC768368"><div id="M216487PreloadC768368">Loading... </div></div><script> (function () { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = "//jsc.mgid.com/d/o/dogfull.com.768368.js?t=" + ((d = new Date()) ? '' + d.getUTCFullYear() + d.getUTCMonth() + d.getUTCDate() + d.getUTCHours() : ''); script.async = true; document.body.appendChild(script); })(); </script><!--Composite End--><br />The affectionate dog snuggled as close as she could and the touching moment has quickly gone viral with over 4 million views. Penelope is sure to be a wonderful big sister to her human sibling as soon as he, or she, is born.<br /><br />Watch the sweet video below.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="476" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F1450915781802093%2Fvideos%2F725165944496688%2F&show_text=0&width=269" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="269"></iframe></div><div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
Listen in: Sign up for our IB Talk podcasts to get the most in-depth insurance discussions
Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div>Crossposterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923439708331400077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799850509189662552.post-223620914347509432021-09-13T19:10:00.000-07:002022-01-04T00:45:32.532-08:00Dog Left Her 5 Puppies To Look For Food And Never Came Back. Luckily, They Ended Up In Good HandsDog Left Her 5 Puppies To Look For Food And Never Came Back. Luckily, They Ended Up In Good Hands
<span style="color: red;">These five puppies became orphaned when their mother left to look for food and never came back. </span>People fed the puppies for two weeks before someone finally called the emergency line of Hope For Paws, an animal rescue organization.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1176" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBe3DcOfgeHH4t6amXKXddn4kJb2s44s4dwvRxBZi8iV2X_VeirASeVMh4wIHxkRRUvoazB832tMvLj2KET75NnfiPjO5m0spVMbd1agKoF0jUugOhEo-mgthaKd3XhcSLB1ytHrXRGLT/s640/orphaned-puppies.png" width="640" /></div><br />Volunteers from Hope For Paws immediately went to the scene. They secured the area so that they could try and catch the puppies. The first two were easy to grab, but the remaining three were extremely scared, which made it more of a challenge to get a hold of them.<br /><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><!-- Composite Start --><br /><div id="M216487ScriptRootC768368"><div id="M216487PreloadC768368">Loading... </div></div><script> (function () { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = "//jsc.mgid.com/d/o/dogfull.com.768368.js?t=" + ((d = new Date()) ? '' + d.getUTCFullYear() + d.getUTCMonth() + d.getUTCDate() + d.getUTCHours() : ''); script.async = true; document.body.appendChild(script); })(); </script><!-- Composite End --><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: center;">Finally, all five puppies were in custody and brought back to their clinic for a medical evaluation as well as some much-needed baths. Then they were brought to Lucky Puppy Rescue, where they were given proper care and all the love in the world.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GTIRqyP8i51kli0Qi0dHngisRpTnNmOwA1GUP2l7lrQP-u4Zf1xyPCK7A1xmJvEao83fhh8WVYd_XklcKqsB-g3gULCHn2s-xKF3Tc4lG6w8DW9Qjg82gZbBmpboIK1Fk6oqTP5laeae/s640/orphaned-puppies-1.png" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Watch their amazing rescue in the video below, and be sure to watch until the end to see how happy they are now! They went from being abandoned all alone outdoors without their mother, to safe and healthy playing with each other indoors.<br /><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><!-- Composite Start --><br /><div id="M216487ScriptRootC768368"><div id="M216487PreloadC768368">Loading... </div></div><script> (function () { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = "//jsc.mgid.com/d/o/dogfull.com.768368.js?t=" + ((d = new Date()) ? '' + d.getUTCFullYear() + d.getUTCMonth() + d.getUTCDate() + d.getUTCHours() : ''); script.async = true; document.body.appendChild(script); })(); </script><!-- Composite End --><br />Thank God they were rescued, and hopefully they will find their furever homes ASAP!<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="1200" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTn4l7AySv3sTYmfmol90rAyhIohAgbKV2POm4cH36_himb2bKWGvu7xLcq7BDgmNUwgbkziRXVoczb5-QXFIZoJt4Eg5NGXSVo5EnaX5sqD3LbbE7rNSEk8ek0-8GiPA4AQ6CPcbepR6X/s640/orphaned-puppies-2.png" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>One thing is for sure, they’ll never have to worry about living alone outside ever again. Sadly, many pups that are born as strays have to live their whole lives on the streets, never knowing what it’s like to be a pet and never getting human attention or love.<br /><br />Thankfully, these pups won’t have to go through that, all thanks to the people who notified rescuers and the rescuers themselves!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/y4Y3ZpuajJk" width="560"></iframe></div></div>Crossposterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923439708331400077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799850509189662552.post-18972293486728225612021-08-19T19:24:00.001-07:002021-08-19T19:24:21.244-07:00My last cry for begs…She has been UNWANTED by everyone. She NEVER had A SINGLE application<div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div><div><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5poEFGIWOi9SEU_flk_AXZujaS5UGSlRySD2mnabKQgUPNqM1TnWU02qKmzZEI2yaPRmzAQ1rhs4f-UCZmm3huSx5oFFXYLLb0o59HbfYmHhVCjBsP-ahFSgxVfx3KxyIuwMFJs_ZZcMK/s500/image1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5poEFGIWOi9SEU_flk_AXZujaS5UGSlRySD2mnabKQgUPNqM1TnWU02qKmzZEI2yaPRmzAQ1rhs4f-UCZmm3huSx5oFFXYLLb0o59HbfYmHhVCjBsP-ahFSgxVfx3KxyIuwMFJs_ZZcMK/s16000/image1.jpg" /></a></div><br />She is a sweet friendly girl. She does not react to other dogs walking by her kennel. SHE IS OUT OF TOME. NOT HER FAULT SHE WAS LIVING IN A BAD SITUATION NOW LONELY AND SAD AND WAITING.....</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Is there anyone who can help with poor soul. She has been treated like crap as you can see from her condition & bred to death. She needs a nice Aveeno Oatmeal bath and vet care. <span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="😔" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tca/1.5/16/1f614.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🙏" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/td9/1.5/16/1f64f.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"></div><blockquote><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">This DOG - ID#A242858</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">I am a female, white Dogo Argentino.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">The shelter staff think I am about 6 years old.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">I have been at the shelter since Aug 17, 2021</div></blockquote><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">This information may not represent all of the animals at the Pinal County Animal Care and Control. </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">For more information about this animal, call:</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Pinal County Animal Care and Control at (520) 509-3555</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1150 11 Mile Corner, Casa Grande, AZ 85194</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Ask for information about animal ID number A242858</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">=================</span></b></div>Alone, Terrified and Starving, Dumped Dog Gets Rescue and Amazing Transformation</span></b><div><br /></div><div>This story was submitted to Trax’s Pack by Tonya Williamson. You can read about Trax and his story in Fool’s Bluff.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="873" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGpYkrzfFTZIJVmy6oQAupVAjC6pKjpCd7r-P8Q99yl_vKY843rpox-Mo8pK3qtb-efvaFtk2J5sApY_Px3lsfWNEcHoRn04j0zcDCz_PbMFNblk9oDb-efrfqteRiayKSupZ9JY8CWW6/s640/uddy-tonya-story.jpg" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: red;">This is my little Buddy that I adopted when someone just dumped him out, scared, alone and starving</span>. He’s spoiled now. Not sure how he got that way, LOL.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="277" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86c31VLWDeVF3dsFZpR09QuPT41WxWWOFhFZubB0mM3gZK0q8LaEB7aCu4dpMO8hI5pz2rXVJ4Y6OMywl89ohESSIqWwN4IW1mtSGecvT_oaSYs4fm-KlvNhRnG7xoJSHJt7glcGM-Mds/s400/buddy-tonya-story.jpg" width="368" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>The local humane shelter posted his picture for adoption. He looked a mess. His hair was shabby and mushroomed and his little bones were showing through his skin and he had the scardest look in his eyes. My goal was to change that look from scared to happy.</div><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><!--Composite Start--><br /><div id="M216487ScriptRootC768368"><div id="M216487PreloadC768368">Loading... </div></div><script> (function () { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = "//jsc.mgid.com/d/o/dogfull.com.768368.js?t=" + ((d = new Date()) ? '' + d.getUTCFullYear() + d.getUTCMonth() + d.getUTCDate() + d.getUTCHours() : ''); script.async = true; document.body.appendChild(script); })(); </script><!--Composite End--><br /><div><br /></div><div>My saying is, “I rescued him, he saved me”. Before I adopted him, my 10 year old German Shepherd died just a year before. I was so sad and said that I didn’t want another dog ever!! Then, I met Buddy. My fur-baby. Yep, we saved and rescued each other. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9HgbEpDiMD8evfYMaoHcF-fKgJuPEp1a4FlGZRq7brEYvmtZMvMKLYALntfzWBTn3iYub1v0DRGMOkxgZSwASYZ5kldK8po2IA6jU5AvoUdixNr5al0R02d0rbqa3WS1zsFVmsNO2k1D/s400/buddy-tonya-story-3.jpg" width="300" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>The picture the humane society posted and then a year later. Before and after. Beautiful little boy.</div></div><div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
Listen in: Sign up for our IB Talk podcasts to get the most in-depth insurance discussions
Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div>Crossposterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923439708331400077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799850509189662552.post-7768316202980073062021-08-19T00:19:00.001-07:002021-08-19T00:19:31.389-07:00Shepherd pups lined up to go to the euth room! Not even a blanket for these tiny babies to lay on!<div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
<span style="color: white;">
Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
Listen in: Sign up for our IB Talk podcasts to get the most in-depth insurance discussions
Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNRjrLwZfX6kUmVpC3sArodKvC5EU3vqctiaT51Y3EBPjQ9BxYF8uz8NB1hJ_Y7m-JV-OouRSGI9yBIbRfM21JOmRur5L6KZ7vrcgyQq3Fcj_LDHeyO3EBu_Ab1Y_jZB-tqI_n4raEG9U/s500/pic3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNRjrLwZfX6kUmVpC3sArodKvC5EU3vqctiaT51Y3EBPjQ9BxYF8uz8NB1hJ_Y7m-JV-OouRSGI9yBIbRfM21JOmRur5L6KZ7vrcgyQq3Fcj_LDHeyO3EBu_Ab1Y_jZB-tqI_n4raEG9U/s16000/pic3.jpg" /></a></div><br />ADORABLE LITTLE BABIES !!! ALONE ON CEMENT FLOOR !!! NEED PLEDGES TO ATTRACT RESCUES !!! THEY KILL BABIES TOO !!</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Look at these tiny babies laying on the bare cement dirty floor! I don’t know where their momma is! Can you help?</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><div>We are NOT the City Shelter to where pictures were taken. FOR MORE INFO ON THIS PET please contact: </div><div>Central California SPCA at +1 559-233-7722</div><div>Pet Adoption and Protection Center</div><div>Shelter address: 103 S Hughes Ave, Fresno, CA 93706</div><div>Ask for information about animal ID number:</div><div>ID#s - 48431244, 48431246, 48431249, 48431254, 48431260.</div></span></div><span><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div><span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">=================</span></b></span></div>This Father Is Waiting Outside Delivery Room. When The Door Opens He Is Greeted To The Cutest Puppies Ever!</span></b></span><div><span style="color: red;">A hilarious surprise and ensuing chaos awaits. It’s one of those videos that is just too great not to share with everyone you know.</span><br /><br />This Electrabel commercial is supposed to demonstrate the importance of electricity in our lives by showing how convenient and useful appliances are for raising a family.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="696" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9u-jUMlWowFel3lFOu-eQCAl1-Ze76mFEFTvRSnIehVQDQTVcapXb4YZOVcJAuJq6lsImWlNlxqb10lMqfrwC4uH0YrM2lZiaO4MO45jlp-9uudh5Ten-caewDc_CmvnEb-x5FRPBLBxz/s640/this-father-is-waiting-outside-delivery.png" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>As a dog lover, this is one of the best commercials I’ve ever seen. Definitely not something I would expect from an electric company!<br /><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><!--Composite Start--><br /><div id="M216487ScriptRootC768368"><div id="M216487PreloadC768368">Loading... </div></div><script> (function () { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = "//jsc.mgid.com/d/o/dogfull.com.768368.js?t=" + ((d = new Date()) ? '' + d.getUTCFullYear() + d.getUTCMonth() + d.getUTCDate() + d.getUTCHours() : ''); script.async = true; document.body.appendChild(script); })(); </script><!--Composite End--><br />When you go to the next page to watch this video you will see a dad waiting expectantly outside the operating room in a hospital. However, it turns out that the father is not who you think he is. When the delivery room door opens there’s a big bundle of surprises in the nurse’s arms.<br /><br />The essence of the video on the Next Page is to show people how important electricity is to every household. But its done in the most awesome way! <br /><br />Along the way, they have also successfully shown, wittingly or otherwise, how difficult it is to single-handedly raise multiple babies. They can be quite a handful.<br /><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><!--Composite Start--><br /><div id="M216487ScriptRootC768368"><div id="M216487PreloadC768368">Loading... </div></div><script> (function () { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = "//jsc.mgid.com/d/o/dogfull.com.768368.js?t=" + ((d = new Date()) ? 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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div>Crossposterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923439708331400077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799850509189662552.post-42695699465042277872021-08-17T19:49:00.002-07:002021-08-17T19:49:44.301-07:00Puppy hides under his cot, in fear, shaking - Want this pup out alive? We need to make that happen - FAST!<div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
Listen in: Sign up for our IB Talk podcasts to get the most in-depth insurance discussions
Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rS_r8as-B8aJ49umPkdCx-i-m_wxkhrW1P7U0Naq1qNEa6mur3O3YOR3MGqPhiWoWxnTIq_S8vJPWjMZnAMotjeGfLO1Lxx6FNy-BJA1wcVNus7E4VHDLU9eCF3rvbPS-Ea89BlwX9TI/s500/image3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rS_r8as-B8aJ49umPkdCx-i-m_wxkhrW1P7U0Naq1qNEa6mur3O3YOR3MGqPhiWoWxnTIq_S8vJPWjMZnAMotjeGfLO1Lxx6FNy-BJA1wcVNus7E4VHDLU9eCF3rvbPS-Ea89BlwX9TI/s16000/image3.jpg" /></a></div><br />- Deadline: Noon Tomorrow 🆘</div><div><br /></div><div>PUPPY HIDES UNDER HIS COT, IN FEAR, SHAKING & COVERED IN FLEAS & TICKS - nerds Tagged & OOB by noon tomorrow </div><div><br /></div><div>This lil guy is only 5-6 months and a cruel uncaring world is all he knows. </div><div>PUP CANNOT STAY AT THIS FACILITY IT IS INFESTED WITH TICKS & FLEAS</div><div><br /></div><div>Want this pup out alive? We need to make that happen - FAST !</div><div>The parasites alone will kill it...ACT NOW PLEASE - urgent</div><div>-Located: Guilford County Animal Services</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>We are NOT the City Shelter to where pictures were taken. FOR MORE INFO ON THIS PET please contact: </div><div>Guilford County Animal Services at +1 336-641-3400</div><div>Pet Adoption and Protection Center</div><div>Shelter address: 4525 W Wendover Ave, Greensboro, NC 27409</div><div> </div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">===================</span></b></div>Sweet Stray Dog Rescued After A Wrong Turn Still Waiting For A Home A Year Later</span></b><div>While driving to the animal shelter, Valia and Marcia took a wrong turn. <span style="color: red;">It was a mistake that ended up saving Basu, a stray dog on the outskirts of Athens.</span><br /><br />“It wasn’t me who rescued Basu, it was Marcia,” says Valia. “She had adopted Sophie [a rescue dog] a year ago from Save a Greek Stray, and she visited us from Holland this June.”<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="339" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAO-NqTLxFJVuBgWPS22Pgs6cJB4y1ztCQZWJIP_eG1HcGRGHiOy8vsBfoSmJy7WbtFbmM7h1gOOaUgdHa6BbU69h9Snf5vwhnB_u0A7VQq9SCplCjRg-rdCXwwUXG5f90ea67Uib7_Kx/s1600/basu-dog-rescued-after-wrong-turn-4.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>“While we were driving to the shelter, I took a wrong turn and there he was, next to the highway, wandering alone next to the cars, lost, sick and scared.”<br /><br />“Living in Greece and bumping into stray dogs in every corner, hardens you to the point where you become too thick skinned to genuinely care – so if it were up to me, I probably wouldn’t have even seen the dog.”<br /><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><!--Composite Start--><br /><div id="M216487ScriptRootC768368"><div id="M216487PreloadC768368">Loading... </div></div><script> (function () { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = "//jsc.mgid.com/d/o/dogfull.com.768368.js?t=" + ((d = new Date()) ? 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She got out of the car to feed him, and this was a challenge, since once he saw her, he started walking towards the opposite direction.”<br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>“Since he was walking between the highway and a busy street, the chances of him being too scared from the chase, and running off to the street were too high, so I got out of the car too. After a few treats the little one started wagging his tail and reluctantly getting the treats from Marcia’s hand, and it was only then when I realized that we were about to rescue a dog that a few minutes later would have been ran over by a car.”<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="351" data-original-width="640" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhcs8vX_bivn7bwSh9q5-8xY6-qQAqmpVJxfBRfOFBJRze8rvAja8VY0YSEah3WnvTDqUlPEWkMOFGtmjmPp1Cn7OMH-YKZZD9JLYARNjQmOQs3b5rklaQVPI4G8NZJ7w6akmPcTQCdZP/s640/basu-dog-rescued-after-wrong-turn-1.jpg" width="640" /></div><br />“We took Basu to the shelter, where he was treated for leishmaniasis and trained. Basu is an excellent student, living proof that all dogs, no matter what they have been through, no matter what their past is, they can turn into everything you want them to be, if you are patient and consistent enough.”</div><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><!--Composite Start--><br /><div id="M216487ScriptRootC768368"><div id="M216487PreloadC768368">Loading... </div></div><script> (function () { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = "//jsc.mgid.com/d/o/dogfull.com.768368.js?t=" + ((d = new Date()) ? '' + d.getUTCFullYear() + d.getUTCMonth() + d.getUTCDate() + d.getUTCHours() : ''); script.async = true; document.body.appendChild(script); })(); </script><!--Composite End--><br /><div><br />“I thought he would be adopted in no time due to his size and his character, but I was wrong. And here we are today, a year and a half later, with Basu wasting his time at the shelter, while he could make an excellent pet dog for a family out there.”<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVTTYYI90yUUA5U9vt4L_WAuUyttPOq0w1TPfiOm7q7SmhRukFdxcDK56ZFKkjqk7E-teFSgIOakhHB68TJAOqx6lBrJX8jx3Ee9pyj19dsbMV6CyV9nXE7bVk9RmPynykbPuU1orKQIkS/s640/basu-dog-rescued-after-wrong-turn-2.jpg" width="640" /></div><br />“It’s such a shame. For Marcia and for me, Basu is a huge loose end. We just want to see him get adopted, and have a colorful life, just as he deserves.”<br /><br />Watch the video below to see more of sweet Basu and contact Save a Greek Stray if you would like to adopt Basu or support them.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/r-3GxkuVE8k" width="560"></iframe></div></div><div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div>Crossposterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923439708331400077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799850509189662552.post-31334905252514421162021-08-16T01:01:00.002-07:002021-08-16T01:01:38.325-07:00No last call. This is their only chance at surviving. If you can’t save me please save my babies<div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
Listen in: Sign up for our IB Talk podcasts to get the most in-depth insurance discussions
Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaT6IBe5IrNFFq5gUcxM-_Y0BVlHdFlpqDk1PHz8LGtXXbxE8XS2XrzSxBRnFY47BZl-zFjqPUWvBC9eDGZkBOFBaJiGoUxFZkqo3p36CJTnUfn29SKp1Yyt9zL3OPLjwiEpkMLtORcB_q/s500/image2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaT6IBe5IrNFFq5gUcxM-_Y0BVlHdFlpqDk1PHz8LGtXXbxE8XS2XrzSxBRnFY47BZl-zFjqPUWvBC9eDGZkBOFBaJiGoUxFZkqo3p36CJTnUfn29SKp1Yyt9zL3OPLjwiEpkMLtORcB_q/s16000/image2.jpg" /></a></div><br />She is cute, but sad. .She wants a safe place for her and her babies to be born...ONLY A DAYS LEFT FOR HER.....HURRY.....GET HER OUT OF SHELTER. She's sweet and beautiful. She needs a FOSTER and RESCUE NOW to save her and the babies. Please SHARE, she is very special.</div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">**FOSTER/RESCUE ONLY. MOM AND PUPS**</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">613355 India is a female who is around 2 years old, weighs 57 lbs, and is heartworm negative.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /> <br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">THIS DOG IS IN ACS KENNELS & AT RISK OF BEING KILLED. SHELTER EVALUATES SPACE AT: 9:30am Mon-Sat, and again at 5pm Mon-Fri & 3pm Sat. Or at any time as space is needed.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">We are NOT the City Shelter to where pictures were taken. FOR MORE INFO ON THIS PET please contact:</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">San Antonio Animal Care Services</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">contact info@sanantoniopetsalive.org or placement@sanantoniopetsalive.org or call 210-370-7612 (email preferred)</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">GO TO SAPA BLDG 1 & bring the Pet's ID!</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Address: 4710 Hwy. 151 San Antonio, Texas 78227</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Our shelter is open from 11AM-7PM Mon -Fri, 11AM-5PM Sat and 11AM-5PM Sun</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Ask for information about animal ID number A5045429</span></span></div><div style="color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">===================</span></b></div>Abused Dog Has Heartmelting Reaction When Rescuer Holds Out Her Hand</span></b><div><br /></div><div>When the Humane Society of the United States first met Duffy, <span style="color: red;">he was slumped on the floor of a dark and disgustingly dirty room in a puppy mill</span>. His fur was matted, and he was unable to walk. I got choked up when he plaintively lifts a paw to one of his rescuers.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1ex6EYVeqbf3ZgztgOJhQZEzMuV79gDp9LFPDAu2IWE2h-Po0SKROzyn2R2tUS9YbLsVdq6pYU0N_u7kF9_cVLH2_-S7qanHefQw7cD538g5LcUJtRCGYL6ZhUy5jkQiBujKyt_u9wrZ/s1600/lame-dog-duffy-carried-from-neglect.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>When his rescuers carried him away, they weren’t sure if he would survive let alone stand up again. But Duffy proved them wrong. Now, he’s living in a home filled with the compassion he craved when he first reached a paw out to his rescuer.<br /><br />Share this touching animal rescue with your friends!<br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hstFDqeGsVE" width="560"></iframe></div></div><div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div>Crossposterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923439708331400077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799850509189662552.post-1153424012195595192021-08-13T22:16:00.004-07:002021-08-13T22:16:55.969-07:00Last CALL! Vanellope are scheduled to die. Zero interest on him..8 week old puppy begs for her life<div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VkeG9-TLmInNm1tdouaQjIWoBONCW8LMqpLzpOq5DpvRJfUn5bUFtZAFPG5FY1erVpLuZ_uW1VRPm9KgCDOKZVmosAe8wvq6tlXPHRhq8lpOzY2zXzqIdgJqWi2MgnAMVcOs-0c69Kvo/s500/pic3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VkeG9-TLmInNm1tdouaQjIWoBONCW8LMqpLzpOq5DpvRJfUn5bUFtZAFPG5FY1erVpLuZ_uW1VRPm9KgCDOKZVmosAe8wvq6tlXPHRhq8lpOzY2zXzqIdgJqWi2MgnAMVcOs-0c69Kvo/s16000/pic3.jpg" /></a></div><br />Each one of these puppies is on tomorrow’s, (August 15th) euthanasia list at a high kill shelter in Texas. This shelter euthanizes perfectly healthy and wonderful puppies every day because they are so overrun with intake on their capacity. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">...Today, August 14th, they euthanized 4 puppies alone, not including adult dogs. Many days there are much more. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><blockquote>Vanellope is a female who is around 2 months old and weighs 6 lbs.</blockquote></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">ADOPTERS PLEASE EMAIL: acsadoptions@sanantonio.gov</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">FOSTERS/RESCUES PLEASE EMAIL: placement@sanantoniopetsalive.org or acsrescue-foster@sanantonio.gov</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">THIS DOG IS IN ACS KENNELS & AT RISK OF BEING KILLED. SHELTER EVALUATES SPACE AT: 9:30am Mon-Sat, and again at 5pm Mon-Fri & 3pm Sat. Or at anytime as space is needed.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white;"><div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">We are NOT the City Shelter to where pictures were taken. FOR MORE INFO ON THIS PET please contact:</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">San Antonio Animal Care Services</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">contact info@sanantoniopetsalive.org or placement@sanantoniopetsalive.org or call 210-370-7612 (email preferred)</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">GO TO SAPA BLDG 1 & bring the Pet's ID!</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Address: 4710 Hwy. 151 San Antonio, Texas 78227</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Our shelter is open from 11AM-7PM Mon -Fri, 11AM-5PM Sat and 11AM-5PM Sun</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Ask for information about animal ID number A</span></span><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">613326</span><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"> </span></div></span></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>===================</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Two Abandoned St. Bernard Puppies Stuck On Cliff Rescued After Days Of Crying For Help</b></span></div><span style="color: red;"><div><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div>Two 16-week-old St. Bernard cross puppies are safe after spending several days stranded on a ledge of a cliff in Mission, British Columbia</span>. For four days residents in the rural area could hear whimpering and crying coming from the forest.<br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQdsK82Mjgrs1XuHfdK8pcQY8shrI6pk82J8AAHb-kl1DQAF2LmZDJL1BExDl90vu52UnrUJ-AsF5v1K0OcQFJvGpWFEUk8CicaGe6hL0qE1EJwP_lQqIo_E0w_0KIwAZlmfN26fLPpaWB/s1600/two-abandoned-st-bernard-puppies-rescued-off-cliff.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>“It’s day four that I’ve been listening to them whining and crying. They’re obviously in distress,” said Emma Wilfert. “They’re howling and crying all day until dusk.”<br /><br />Upset that nothing was being done by authorities to help the dogs, she and her dad hiked into the thick forest to try and find the dogs. They found them near the top of a high cliff.<br /><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><!--Composite Start--><br /><div id="M216487ScriptRootC768368"><div id="M216487PreloadC768368">Loading... </div></div><script> (function () { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = "//jsc.mgid.com/d/o/dogfull.com.768368.js?t=" + ((d = new Date()) ? '' + d.getUTCFullYear() + d.getUTCMonth() + d.getUTCDate() + d.getUTCHours() : ''); script.async = true; document.body.appendChild(script); })(); </script><!--Composite End--><br />They knew they couldn’t make it to them. Someone was going to need climbing equipment to rappel down to them. That’s when word reached Mission’s Search and Rescue.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMjCulSMyIJlEFLtwmZdUGjR3IFIcbpMFgbh868HjmdAXnJvCnoDx1EBrOrp-A2lBja5mNa8QFbSpKx5379VRWzCeXJWAFbm44WaqlafAt1wIMcyYiNLEYVmqgrw-yL0Wn8K0FSGhkSjW/s1600/two-abandoned-st-bernard-puppies-rescued-off-cliff-1.jpg" /></div><br />Volunteers with Mission Search and Rescue were notified and knew that if they didn’t rescue the pups someone else would attempt it and that could lead to another rescue being necessary.<br /><br />“It’s always a concern for us as search and rescue. We want to make sure the public is safe,” SAR manager Dean Osen told CTV News. It took a crew of 15. They divided into three teams with two teams approaching the dogs from the ledge and one from below.<br /><br />When they reached the ledge the excited dogs rolled into their outstretched jackets. “They were excited to see us,” said Roger, one of the SAR volunteers.<br /><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><!--Composite Start--><br /><div id="M216487ScriptRootC768368"><div id="M216487PreloadC768368">Loading... </div></div><script> (function () { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = "//jsc.mgid.com/d/o/dogfull.com.768368.js?t=" + ((d = new Date()) ? 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They were thin and cold but not hypothermic and free of injuries and parasites.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uzcCEhvGaHM" width="560"></iframe></div><br />It also appears that someone trimmed their nails recently. The veterinarian that examined them suspects the dogs were dumped.<br /><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><!--Composite Start--><br /><div id="M216487ScriptRootC768368"><div id="M216487PreloadC768368">Loading... </div></div><script> (function () { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = "//jsc.mgid.com/d/o/dogfull.com.768368.js?t=" + ((d = new Date()) ? '' + d.getUTCFullYear() + d.getUTCMonth() + d.getUTCDate() + d.getUTCHours() : ''); script.async = true; document.body.appendChild(script); })(); </script><!--Composite End--><br />The BC SPCA’s animal cruelty department has been contacted and the puppies – now named Duchess and Francine – will remain in their care until they are ready for adoption, just not yet.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhmgWH7fHWov7oNpxYj5nw0mjr21TGrHpXpDCDMx5BqYCY50ykmP9AI2_Bh4Ecc6FStQMzy1ux5TP1ixWT1dPASW2gix51FGMcpl6kyWXXPYBLMpQ0O94YhT3TlEAEnMd5jxd5LhYEx8C/s1600/two-abandoned-st-bernard-puppies-rescued-off-cliff-3.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>“Duchess and Francine would like to thank everyone for their support while they adjust to life off the mountain,” wrote BC SPCA Maple Ridge Branch. They would also like to thank the Mission Search & Rescue Society for going above and beyond to rescue them and Dewdney Animal Hospital Ltd. for being there to examine them. As these two are still on a stray hold they are not available for adoption.”<br /><br />But for now Duchess and Francine are happy, healthy and eating well.</div></div>Crossposterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923439708331400077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799850509189662552.post-4323288689970085222021-08-13T00:51:00.001-07:002021-08-13T00:51:55.501-07:00LAST PLEA! Shelter will be euthanizing this 'ugly' Shepherd puppy - in order to free up kennel space<div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div><div><div><span><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvoCuSRFbFTP5HgtOTX-YKb8R94h34eYZoBx2PoWQP1kZ4K5af707m04x5BLZ9nGi-PbhxbN7MiAeiO45Z075Sv6GH3-l-1v5DCq3KUJnipKmNdlyqEncjeyN2vNA0S6j6XP8sJ_qX3ml/s500/pic2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvoCuSRFbFTP5HgtOTX-YKb8R94h34eYZoBx2PoWQP1kZ4K5af707m04x5BLZ9nGi-PbhxbN7MiAeiO45Z075Sv6GH3-l-1v5DCq3KUJnipKmNdlyqEncjeyN2vNA0S6j6XP8sJ_qX3ml/s16000/pic2.jpg" /></a></div><br />YOUNG AND TERRIFIED GS NEEDS HELP AT THE SHELTER 🆘 IN THE BACK OF HER KENNEL WITH HER HEAD DOWN LOW 😢 😢</span></span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><div>This poor Holly is the cutest baby you will see today! Please SHARE, she may need some help.