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Telehealth Project to Provide Dental Care

Low-income families will receive free dental care, thanks to the Virtual Dental Home, a telehealth project supported by CHCF and other funders. The four-year pilot project will eventually operate in nine California communities.

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Have a creative idea for a new tool to improve life with diabetes? The 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge is offering $23,000 in cash, plus consultations with design experts and other prizes. CHCF is a sponsor; entries are due by April 30.

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Thursday, April 26, 2007

Health Plan To Offer Free Online Health Management Tool

Intuit and CIGNA HealthCare on Tuesday partnered to offer an online health tool to the insurance company's more than nine million members to manage and direct their medical expenses, payments and service histories and to help them download and organize their personal health data, the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal reports.

The tool, called Quicken Health, in 2008 will be available at no cost to CIGNA's members and is expected to increase member satisfaction. The program also is expected to help members increase their choices in hospitals, outpatient facilities, specialists and prescription drugs because of more cost and quality information.

CIGNA in 2002 launched a personalized Web site to help its members understand their health benefits. The Web site currently logs an average of 60,000 visits each business day, the Business Journal reports (Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, 4/25).



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