...I just saw the following news blurb and found it interesting:
"Minneapolis (January 27, 2005) – UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) announced today its support for the National Health Access initiative launched by the HR Policy Association at the behest of a coalition of Fortune 500 companies.
UnitedHealth Group worked closely with the HR Policy Association to design the program, and the coalition selected Uniprise, a business unit of UnitedHealth Group, as the primary provider of the group health plans.
“It is unacceptable that 44 million Americans do not have health insurance. UnitedHealth Group has long held that business, government, health care providers, health insurers and consumers themselves all have a role to play in fixing the problem. We see innovative programs like National Health Access as part of a mosaic of solutions needed to address this problem,” said UnitedHealth Group Chairman and CEO William W. McGuire, M.D. “Therefore, we are pleased to participate in National Health Access and to serve the member companies of the HR Policy Association and their employees.”
National Health Access is designed to help working Americans who previously did not have access to employment-based coverage for themselves and their dependents. Worker groups eligible to voluntarily participate include part-time workers, temporary and seasonal employees, contract workers, workers at franchises with more than 50 employers, and pre-Medicare retirees without employer-sponsored coverage. The HR Policy Association estimates that at least 3 million currently uninsured Americans could benefit from National Health Access."
http://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/news/rel2005/0127NHAI.htm
It'll be interesting to see the details this September.
Cb
"Minneapolis (January 27, 2005) – UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) announced today its support for the National Health Access initiative launched by the HR Policy Association at the behest of a coalition of Fortune 500 companies.
UnitedHealth Group worked closely with the HR Policy Association to design the program, and the coalition selected Uniprise, a business unit of UnitedHealth Group, as the primary provider of the group health plans.
“It is unacceptable that 44 million Americans do not have health insurance. UnitedHealth Group has long held that business, government, health care providers, health insurers and consumers themselves all have a role to play in fixing the problem. We see innovative programs like National Health Access as part of a mosaic of solutions needed to address this problem,” said UnitedHealth Group Chairman and CEO William W. McGuire, M.D. “Therefore, we are pleased to participate in National Health Access and to serve the member companies of the HR Policy Association and their employees.”
National Health Access is designed to help working Americans who previously did not have access to employment-based coverage for themselves and their dependents. Worker groups eligible to voluntarily participate include part-time workers, temporary and seasonal employees, contract workers, workers at franchises with more than 50 employers, and pre-Medicare retirees without employer-sponsored coverage. The HR Policy Association estimates that at least 3 million currently uninsured Americans could benefit from National Health Access."
http://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/news/rel2005/0127NHAI.htm
It'll be interesting to see the details this September.
Cb