| Humana Awards $100,000 Atlanta Benefits Grant To The Atlanta Community Food Bank |
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--(www.FinancialNewsUSA.com)-- 11/27/2009 - Health Care Plans industry news provided by Financial News USA. Fri, Nov 27, 2009, 9:56AM ET - U.S. Markets close early today in 3 hours and 4 minutes for The Thanksgiving Weekend. More than 400,000 Atlanta and North Georgia residents, half of whom are children, either live with or are on the verge of hunger, and the number of families going to churches and food pantries seeking help to feed their families has increased approximately 10 percent over the past year. Recognizing that access to nutritious food creates healthier, more nourished communities, Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM - News), one of Atlantaâ€(TM)s leading providers of health benefits, has awarded the Atlanta Community Food Bank with a $100,000 grant through its fifth annual Atlanta Benefits program, funded by The Humana Foundation. While Cigna (CI), Humana (HUM), UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and WellPoint (WLP) are too timid to ask, The Wall Street Journal's "The Henry Ford of Heart Surgery", subtitled "In India, a Factory Model for Hospitals Is Cutting Costs and Yielding Profits" reports that foreign entrepreneurs have found success. The American model of one or more generalist hospitals in every two-bit town has given way to extremely large regional specialty hospitals in India. The question becomes what, if anything, are Americans willing to give up for improved quality and lower costs? We currently have a model of regional trauma centers for real emergency care, with a fleet of medevac helicopters on standby for car accidents and earthquakes. But we are so far unwilling to travel for non-time sensitive heart or cancer operations. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC - News) today announced that the Mississippi Division of Medicaid has selected Centene as one of two Coordinated Care Organizations to participate in the Mississippi Coordinated Access Network (MississippiCAN), a coordinated care program for Mississippi Medicaid beneficiaries. Centene is working with the Division to execute a contract in which the company will serve eligible members throughout the state, as Magnolia Health Plan (Magnolia). Based in Jackson, Miss., Magnolia will work with the state of Mississippi and local providers to enhance care for eligible Medicaid members in all 82 counties of Mississippi. Members that are eligible under the MississippiCAN program include Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Foster Care children, among other Medicaid categories. About Financial News USA Financial News USA is a Next Generation Financial Communications firm focused on the distribution of market moving news. Financial News USA has developed leading edge e-publishing tools including programming proprietary RSS feeds and enabling open source press release publishing across its network. Financial News USA has been aggressively expanding its news distribution network by targeting direct feeds to financial news and data providers such as FinancialContent, Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO), among others. Financial News USA offers a free news feed available online (www.financialnewsusa.com) to websites and financial services looking for content and for individual investors looking to stay informed on the financial markets. Financial News USA and its affiliates charge each client cash for news distribution and may take an equity position in the companies mentioned herein, please visit the disclaimer at www.financialnewsusa.com. 
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