</div><div><br /></div></span></div><div>Life at San Antonio Animal Care Services is unimaginably difficult. The chaos, noise, confusion and share terror of the environment is not suited enough for humans, as it is for dogs. San Antonio Animal Care Services, a shelter known for its notorious high kill rate gives dogs just a few weeks, and sometimes just days to live, before the unthinkable happens: euthanasia.</div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote>Holly is a female who is around 1 year old, weighs 45 lbs, and is heartworm negative.</blockquote></div><div> </div><div>THIS DOG IS IN ACS KENNELS & AT RISK OF BEING KILLED. SHELTER EVALUATES SPACE AT: 9:30am Mon-Sat, and again at 5pm Mon-Fri & 3pm Sat. Or at any time as space is needed. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>We are NOT the City Shelter to where pictures were taken. FOR MORE INFO ON THIS PET please contact:</div><div>San Antonio Animal Care Services</div><div>contact info@sanantoniopetsalive.org or placement@sanantoniopetsalive.org or call 210-370-7612 (email preferred)</div><div>GO TO SAPA BLDG 1 & bring the Pet's ID!</div><div>Address: 4710 Hwy. 151 San Antonio, Texas 78227</div><div>Our shelter is open from 11AM-7PM Mon -Fri, 11AM-5PM Sat and 11AM-5PM Sun</div><div>Ask for information about animal ID number A613103 </div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Stray Puppy Reassures His Father that Rescuers are There to Help Them</span></b><div><br /></div><div>Hope For Paws got a call just before Christmas that a father and son needed rescuing. The mom had been struck by a car and killed and the two dogs were holed up at an apartment complex.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="852" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTHqnAe5ssmxPiPJTzE5Sn1N-zzO2R7rKrcc2mCfNzZNOPZm3GBr-KVB60BxNFGu4a9sE_Vd0Rx5SCXtVWhTwNqqnIoqen6thEknankptjj9fSUDBF2AqllktQAUA6IuKLAtkLyKWlkfK/s640/stray-puppy-reassures-dad-rescuers-helping.jpg" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>When they arrived, the son was friendly, but his dad was frightened. He watches tentatively as his son (who they named Speedy) gets a snack and is petted. But <span style="color: red;">the older dog continues to shake in fear when rescuers extend a loving hand.</span><br /><br />That’s when his son steps up to help them. Speedy makes sure to reassure his dad (Sylvester) that the people are there to help them, and Sylvester, although scared, lets them save him.<br /><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><!--Composite Start--><br /><div id="M216487ScriptRootC768368"><div id="M216487PreloadC768368">Loading... </div></div><script> (function () { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = "//jsc.mgid.com/d/o/dogfull.com.768368.js?t=" + ((d = new Date()) ? 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But when he does, he wags his tail for the very first time!<br /><br />And a few days later, you would hardly know these two dogs had been living on the streets.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="571" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbezyzk577hJwOgsBXaWb1L2QOwqIN6FnZEJVNGqCWgRo1dLqHn1wWOiPN25ZOS-yeZI85bMSBa85aqDt7lPE1V-vgvH-0xAKfAeq5nAmzQwzj9OKEoPxD5YS0tLIH2E3Kmf8Fie6yEOb/s1600/stray-puppy-reassures-dad-rescuers-helping-2.png" /></div><br />The two are loving their time in foster care and are now available for adoption through PalRescue.org. Watch their heartwarming rescue in the video below. <br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qhf6PVhFZcs" width="560"></iframe></div></div><div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
Listen in: Sign up for our IB Talk podcasts to get the most in-depth insurance discussions
Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
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Please SHARE, he may need some help.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Smitty is a male who is around 2 months old and weighs about 10 lbs. </div><div><br /></div><div>ADOPTERS PLEASE EMAIL: acsadoptions@sanantonio.gov</div><div>FOSTERS/RESCUES PLEASE EMAIL: placement@sanantoniopetsalive.org or acsrescue-foster@sanantonio.gov</div><div><br /></div><div>THIS DOG IS IN ACS KENNELS & AT RISK OF BEING KILLED. SHELTER EVALUATES SPACE AT: 9:30am Mon-Sat, and again at 5pm Mon-Fri & 3pm Sat. Or at any time as space is needed. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>We are NOT the City Shelter to where pictures were taken. FOR MORE INFO ON THIS PET please contact:</div><div>San Antonio Animal Care Services</div><div>contact info@sanantoniopetsalive.org or placement@sanantoniopetsalive.org or call 210-370-7612 (email preferred)</div><div>GO TO SAPA BLDG 1 & bring the Pet's ID!</div><div>Address: 4710 Hwy. 151 San Antonio, Texas 78227</div><div>Our shelter is open from 11AM-7PM Mon -Fri, 11AM-5PM Sat and 11AM-5PM Sun</div><div>Ask for information about animal ID number A613159 </div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">====================</span></b></div>Homeless Senior Blind Pit Bull Has Waited His Whole Life for Rescue</span></b><div><br /></div><div>Under all the dirt and grime, he was a beautiful color. Under all the mistreatment and abuse he suffered, he was a gentle soul.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBvFMPX_-2Hc670fZvZvlT7x221hTdHS-1yPX82he1LCemFWn2jkUtxSzF2M4NTdaOqiyKYBbMsjHA43epB3kHGClp_CfdUTPqppMhwvkCIsI3XRm6hiqVktFVgrGiPGThmWtwN-ZwijH/s1600/senior-blind-pit-bull-rescued.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Hope For Paws received a call about Duncan after the senior, blind Pit Bull, after he crawled into a junkyard and a Good Samaritan was concerned the owner was going to call the animal control.<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Their hearts were breaking as they lured the poor dog out as it was clear he had endured a lifetime of neglect and abuse</span>. He wasn’t in the best of shape, but after being cleaned up and given medical attention, Duncan has perked up.<br /><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><!--Composite Start--><br /><div id="M216487ScriptRootC768368"><div id="M216487PreloadC768368">Loading... </div></div><script> (function () { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = "//jsc.mgid.com/d/o/dogfull.com.768368.js?t=" + ((d = new Date()) ? 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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
Listen in: Sign up for our IB Talk podcasts to get the most in-depth insurance discussions
Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div><div><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_Jng7ByYhI11CDD5EXid3It1-VqWW3QH8eVJ_-H1Frte88Dl1Vtq7VwmlyPHpdsWhs7EBaZzm0nvcNJQLjv39Y5p8EvxhufjyWbmvCC2NqB0c6WReYDGOdkKt4xv9OFbW3679m_CUop5/s500/Screenshot.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_Jng7ByYhI11CDD5EXid3It1-VqWW3QH8eVJ_-H1Frte88Dl1Vtq7VwmlyPHpdsWhs7EBaZzm0nvcNJQLjv39Y5p8EvxhufjyWbmvCC2NqB0c6WReYDGOdkKt4xv9OFbW3679m_CUop5/s16000/Screenshot.png" /></a></div><br />YOUNG AND TERRIFIED GS NEEDS HELP AT THE SHELTER 🆘 IN THE BACK OF HER KENNEL WITH HER HEAD DOWN LOW 😢 😢</span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div>This poor pup is the cutest baby you will see today! Please SHARE, she may need some help.</div><div><br /></div></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Life at </span></span>Midland Animal Shelter<span style="color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> is unimaginably difficult. The chaos, noise, confusion and share terror of the environment is not suited enough for humans, as it is for dogs. </span></span>Midland Animal Shelter<span style="color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">, a shelter known for its notorious high kill rate gives dogs just a few weeks, and sometimes just days to live, before the unthinkable happens: euthanasia.</span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">ISO12</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">7 week old GS Mixes </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Inquire at front desk </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Available now</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">*WE DO NOT WORK AT THE SHELTER. PLEASE CONTACT THE SHELTER*</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Shelter hours - MONDAY-THURSDAY 9:30-5:30, FRIDAY 9:30-4:30</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Midland Animal Shelter</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">(432) 685-7420</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1200 N Fairgrounds Road </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Midland Texas</span></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">====================</span></b></div>This Homeless Puppy Was S.h.o.t Dozens Of Times In Head, But She Kept Fighting For Her Life</span></b><div><br /></div><div>When Amal Andari was driving by a puppy in Beirut, Lebanon, she thought the dog needed water and decided to give it to the animal.<br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: red;">When Amal and her friend approached the puppy, they saw there was a wound on her head, and it was obvious the dog needed urgent help.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="588" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidueHsvJqO0pZ6vtE3efHiBOg6vX3riyi7XWwlaIIhLW8Wa7vCSDPgmcWmFZQlkoht6v-6QUE0IEsjzA5l18G3x0POWsIUExZawsBRwzTIFYJ0iof_rfdse2AWQoNFsMWAuEQgpyYb3I6t/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-10-30+at+8.30.18+PM.png" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>They took her to a vet, and it was revealed (via X-ray) that she was shot many times with a pellet gun. 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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div>Crossposterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923439708331400077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799850509189662552.post-66593582306779320952021-08-10T22:52:00.000-07:002021-08-10T22:52:57.215-07:00The girl in front is now suffering after her sister was adopted. She is scheduled to die for being fearful!<div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxeV16WU6alBJAZGcp2rEt1NzdPv2xsx_JhwzVbjnUVHSAdkWeJ4QwSRz6Y6X28bvlcEAAsAkbIrWPAVeewAReuGdhoZJi0vRb4oIXdDHRLhAqMJIk7qBEIui6TVFezUKmXMW0Z_TSDiq/s500/image2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxeV16WU6alBJAZGcp2rEt1NzdPv2xsx_JhwzVbjnUVHSAdkWeJ4QwSRz6Y6X28bvlcEAAsAkbIrWPAVeewAReuGdhoZJi0vRb4oIXdDHRLhAqMJIk7qBEIui6TVFezUKmXMW0Z_TSDiq/s16000/image2.jpg" /></a></div><br />Once again due to the serious over crowding, another bonded pair was split up and the girl in front is now suffering the consequences. </div><div><br /></div><div>Her only comfort is gone. She’s so terrified that an hour after they were split up, she bit someone and is now alone in quarantine. We need an experienced foster and rescue willing to take her as soon as her 10 day hold is up (aug 10). Indoor dog only. She’s already lived outside for too long. </div><div><br /></div><div>Osa A48301534 is a GSD, 6 months old, 44 pounds, now spayed, and heartworm negative. She was owner surrendered for inadequate housing (covered in ticks) on 7/25. Her bonded friend was adopted. </div><div><br /></div><div>📌 Important information 📌</div><div>DO NOT CALL THE SHELTER!