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Producer News Archive
Monthly news for appointed agents and staff on work-site wellness, Providence Health Plan products, sales tools and state and federal legislative mandates.
Individual and family plans
Medicare, federal and state requirements
- What you need to know about state and federal mandates (August 2009)
- Seniors rally to support Providence Medicare Plans (June 2009)
- Stimulus bill reinvents COBRA (March 2009)
- Is Medicare the primary or secondary payer for your group? (February 2009)
- Medicare creditable coverage notification is required (October 2008)
Online tools
- Online shopping for medical costs (August 2009)
- Online billing and enrollment becoming popular with employers (November 2008)
Producers
- Not all health plans are alike (March 2009)
- Commission checks are money in the bank (March 2009)
- Looking under the hood of catastrophic plans (January 2009)
- Seven great reasons to renew with Providence Health Plan (January 2009)
- PHP celebrates profitable second quarter with top producers (October 2008)
Providence Health Plan
- No. 1 in customer service in Oregon (September 2009)
- "Peace of mind" returns to the airwaves (September 2009)
- Still Oregon's only A (Excellent)-rated plan (August 2009)
- Providence pharmacist tapped as icon in her field (June 2009)
- Superior customer service recognized by PHP members (May 2009)
- Streamlined member ID cards (April 2009)
- Members extremely likely to recommend Providence Health Plan (February 2009)
- Providence Health Plan remains financially strong (November 2008)
- Tim Bloom is new Portland account manager (November 2008)
Provider network
- "Pay for performance" emphasizes better outcomes and preventive care (September 2009)
- Providence hospital is #1 in electronic medical records (June 2009)
- Preferred retail pharmacy network expansion (February 2009)
- New center showcases health care at its best (February 2009)
- Beyond discounts: New ways of doing business with providers (December 2008)
Small group
- Support for small group sales (October 2008)
Value-based benefit design
- How to sell a deductible on lab and X-ray (June 2009)
- Our fastest growing product is value-based (March 2009)
- What is a value drug? (December 2008)
Work-site wellness
- Stay one step ahead of the swine flu outbreak (May 2009)
- "Inflation Busters" program wins Society for Human Resource Management award (February 2008)
- Choosing the right Health BalanceSM incentive (December 2008)
- Introducing Providence Health BalanceSM (October 2008)
LifeBalance
Recreational discounts on cultural activities and events.
