health insurance plans

San Diego e-health company AboveHealth said it is creating the Dolphin Group, a think tank which will focus on issues facing CIOs in the healthcare IT industry. The group held its initial meeting at America's Health Insurance Plans Institute 2005. AboveHealth CEO Jack Jackson says that the increasingly complex nature of health IT projects makes cooperation vital. "These large-scale implementations are influenced by economics, business, industry governance, user requirements, among many …

WellPoint said it has acquired Lumenos in a deal worth $185 million. Lumenos, which specializes in consumer driven health plans, offers customers Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAS). The deal gives WellPoint a strong nationwide position in a market that is expected to pick up over the next several years as Washington pushes for consumer-focused plans. Just over 1 million health savings accounts have been opened since they became available in 2003, …