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9/29/2008 –  Unison campaign 'Leans On' Grammy winner Bill Withers 

  • Bill Withers, the Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, is the Medicare spokesman for Unison Health Plan, an AmeriChoice company. Mr. Withers’ song "Lean on Me" is the core of the campaign message.
     Pennsylvania press release
     Ohio press release
     Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi press release
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    6/2/2008 –  AmeriChoice acquisition of Unison Health Plan completed

  • AmeriChoice, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, announced it had received all necessary regulatory approvals for its acquisition of Unison Health Plans and the transaction has closed.
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    5/2/2008 – Unison awarded Washington, D.C., contract

  • Unison Health Plan has been selected as a Managed Care Organization (MCO) by the Department of Health (DOH) Medical Assistance Administration (MAA) in the District of Columbia.
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    2/14/2008 – Unison Health Plan of S.C. gains New Health Plan Accreditation

  • Unison Health Plan of South Carolina has received New Health Plan Accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for 2008.
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    1/8/2008 – AmeriChoice to acquire Unison Health Plans

    AmeriChoice announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Unison Health Plans, an organization exclusively dedicated to serving public sector health programs. On a combined basis, AmeriChoice and Unison would serve more than two million people across 20 states.
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    2/7/2008 -- Unison CIO among award finalists

  • (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
    Steven Bugajski, chief information officer of Unison Administrative Services, was among the finalists in the enterprise category at the annual Pittsburgh CIO awards.
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    11/18/2007 -- Arrowhead doctors recognized by health care plan

  • (Coshocton Tribune, Ohio)
  • The doctors at Arrowhead Clinic in Newcomerstown were designated Gold Star Physicians by Unison Health Plan of Ohio.
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  • 9/21/2007 -- HMO to add competition for Medicaid

  • (Philadelphia Business Journal)
  • Unison Health Plan has informed state Department of Public Welfare officials that it is beginning to assemble a provider network to serve HealthChoices beneficiaries in southeastern Pennsylvania.
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  • 8/15/2007 -- SC plans shift for Medicaid patients

  • (The State, South Carolina)
  • Other insurers, such as Unison Health Plan …, intend to take part. Up to 10 SC insurers are expected to offer Medicaid managed-care plans.
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  • 7/30/2007 -- People On The Move

  • (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
  • Ken Scroggs has been named government relations representative for Unison Health Plan of Tennessee.
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  • 7/6/2007 -- State reinstates Medicaid contracts worth millions to insurers

  • (Pittsburgh Business Times)
  • The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare has reversed its decision to terminate contracts with three Pittsburgh-area insurers, restoring indefinitely a long-term contract to provide medical care for the needy. The reversal is a boon for Monroeville-based Unison Health Plan ....
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  • 3/28/2007 --- Medical professionals concerned with governor's proposed Medicaid changes

  • (Connellsville Daily Courier)
  • Gov. Ed Rendell's proposed $59.1 billion budget for 2007-2008 makes significant changes to Medicaid health care provider reimbursement. And local health care providers are concerned.
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  • 3/22/2007 --- Unison launches Gold Star Program

  • (Hospital News)
  • An innovative program developed by Unison Health Plan to honor or reward primary care physicians who offer exceptional quality of care to participating Medicare, Medicaid and Chip consumers will be launched in April with special events at Nemacolin Woodlands and the Hershey Lodge.
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  • 3/18/2007 --- Health care about to take turn for worse

  • (Scranton Times-Tribune)
  • On July 1, if enacted as it has been presented, Gov. Ed Rendell's budget will take an unhealthy toll on many Pennsylvanians reliant on Medical Assistance services.
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  • 3/9/2007 --- Unison gets Delaware contract, helping cushion Medicaid move

  • (Pittsburgh Business Times)
  • Unison Health Plan will extend its reach in the Medicaid market by providing health care coverage for some 30,000 people in Delaware under a new three-year contract valued at $125 million.
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  • 3/2/2007 --- Medicaid contract terminations mean millions lost

  • (Pittsburgh Business Times)
  • Two Pittsburgh-area insurers are bracing for multimillion-dollar losses following the state Department of Public Welfare's unexpected decision to terminate their contracts in favor of a state-administered fee-for-service health care program for some 71,000 poor people, mostly in Central and Western Pennsylvania.
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    Honors

     Pennsylvania South Carolina, 2008

     

       Pennsylvania, 2007

                         

        

      Tennessee, 2007

     

     

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