Regence BlueShield provides health insurance products and related services in western and southern Washington state. An independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Regence BlueShield's health insurance products include traditional, PPO, and supplemental Medicare plans. Regence BlueShield also provides dental, vision, and prescription drug plans, as well as value-added services including disease management and wellness programs. Regence BlueShield is a subsidiary of The Regence Group, which serves 3 million members in the Northwest.

Pediatric Services of America, Inc. is owned by private investment firm Portfolio Logic. Pediatric Services of America (doing business as PSA HealthCare) knows there's no place like home, especially when you're a sick kid. The pediatric home health care company provides in-home nursing and related services for infants and children through offices in 18 states. The company also offers some outpatient rehabilitation and nursing through day treatment centers in Florida and Georgia, and it provides limited home health services for adults with severe conditions. Additionally, PSA HealthCare offers case management programs that coordinate services among insurers, doctors, and other health care providers.

Horizon Health sees hope on the horizon for those in need of psychiatric care and physical rehabilitation. Operating as Horizon Health Behavioral Health Services, the firm provides contract psychiatric and rehabilitation management services to hospitals across the country, running its clients' inpatient and outpatient mental health programs and rehab departments. Horizon Health was acquired by psychiatric hospital operator Psychiatric Solutions in 2007. In the acquisition, Psychiatric Solutions gained 15 freestanding psychiatric hospitals operated by Horizon Health and transferred them to its existing hospital portfolio.

Huntington Hospital was established in 1916. Part of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Huntington Hospital is a 400-bed, not-for-profit tertiary care center providing a comprehensive range of medical services to residents of Huntington, New York, and Long Island's North Shore. Along with general surgical services, the hospital provides specialty cardiac, cancer, and pediatric care. Huntington also operates a number of outpatient diagnostic and community clinics where patients can turn for primary care, physical rehabilitation, or specialized care for other ailments.

Broncus Technologies is developing and commercializing innovative solutions for diagnosing and treating lung diseases. Physicians use LungPoint® Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation Systems to plan bronchoscopic procedures and maneuver to selected targets in the lungs accurately and quickly. The unique 18 gauge FleXNeedle™ coring needle enables peripheral sampling and access to hard-to-reach areas of the lungs. Airway Bypass is an investigational bronchoscopic procedure for emphysema patients who have shortness of breath due to lung hyperinflation.

Osteotech uses donated human tissue (also known as allograft) to make bone repair, replacement, and regeneration products for the orthopedic, neurological, oral/maxillofacial, and dental surgery markets around the globe. Its Grafton brand of bone matrix comes in gel, sheet, putty, and even chip form to fill bone defects and induce bone growth. Other marketed products include Magnifuse graft material and FacetLinx for spinal fusion. Additionally, Osteotech processes bovine tissue (xenografts) for use as bone grafts. The company is owned by medical device maker Medtronic.

South Dakota State Medical Holding Company, operating under the name DAKOTACARE, is a statewide HMO plan. Product offerings include comprehensive group and individual medical plans, flexible spending and COBRA plans, Medicare Advantage coverage, and dental, life, and disability policies. All hospitals and nearly all physicians in South Dakota contract with the firm. In addition to serving some 100,000 customers in its home state, third-party administration (TPA) subsidiary DAKOTACARE Administrative Services is active in over a dozen neighboring states. Founded in 1986, DAKOTACARE is the managed care affiliate of the South Dakota State Medical Association.

If you've lost the spring in your step and need a little care, Memorial Medical Center will be there. As the flagship facility for Memorial Health System in Springfield, Illinois, this acute care and teaching hospital provides a wide range of medical and surgical services as well as emergency medicine. Its myriad specialties include cardiovascular care, maternity services, neuromuscular disorders, orthopedics, and burn medicine. A second campus, called Koke Mill Medical Center features an urgent care clinic, X-ray and mammography facilities, and an outpatient physical therapy center. The 560-bed hospital is a teaching affiliate of the Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine.

HealthPlus of Michigan provides health care coverage for some 200,000 members in about a dozen Michigan counties. HealthPlus of Michigan company offers HMO, PPO, and point-of-service (POS) health plans. HealthPlus of Michigan company manages a Medicaid HMO through its HealthPlus Partners subsidiary; HealthPlus also administers a Medicare Advantage program. Its provider network includes more than 2,700 primary care and specialist doctors, in addition to area hospitals and other health care facilities. HealthPlus of Michigan also offers wellness and disease management programs. Subsidiary HealthPlus Options is a third-party claims administrator.

Putting hospital corners on the sheets for about 3,000 beds is all in a day's work for the HCA Virginia Health System (formerly HCA Richmond Health System). Part of the HCA family, the system operates about a dozen hospitals in central, northern, and southwestern Virginia. Its hospitals include Alleghany Regional Hospital, CJW Medical Center (which includes the Levinson Heart Hospital), Henrico Doctors' Hospital (and its Retreat Hospital campus), John Randolph Medical Center, and Montgomery Regional Hospital. The medical system also operates general health clinics, imaging centers, and surgery centers for outpatient procedures.

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