</div><div>Adoptions must be done in person. </div><div><br /></div><div>📩 All rescue tags must be sent via EMAIL: fwacctag@fortworthtexas.gov</div><div><br /></div><div>📍This animal is located at Fort Worth Animal Care and Control/Chuck Silcox Adoption Center, 4900 Martin Street, Fort Worth Texas 76119.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">===================</span></b></div>Pit Bull Chained To A Tree Couldn’t Move An Inch Until Someone Called For Help</span></b><div><br /></div><div>An abandoned dog chained to a tree isn’t a new sight for rescuers, but this Pit Bull’s predicament was a new low. <span style="color: red;">The dog, now named Max, was so tightly secured to a tree that he could not even move his head.</span><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="339" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE58Fx2eFaIzapvIHJ2bEWuwF-KJTXDfLNR5LWEVo33q3fsiKDFP7unz0DoI_zZapz0O7DttRORKLXnB3GoVoyPnKBz5mAQ23evEX0nFZpf4cP85Yf-n0VsiLh8y1wmdLy7buZdBKjhvwQ/s1600/pit-bull-chained-to-a-tree-rescued.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Thankfully, the dog caught several people’s attention and they knew exactly who to call – Kerry Haney, a long-time volunteer and animal rescuer with the New Jersey-based Don’t Bully Us Rescue.<br /><br />She was at home when she received a flurry of calls and notifications about Max.</div><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><!--Composite Start--><br /><div id="M216487ScriptRootC768368"><div id="M216487PreloadC768368">Loading... </div></div><script> (function () { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = "//jsc.mgid.com/d/o/dogfull.com.768368.js?t=" + ((d = new Date()) ? 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In my pajamas, I went out to the address that was sent to me to see if this dog was in fact out there and if there was any chance I could speak with the family to see if I could help.”<br /><br />She went to check on the dog in the middle of the night, but could not see the dog so she contacted the Woolwich Township Police Department who told her that they were aware of the situation and were trying to get the dog from the the owner. <br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmmYnoKAySdupxrpOPjZbbqOP7sxqtMVUESKacCJBcXpWD6KPPYNpQZvJ86d6aNQUv_JMZtrOzO7kzt9CdeQhxjsyNH9jumRjBlbLiet4wqSriX5ylp2_35tJC06ONMxDYxj5Di5FWABId/s640/pit-bull-chained-to-a-tree-rescued-2.jpg" width="480" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>It took a few agonizing days, but Max was finally removed from his terrible situation and taken to Gloucester County Animal Shelter.</div><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><!--Composite Start--><br /><div id="M216487ScriptRootC768368"><div id="M216487PreloadC768368">Loading... </div></div><script> (function () { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = "//jsc.mgid.com/d/o/dogfull.com.768368.js?t=" + ((d = new Date()) ? 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Which is exactly what Haney did the moment she could.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIH9O7X-i_h_4BbkG51Nx5Wp_z-0N0e0nvqH1c-ZM8xWPgzwP2n-5-PXeIUB6jdHT_tJwr-zlR4wK4f0u2aiBBk3_1zoUByiA1BVuau8JXhe4HpiJoLEdjLghjL2iipY4XKY8HxMk9shx/s640/pit-bull-chained-to-a-tree-rescued-4.jpg" width="480" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Max has heartworm and didn’t do so well on his behavioral tests, but Don’t Bully Us Rescue is working on that. At 20-months old, Max is house broken, crate trained and is going through personalized training with a professional dog trainer as well as receiving treatment for his heartworm.<br /><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><!--Composite Start--><br /><div id="M216487ScriptRootC768368"><div id="M216487PreloadC768368">Loading... </div></div><script> (function () { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = "//jsc.mgid.com/d/o/dogfull.com.768368.js?t=" + ((d = new Date()) ? '' + d.getUTCFullYear() + d.getUTCMonth() + d.getUTCDate() + d.getUTCHours() : ''); script.async = true; document.body.appendChild(script); })(); </script><!--Composite End--><br />“Max is a puppy in a big boy’s body,” Haney said. “He clearly never got to play as a puppy, so he has all the [same] puppy energy and playfulness as a 16-week-old pup! He has no manners yet, but we are working on it.”</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXLN96jzu6tRASGf_rZrL3UO1Dzt192JF7UX9q3HMcLgEXH4zoIfkhqZzPhxW9ozgbxDyVxg1AtwGMTFIzLQEWtsIwLmk9mq3G5icPl8Ot-klWg3CGMvSNLqNkukaFpaTGZZ4gXfu-ZkkQ/s640/pit-bull-chained-to-a-tree-rescued-5.jpg" width="480" /></div><br />Haney is happy to see that Max gets along with her other dogs and really loves people, especially kids.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Iy84NqN8cURYHp9DrVXpqtZ0qUKH0uTr4iM9dU5R6N8rOnm2qrZtLz4aPAe8yg-9yaKholVnYTYB2c-aQ6CGbZjWm3rqDlQVdTJQ_2_TdsOyGk_WecCBCojHxV-ZneL0gPxNvef5GEFQ/s640/pit-bull-chained-to-a-tree-rescued-6.jpg" width="418" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>As Max has so much pent-up energy Haney believes he’d do best with an active family and one who will give him plenty of love and attention that he so richly deserves.</div></div></div><div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">**SOS!! THIS DOG IS NOW FACING DEATH AT THE CITY SHELTER!!**</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMCII01Uegjug40dbCerWRYcshDOo4o3uYVl_w8EMdQdEAwIkYH5gQRs1oVDHhyphenhyphenLQZ5vkSdK62ud_a18kHpgPcgmhhgiFJtS029zkCzqZNcwpDHA4gS6_8-Yr7u-VQisOa1xhMTRuqnRKd/s500/image3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMCII01Uegjug40dbCerWRYcshDOo4o3uYVl_w8EMdQdEAwIkYH5gQRs1oVDHhyphenhyphenLQZ5vkSdK62ud_a18kHpgPcgmhhgiFJtS029zkCzqZNcwpDHA4gS6_8-Yr7u-VQisOa1xhMTRuqnRKd/s16000/image3.jpg" /></a></div><br />Ryleigh is a female who is around 3 years old, weighs 39 lbs, and is heartworm negative. Ryleigh came in with her pups, Rina, Ryan, Roku, Raji who are adoption ready.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">ADOPTERS PLEASE EMAIL: acsadoptions@sanantonio.gov</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">FOSTERS/RESCUES PLEASE EMAIL: placement@sanantoniopetsalive.org or acsrescue-foster@sanantonio.gov</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">THIS DOG IS IN ACS KENNELS & AT RISK OF BEING KILLED. SHELTER EVALUATES SPACE AT: 9:30am Mon-Sat, and again at 5pm Mon-Fri & 3pm Sat. Or at anytime as space is needed.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px;">We are NOT the City Shelter to where pictures were taken. FOR MORE INFO ON THIS PET please contact:</span></div><div style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px;">San Antonio Animal Care Services</span></div><div style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px;">contact info@sanantoniopetsalive.org or placement@sanantoniopetsalive.org or call 210-370-7612 (email preferred)</span></div><div style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px;">GO TO SAPA BLDG 1 & bring the Pet's ID!</span></div><div style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px;">Address: 4710 Hwy. 151 San Antonio, Texas 78227</span></div><div style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px;">Our shelter is open from 11AM-7PM Mon -Fri, 11AM-5PM Sat and 11AM-5PM Sun</span></div><div style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Ask for information about animal ID number A</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px;">612642</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> </span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">===================</span></b></div>Seven Newborn Puppies Huddle In Cardboard Box Thrown By Trash Bin</span></b><div>A cardboard box lay next to a trash bin by the side of a road. Not an unusual sight. But it was what was they found inside the box that alarmed animal rescuers in Serbia.<br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5hKX-rBGe5uoKUNJYICHC-GqUhUshG9EjfCcWJ0pFtXJigC8iGtm0gI53qSmaxcSA-9BhltyQg0Lyw5P9B4OJA77cLm7DS23mwbHlcwReBQ8yhAQfoWRMR7Iqq-YNqJNV98WlxxKgytO/s1600/newborn-puppies-huddled-in-cardboard-box-rescued.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: red;">Inside, seven puppies, only about two weeks old – far too young to have been taken from their mother.</span><br /><br />“How people can be so cruel to separate these little ones from their mother and then abandon them?” It’s something the rescuers with Dog Rescue Shelter Mladenovac constantly wonder.<br /><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><!--Composite Start--><br /><div id="M216487ScriptRootC768368"><div id="M216487PreloadC768368">Loading... </div></div><script> (function () { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = "//jsc.mgid.com/d/o/dogfull.com.768368.js?t=" + ((d = new Date()) ? 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These puppies would likely not have survived if they were taken to a city shelter.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlo_Ow4VmjPv7OWtDLkrO8KVjsLKWsTAt2gLkJRymDHFEZtBNz3xI5_u6T8yJO9aAcIouT3fs63Ozb8KSVq1a7kT2qPAaeBJO1gX0mQzAxHvcge4URy7vXCBQGVZI5tJ6-a16v9AqRlyBj/s1600/newborn-puppies-huddled-in-cardboard-box-rescued-1.png" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Fortunately for these puppies, they were found in time and now have a warm place to sleep and a foster carer making sure they are bottle fed every two hours.<br /><br />When they are two months old, they will be ready for adoption.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CzD4ID3CseU" width="560"></iframe></div></div><div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
Listen in: Sign up for our IB Talk podcasts to get the most in-depth insurance discussions
Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div>Crossposterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923439708331400077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799850509189662552.post-91041516908304352512021-08-06T19:15:00.004-07:002021-08-06T21:19:16.309-07:00She was used for breeding and once she no longer useful they will immediately kill herRichardson TX
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87N9BDQpm6S0n3uBCElcRYvK-PmUzp4_OcHblEnAree6qiG5wQk-_TMJUbrsnMlqszn1Ps_-5JGe_OPlL5e__ZdFMyDV2Dyg7P5Ce5OvQbaW-PFYkjXPGna1l7sKeNBanRUu6S20ONiBt/s500/pic2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87N9BDQpm6S0n3uBCElcRYvK-PmUzp4_OcHblEnAree6qiG5wQk-_TMJUbrsnMlqszn1Ps_-5JGe_OPlL5e__ZdFMyDV2Dyg7P5Ce5OvQbaW-PFYkjXPGna1l7sKeNBanRUu6S20ONiBt/s16000/pic2.jpg" /></a></div> </div><div><br /></div><div>She was used for breeding - has birthed 3 different litters. Surrendered with her son, Boss. Wife originally bought her online from someone as a puppy. She's 3 years old Heartworm Negative Lived in an apartment complex. </div><div><br /></div><div>Completely potty trained. Crated while at work and at nighttime - did well. Tends to be an escape artist - knows how to open the gate latch (doesn't dig or jump). Lived with a pre-teen and did well. Never met any cats. </div><div><br /></div><div>Hasn't had any formal introduction to other dogs - does react on the leash when they pass by. Knows "cage" and "go outside". Very friendly. Hasn't been to the vet recently. </div><div><br /></div><div>Richardson Animal Shelter </div><div>1330 Columbia Dr. Richardson, TX 75081 </div><div>972-744-4480</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">====================================</span></b></div>See How A Rescue Dog’s Journey To The Rainbow Bridge Saved Another Dog’s Life</span></b><div><br /></div><div>Sidewalk Specials’ motto is: “You can’t save them all… well we’re going to bloody well try!” A motto that truly encompasses all the effort they make to save as many dogs as possible.<br /><br />This story began with Scruff. She was found, hidden, in a taped up box. You can’t even imagine what it was like to find her! Hearing whimpers from a cardboard box cruelly tucked away. The heroes at Sidewalk Specials rushed Scruff to the veterinarian to have her assessed. It would be a long road to recovery but what helped matters drastically was that she found a new home very quickly!<br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="1000" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoIDpCPWhyCA69YlRojr5R7mc1XCayTQHkfqfFN1RW-rntBVr_jLj2WVJowO6CCqPgTIautmoAKwQH8xIM1dAjzE7JfGz5Ps0ztM8Q3RDwTHvWvksusTEyHCu4v9cyBTIEAnSLfD8vl2Y/s640/scruff-scout.jpg" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Scruff found a new home with human parents that loved her so much and other doggy siblings she could play with. She spent an entire glorious month living a beautiful life. But fate had more plans for Scruff. Turned out she had distemper and within a month, she passed away.<br /><br />Scruff died in her mama’s arms, peacefully. After having a perfect month, filled with happiness, love and all the things a dog could ever want!<br /><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><!--Composite Start--><br /><div id="M216487ScriptRootC768368"><div id="M216487PreloadC768368">Loading... </div></div><script> (function () { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = "//jsc.mgid.com/d/o/dogfull.com.768368.js?t=" + ((d = new Date()) ? '' + d.getUTCFullYear() + d.getUTCMonth() + d.getUTCDate() + d.getUTCHours() : ''); script.async = true; document.body.appendChild(script); })(); </script><!--Composite End--></div><br />Sidewalk Specials has another motto: If they lose one of their rescues, they honor their memory by saving another. In Scruff’s honor, they were able to save Scout, a dog that was being euthanized because she had cancer and no one wanted her. <br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="1000" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjK1YM2tj0k5CjLDSTzQbcEPVR65uy_pvnqqv9ZZfkY1Ei-dNNeV7IXalP7XvzW10e99DGUlRhF5bDM2WWXPJeLrTzLPRi7_jHUbagTlsBuxhEDol555slxczKPilHknBsFe-cPKUHxEM/s640/scruff-scout-1.jpg" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>See how a tragic story can, in spite of sadness, result in a happy ending. <span style="color: red;">A story about a dog who becomes an angel and saves another life by crossing the Rainbow Bridge. R.I.P. Scruff!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0ftDCSDbCog" width="560"></iframe></div><br />You can watch Scruff’s original video too!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pwxspdeB6ac" width="560"></iframe></div></div></div><div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div>Crossposterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923439708331400077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799850509189662552.post-8054252879292393592021-08-05T19:03:00.002-07:002021-08-05T19:06:21.267-07:00My last cry for begs…He has been UNWANTED by everyone. He has NEVER had A SINGLE application<div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
Listen in: Sign up for our IB Talk podcasts to get the most in-depth insurance discussions
Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WSZR-CmzcqaXFyEiHOpdHjUaj9EDeowGdwfm7D-zUgaUMBJkokyhbpvJ1BRZWk_1ODAn6Xx7F9RbXPK8Qr_Ng0D3u0DrsHEqfvOYxPqVTsTda5M-_BqyjY_Wmcv8QD851trXGrTXtGLm/s500/image3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WSZR-CmzcqaXFyEiHOpdHjUaj9EDeowGdwfm7D-zUgaUMBJkokyhbpvJ1BRZWk_1ODAn6Xx7F9RbXPK8Qr_Ng0D3u0DrsHEqfvOYxPqVTsTda5M-_BqyjY_Wmcv8QD851trXGrTXtGLm/s16000/image3.jpg" /></a></div><br />Sad baby 🙁 LOOK AT THE TICKS IN HIS EAR 🙁</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">He is a sweet friendly boy. He does not react to other dogs walking by his kennel.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">HE IS OUT OF TOME. NOT HIS FAULT HE WAS LIVING IN A BAD SITUATION NOW LONELY AND SAD AND WAITING.....</span></div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote>I am a male, black Chihuahua - Smooth Coated mix. Shelter staff think I am about 2 years old. I have been at the shelter since Aug 01, 2021.</blockquote></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">He hasn’t had ANY interest from anyone. <span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="😢" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/te/1/16/1f622.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span> He has NEVER had A SINGLE application so no one has been kind enough to offer something that He has NEVER had- a family. <span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="😢" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/te/1/16/1f622.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Could it be possible that NOBODY wants to give this boy a chance? Could it be that He DOESN’T DESERVE to have a home? </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div></div><div>For more information about this animal, call:</div><div>San Bernardino City Animal Control at (909) 384-1304</div><div>333 Chandler Place</div><div>San Bernardino, CA 92408</div><div>Ask for information about animal ID number A540319</div></div><div><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">================================================</span></b></div>Dog Kept Barking At Police Officer In Hopes That He Would Follow Him</span></b><div>One winter morning in Wisconsin, a black Labrador was running on the side of the road by himself. A police officer, named Jeff Gonzalez, saw the pup and caught up to him.<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">The dog, who was named John Boy, was nervously barking and made it obvious that he wanted the cop to get out of his police car.</span><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYoA8kYp8AtQPs_LMVe80APntcYVNoFdkm7c2bDKSsQ35zxt6keGWu2vH8emOb3YCrq01Ji7TtWiz2TUM2uWkUFi_ZdoYSd_mcF70y_3BjFf6ggpAth_3_RWT8EjHQRifi7N90gwTVCaBr/s1600/john-boy.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Then John Boy began to run down the road. Officer Gonzalez followed him and realized he was leading him to his owner who was in dire need of help.<br /><br />The dog’s owner, Krystal, suffers from a heart condition. She was slumped in a chair on her front porch, unresponsive. She was frozen with blue lips, and the cop thought she was dead.<br /><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><!--Composite Start--><br /><div id="M216487ScriptRootC768368"><div id="M216487PreloadC768368">Loading... </div></div><script> (function () { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = "//jsc.mgid.com/d/o/dogfull.com.768368.js?t=" + ((d = new Date()) ? '' + d.getUTCFullYear() + d.getUTCMonth() + d.getUTCDate() + d.getUTCHours() : ''); script.async = true; document.body.appendChild(script); })(); </script><!--Composite End--></div><br />She was immediately taken to the hospital where she recovered. If it weren’t for her dog alerting the officer to follow him, she very well may have died. It’s truly amazing how intelligent dogs can be! In the video below, you can see Krystal meeting Officer Gonzalez for the first time since the incident.<br /><br />And the craziest part: John Boy was adopted and returned to the shelter three different times by different families before ending up with Krystal. Everything happens for a reason! Krystal saved John Boy’s life, and now he returned the favor in a huge way! <br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tuYNfqzMd9Y" width="560"></iframe></div></div><div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div>Crossposterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923439708331400077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799850509189662552.post-44347186039514977162021-08-05T02:04:00.002-07:002021-08-05T02:05:59.086-07:00Only 2 months old and is on the kill list at the San Antonio , Texas high kill shelter<div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div><div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtsHBRwv8P4vIE1Xi7lzQf4bH9E0SfSMjScnHXV8Ctz4nHmHpRx5FA1lzYLUnaOvWcI_uo1-jRH65AHdg6LIZ2A1ioMUZ6Vb7-oKLd1Z6pw61kyJcbao3rPzzIj4sSokfKvsnhGjdu0jU/s500/image1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtsHBRwv8P4vIE1Xi7lzQf4bH9E0SfSMjScnHXV8Ctz4nHmHpRx5FA1lzYLUnaOvWcI_uo1-jRH65AHdg6LIZ2A1ioMUZ6Vb7-oKLd1Z6pw61kyJcbao3rPzzIj4sSokfKvsnhGjdu0jU/s16000/image1.jpg" /></a></div><br />Each one of these puppies is on tomorrow’s, (August 5th) euthanasia list at a high kill shelter in Texas. This shelter euthanizes perfectly healthy and wonderful puppies every day because they are so overrun with intake on their capacity. </span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">...Today, August 4th, they euthanized 4 puppies alone, not including adult dogs. Many days there are much more. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">YOUNG AND TERRIFIED GS NEEDS HELP AT THE SHELTER 🆘 IN THE BACK OF HER KENNEL WITH HER HEAD DOWN LOW 😢 😢</span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This poor pup is the cutest baby you will see today! Please SHARE, she may need some help.</span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Life at </span><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">San Antonio Animal Care Services</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> is unimaginably difficult. The chaos, noise, confusion and share terror of the environment is not suited enough for humans, as it is for dogs. </span><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">San Antonio Animal Care Services</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">, a shelter known for its notorious high kill rate gives dogs just a few weeks, and sometimes just days to live, before the unthinkable happens: euthanasia.</span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dylan #612562 **PUPPY ALERT</span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Breed Shepherd (Unknown Type) Mix</span></div></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are NOT the City Shelter to where pictures were taken. FOR MORE INFO ON THIS PET please contact:
San Antonio Animal Care Services
contact info@sanantoniopetsalive.org or placement@sanantoniopetsalive.org or call 210-370-7612 (email preferred)
GO TO SAPA BLDG 1 & bring the Pet's ID!
Address: 4710 Hwy. 151 San Antonio, Texas 78227
Our shelter is open from 11AM-7PM Mon -Fri, 11AM-5PM Sat and 11AM-5PM Sun
Ask for information about animal ID number A</span></span><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">612562 </span></div></span></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">================================================</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Sick Pit Bull Puppy Walks Into Fire Station Looking For Help</span></b></div><div><br /></div>A tiny sick stray puppy found herself help when she walked into the East Cleveland Fire Department. Firefighters took one look at the desperate 5-month-old Pit Bull mix and knew she needed medical help. <span style="color: red;">She had open wounds all over her body from severe mange.</span><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4t5stnu-D_cGw3FqiT499NUxdFtUsalmwSGJnZdIGw8fZH8Ko6GRK1J_XYMmgFkm9AbFeUeBPpmwplrHOE8Ax-LGenlbCBLOdovwFNyJB18oel1bcIwbuv8dpvyMDyP-ui_G5cLfbRjeG/s1600/sick-puppy-walks-into-fire-station.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>The homeless pup followed one firefighter around for hours while the team arranged to take her to Crossroads Animal Hospital.<br /><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><!--Composite Start--><br /><div id="M216487ScriptRootC768368"><div id="M216487PreloadC768368">Loading... </div></div><script> (function () { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = "//jsc.mgid.com/d/o/dogfull.com.768368.js?t=" + ((d = new Date()) ? '' + d.getUTCFullYear() + d.getUTCMonth() + d.getUTCDate() + d.getUTCHours() : ''); script.async = true; document.body.appendChild(script); })(); </script><!--Composite End--><br />“It was a pretty smart move on her part, but she is desperate, her poor feet are swollen, she’s got open wounds on her head — boy just a little bit of love is going to go miles for her,” Dr. Kim Cooper said.<br /><br />The puppy, now named Sistine, will be fostered Muttley Crue Rescue until she’s regained her health and ready to be adopted!</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Gm0B1iaplAg" width="560"></iframe></div><br />Good news update: It appears Sistine has found a forever home!</div><div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
Listen in: Sign up for our IB Talk podcasts to get the most in-depth insurance discussions
Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div><div><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBzu_TLkV9vZeuOHgrYR9pD09sNYtQVIELdklSqvm0JL7U13z0qLF40hXwNG2PCG1B6A60q671_RZvmWxUaSQr2ZiWAvaWY2UHb3HhILYFmvhYNVmYO5RLXlVJGwB7RubR7Ku6ipaY9o3/s500/pic1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBzu_TLkV9vZeuOHgrYR9pD09sNYtQVIELdklSqvm0JL7U13z0qLF40hXwNG2PCG1B6A60q671_RZvmWxUaSQr2ZiWAvaWY2UHb3HhILYFmvhYNVmYO5RLXlVJGwB7RubR7Ku6ipaY9o3/s16000/pic1.jpg" /></a></div><br />HER FACE SAYS IT ALL... PLEASE KEEP SHARING TO FIND SOMEONE TO SAVE THIS POOR MAMA!<br /><br />All she has ever been is a money dispenser. Overbred and now unwanted, her family has long forgotten her, even though she still remembers them. She waits looking for people to walk down the hall to her.<br /><br />She can’t understand that no one is coming for her. She still watches and her hopes are destroyed day after day. Tabatha is finding herself on the kill list today, possibly pregnant. Please help network for rescue and foster!</div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">Poor Tabatha is not going to last much longer in the shelter like this😭We need everyone to please save this girl's life and give her the chance that she deserves. The only hope she has is us.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"></div></div><blockquote><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">PAULA</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">(A2265404) I am a spayed female tan and white Chihuahua - Smooth Coated.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">The shelter staff think I am about 13 years old and I weigh 7 pounds.</div></div></blockquote><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"></div></div></div><div><div>We are NOT the City Shelter to where pictures were taken. FOR MORE INFO ON THIS PET please contact: </div><div>Miami Dade animal services at 305–884-1101</div><div>Pet Adoption and Protection Center</div><div>Shelter address: 3599 NW 79th Ave, Doral, FL 33166</div><div>Ask for information about animal ID number #A2265404</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">================================================</span></b></div>Two Puppy Brothers Left In Shelter Reunite After Four Months Thanks To Special Adoption</span></b><div><br /></div><div>Bentley and Brady are brothers and rescue dogs from Alabama. Both were at a shelter looking for forever homes.<br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP89Y_8xzyJZAUBDVCalncpQ5ylPeerGmcV6WcJSFKgpCHXabXZxLNY-n9T9TYGqGNzAqfoh_JWZlqFCw1sA36fr2oTxRBZeWJ-67a4ZB-01Ht7kMz8E81i610I_k56uoCYcC4L5qnAuar/s1600/puppy-brothers-reunite-after-four-months.jpeg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The siblings were separated when Bentley was adopted. Brady waited for four months, but no one came to get him, <span style="color: red;">until one day something amazing happened that would reunite the two dogs</span>. Here’s what happened when they first see each other again….<br /><br />Share their touching reunion story with your friends!</div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Cbq1gJNmTWw" width="560"></iframe></div></div><div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
Listen in: Sign up for our IB Talk podcasts to get the most in-depth insurance discussions
Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
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<span style="color: white;"><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEZKh2AxlRuVczit-pLnzbKJ7aWCbyJZDkTpJnK_8l2zXbV5C_4-n1plX2BcVHNhX_8CNNHYhdj-50j1B3PY62Y60-JGIf0kNrf4fqbZ5JxFDL0q5N8nDjyV_2vLtmWZzSS0sATaaW8kd/s530/image2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEZKh2AxlRuVczit-pLnzbKJ7aWCbyJZDkTpJnK_8l2zXbV5C_4-n1plX2BcVHNhX_8CNNHYhdj-50j1B3PY62Y60-JGIf0kNrf4fqbZ5JxFDL0q5N8nDjyV_2vLtmWZzSS0sATaaW8kd/s16000/image2.jpg" /></a></div><br /></span></div>😢OWNER SURRENDER😢</div><div><br /></div><div>🐶🐾💟 Please FOSTER or ADOPT Today! 💟🐾🐶</div><div><br /></div><div>#A5430806 I'm an approximately 2 year old male German Shepherd. I am not yet neutered. I have been at the Carson Animal Care Center since 7/22. I will be available on 7/22. You can visit me at my temporary home at CCLINIC.</div><div><br /></div><div>🔹 male 🔹 ARRIVED:7/22</div><div>🔹 AVAILABLE ON: 7/22</div><div>🔹 Carson Shelter - 310-523-9566</div><div>🔹 M-TH 12pm-7pm, F-SU- 10am-5pm</div><div>🔹 216 W Victoria St. Gardena, CA 90248</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>We are NOT the City Shelter to where pictures were taken. FOR MORE INFO ON THIS PET please contact: </div><div>Carson Shelter at 310-523-9566</div><div>Pet Adoption and Protection Center</div><div>Shelter address: 216 W Victoria St. Gardena, CA 90248</div><div>Ask for information about animal ID number #A5430806 </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCHdjSMi3BRBSM54qLAni0xv6as6Fr_f0ar6zqEAPnIf-OLY7vwh9b79qzw2QChyphenhyphenwDK10c97jpYBG8YSHdX34WD_t2JTI3dGQlaNeBNQhX-GG0pjw8z1ocvbIRLmr4UFwhQvQHhoG9pJl/s500/image1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCHdjSMi3BRBSM54qLAni0xv6as6Fr_f0ar6zqEAPnIf-OLY7vwh9b79qzw2QChyphenhyphenwDK10c97jpYBG8YSHdX34WD_t2JTI3dGQlaNeBNQhX-GG0pjw8z1ocvbIRLmr4UFwhQvQHhoG9pJl/s16000/image1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">================================================</span></b></div>Adorable Moment Dog And Boy Fall Asleep Together</span></b><div><br /></div><div>There’s just something so incredibly heartwarming with the bond between dogs and children. The trust and love they share with one another is unmistakable, and it shines brightly through in the following video.<br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="850" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-Pcee11WrqpM7YTUxpWyy0vmN-a-DbLyW09K-G72Jzdn7gwxekfRpp-hEEbzKbAyw6g3lKUgU7djvDbKfA_6UTZp7oBbN0BA7UYg_AWiRkI-HivsPNRBKTfl2qvouPrHSvQXFUM4Kw5R/s640/dog-and-boy-fall-asleep-together.jpg" width="640" /></div><br />After a day of fun and play, a Bull Terrier and his little boy are ready for a nap. As their mom writes, “The boys are tired and want to sleep.”<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Watch the tender moment in the short clip below. It will make you want to hug your dog a little tighter.</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fHarP35cyB4" width="560"></iframe></div></div><div style="border: 0px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 10px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; width: 120%;">
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Top 10 health insurance companies in the US
In the US, there are a host of private healthcare insurance specialists. However, life/annuity and property/casualty insurers also write this coverage, often referred to as accident and health insurance, as outlined by the Insurance Information Institute.
In 2018, the accident and health insurance industry’s direct written premiums reached $1.1 trillion, up by 57.3% from 2009. The largest 10 insurers collectively wrote 51.8% of the total US market, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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Based on NAIC’s 2018 data, here are the top 10 accident and health insurance groups:
1. UnitedHealth
Direct Written Premiums: $156.9 billion
Market Share: 14.2%
A diversified health and well-being company, UnitedHealth Group’s core capabilities are clinical expertise, advanced technology, and data and health information.
UnitedHealth Group serves clients and consumers in the US and more than 130 other countries through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare provides healthcare coverage and benefits services, while Optum provides information and technology-enabled health services. The group invests more than $3.5 billion in technology and innovation and processes approximately 1.1 trillion transactions annually.
2. Kaiser Foundation
Direct Written Premiums: $93.2 billion
Market Share: 8.5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. operates as a non-profit healthcare organization. The organization offers allergy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, hospice, laboratory, nephrology, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric rehabilitation, and pharmacy services. The company serves patients in the US.
3. Anthem, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $67.2 billion
Market Share: 6.1%
Anthem, Inc. is a health benefits company that is committed to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. Anthem, through its affiliated companies, serves more than 78 million people, including over 41 million within its family of health plans. It aims to be the most innovative, valuable, and inclusive partner.
The group’s affiliated health plans have created various HMOs, PPOs, network-based dental products, various hybrid and specialty products, and health plan services that combine the attributes consumers find attractive with effective cost control techniques. Individual members and employer groups can select from basic and comprehensive plans to meet their specific needs. A wide range of related specialty products and other services is also available, including flexible spending accounts and COBRA administration.
4. Humana
Direct Written Premiums: $56 billion
Market Share: 5.1%
Humana’s cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by providing personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing that each person, family, and community’s healthcare needs continue to evolve, Humana creates innovative solutions and resources to help people live their healthiest lives on their terms – when and where they need it.
5. CVS
Direct Written Premiums: $55.4 billion
Market Share: 5.0%
CVS Health is a healthcare innovation company with a purpose to help people on their path to better health. Through its health services, plans, and community pharmacists, it pioneers a new approach to total health.
CVS has more than 9,800 retail locations, nearly 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a pharmacy benefits manager with about 93 million plan members, a diversified healthcare benefits company serving about 22.2 million medical members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty pharmacy services, and a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
6. HCSC
Direct Written Premiums: $36.9 billion
Market Share: 3.4%
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), a mutual legal reserve company, is the largest customer-owned healthcare insurance company in the US. The company serves more than 16 million members across five states – Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas – and employs more than 23,000 people in over 60 local offices.
HCSC offers a wide variety of life and health insurance products and related services through its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Dearborn Group, Dental Network of America, HCSC Insurance Service Company, Medecision, Availity, Prime Therapeutics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
7. Centene Corp
Direct Written Premiums: $36.3 billion
Market Share: 3.3%
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a diversified, multinational healthcare company providing a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on uninsured and underinsured individuals. It operates in 32 states and three international markets and has more than 15 million managed care members.
Centene operates local health plans and provides a range of health insurance solutions. Also, it contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to offer specialty services, ranging from behavioral health, dental benefits, life and health, and pharmacy benefits management to care management software, correctional healthcare services, in-home health services, managed vision, specialty pharmacy, and telehealth services.
8. Cigna Health
Direct Written Premiums: $29.3 billion
Market Share: 2.7%
Cigna Corporation is a global health service organization with more than 165 million customer and patient relationships in over 30 countries and jurisdictions. Its insurance plans and products include healthcare insurance for individuals and families, dental insurance plans, Medicare plans, Medicare supplemental plans, other supplemental insurance, and international health insurance.
9. WellCare
Direct Written Premiums: $20.5 billion
Market Share: 1.9%
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. focuses on delivering government-sponsored managed care services to individuals, families, children, and seniors with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, as well as individuals in the health insurance marketplace. WellCare serves about 6.4 million members nationwide as of Sept. 30, 2019.
10. Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Direct Written Premiums: $18.5 billion
Market Share: 1.7%
Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, exclusively focuses on government-sponsored healthcare programs for qualified individuals and families. The company contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality healthcare services to individuals and families.
Molina provides health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in many states to join in dual demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
</span></div>Crossposterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923439708331400077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799850509189662552.post-87149536774622744652021-08-03T00:22:00.000-07:002021-08-03T00:22:14.528-07:00LAST PLEA issued! Shelter will be euthanizing this Old man - in order to free up kennel space<div><span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeD-g3huoNQBiEvRLosn3hw_SAoEd2hl1J69LCMLdguACxohWrr5eMn7wLsthyqor7xhnkNDtpIMGqJsh7qCq3K5DkANnnJoUHwqIh8LBomDh0nFcKvtIe9JOqd4SThkpUF_XyZw1sWYah/s500/pic2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeD-g3huoNQBiEvRLosn3hw_SAoEd2hl1J69LCMLdguACxohWrr5eMn7wLsthyqor7xhnkNDtpIMGqJsh7qCq3K5DkANnnJoUHwqIh8LBomDh0nFcKvtIe9JOqd4SThkpUF_XyZw1sWYah/s16000/pic2.jpg" /></a></div><br />Sweet </span>old man male Poodle Mini<span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is 11 years old. Please SHARE for his life, he's SO precious and a FOSTER or ADOPTER would save him. Thanks!</span></div><div><br /></div><div>#A5432176 I'm an approximately 11 year old male Poodle Mini. I am not yet neutered. I have been at the Carson Animal Care Center since 7/31. I will be available on 8/4. You can visit me at my temporary home at C402.</div><div><br /></div><div>🔹 Poodle Mini 🔹 AGE:11 years</div><div>🔹 male 🔹 ARRIVED:7/31</div><div>🔹 AVAILABLE ON: 8/4</div><div>🔹 Carson Shelter - 310-523-9566</div><div>🔹 M-TH 12pm-7pm, F-SU- 10am-5pm</div><div>🔹 216 W Victoria St. Gardena, CA 90248</div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">We are NOT the City Shelter to where pictures were taken. FOR MORE INFO ON THIS PET please contact: </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Carson Shelter</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> at </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">310-523-9566</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pet Adoption and Protection Center</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Shelter address: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">216 W Victoria St. Gardena, CA 90248</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ask for information about animal ID number #</span>A5432176 </div></div><div><br /></div></span></div><span><div style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>================================================</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>A Shelter Dog Was Terrified Of Everything, But Found Solace In A Bucket That He Carried Everywhere</b></span></div><span style="color: red;"><div><span><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div>Slim the Pit bull was found starving in an abandoned home. He was terrified, malnourished, and fighting for his life.</span></span><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsZpozelp44wBz1g-nH1LWPi7DNSmos7LQpdlIYP_PwSb-0GElhvsHk16jg3_5mUk2rp3p0piehng6qjHTKSrGYN1WYkr00JCMS4i4_d0oU2yeI6zPQSFZHD6nyDAVq-7vKQLBfQuyyCH/s1600/dog-bucket.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>He was immediately taken to the Ashland County Dog Shelter in Ohio, where he destroyed every toy that was given to him due to anxiety and fear.<br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmVXT7Rm3_BY3p7DoavOzZYWEXfGj8qitHfOmNilIOsHwxEPVifg_gO3zh6k2k9uPYZ7vgOCrmP9svO-v66SlvKnkyIn2XjCKgvUNkq0h81_SFfGTR_sKu5HTB0fqeDWvUeQposkth0bF/s1600/dog-bucket-1.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The only thing he didn’t destroy was a silver bucket that was in his kennel. He oddly found solace in the bucket and carried it everywhere.</div><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><!--Composite Start--><br /><div id="M216487ScriptRootC768368"><div id="M216487PreloadC768368">Loading... </div></div><script> (function () { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = "//jsc.mgid.com/d/o/dogfull.com.768368.js?t=" + ((d = new Date()) ? '' + d.getUTCFullYear() + d.getUTCMonth() + d.getUTCDate() + d.getUTCHours() : ''); script.async = true; document.body.appendChild(script); })(); </script><!--Composite End--></div><div><br /></div><div>Rescue Me Ohio, a charity organization, posted a picture to Facebook of Slim holding his silver bucket, trying to help him find a family.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbU1UsBPELrRa1Ae14FvYpisCPaZZkbhkjZnu3yFuh6ATRujKuPSU81N6Xq-S5HCMjLZweuOTc9ifTpF7t-9O5FdUYwZWxgWGbwtP8nrgqVtSp6a-GFbon0z3uCxMwLs4-BcnK2Q9Ubc3S/s1600/dog-bucket-2.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Slim and his bucket won the hearts of people all over the country. He then went to live with a foster. Thankfully, his foster mom couldn’t bear the thought of letting him go, so she adopted him!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttTDVi2vwV1c_wByLWXpv4r29IgD0XyhZan8Jsh_eroT7Mn1gvnEehL4iefGbmTzvcfjA3bv8IOhA8GFWGPPX_b0QM2RGB-HKYEbsCn4Ir-1UNiSh0rmxaU_eIo7nwiIam8d-g9nJYyoq/s640/dog-bucket-3.jpg" width="429" /></div><br />Slim was once a terrified shelter dog, with little hope of being adopted.</div><style>#M216487ScriptRootC768368 {min-height: 350px;}</style><!--Composite Start--><br /><div id="M216487ScriptRootC768368"><div id="M216487PreloadC768368">Loading... </div></div><script> (function () { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = "//jsc.mgid.com/d/o/dogfull.com.768368.js?t=" + ((d = new Date()) ? '' + d.getUTCFullYear() + d.getUTCMonth() + d.getUTCDate() + d.getUTCHours() : ''); script.async = true; document.body.appendChild(script); })(); </script><!--Composite End--><br /><div><br /></div><div>But now he has totally come out of his shell and is living the life!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6VeHzOw8ZPYD1K7vSIgJWC9TzSxzcyHislyz-yzowmf6BCKLOuNIvH4vAGPJj3CSxdKg-sx6no6-FYovmXgWYJyzlbeDTPb4C6ds3kJNRX8tz4-_QWgWuFjrOrXyxupQ0URITpCccylH/s1600/dog-bucket-4.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>There are many other dogs like Slim who are stuck in shelters waiting to find a home. Visit adopt-a-pet to find your perfect match! Or stop by your local shelter to see what animals are available there.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="909" data-original-width="501" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGEB_cTTmWuVJ6gqFOdu5UrADd9AYkEtqZY-oAE4tq_lMnz43VQl0FUJwzeXou6S0_xnXHEu8hKhBqRY49n-pA_z5G7bzswleNOLC9ycs0Rt3aPsAE6L2cKzYyqybfKUfrMRvmn8rezSWZ/s1600/dog-bucket-5.jpg" /></div></div>Crossposterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923439708331400077noreply@blogger.com