HealthSpring provides Medicare Advantage plans in seven US states. The company has more than 190,000 members in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas. Its Medicare Advantage plans offer the support of Medicare with additional benefits such as Medicare Part D prescription benefits, vision and hearing benefits, and transportation programs. In addition, HealthSpring runs a nationwide prescription drug plan with more than 310,000 members, and offers management services to independent physician associations in Alabama, Tennessee, and Texas.

Refocus Group is a medical device company that develops surgical treatments for human vision disorders. Therapeutic targets include presbyopia (commonly known as farsightedness), elevated blood pressure in the eye, and a certain form of glaucoma. Its most advanced device is the Scleral Spacing Procedure, which includes an incision handpiece, implants, and related surgical equipment, that could treat the previously mentioned vision disorders. Medcare Investment owns more than half of the firm.

Based in Urbana, Ill., The Carle Foundation is the not-for-profit parent company of an integrated network of healthcare services. At its core are Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Physician Group and Health Alliance Medical Plans. The 325-bed regional care hospital has achieved Magnet® designation, the nation's highest honor for nursing care. It offers a more advanced level of clinical expertise and technology than any area hospital, housing the area's only Level I Trauma Center as well as Level III perinatal services. The Hospital admitted more than 19,900 patients and treated more than 56,700 patients in the emergency room during 2009. The Mills Breast Cancer Institute, Carle Cancer Center, Carle Spine Institute and Carle Heart and Vascular Institute bring additional advanced diagnostic and treatment options. Carle Physician Group, the outpatient practice serving more than 200,000 unique patients annually, is comprised of more than 300 physicians dedicated to providing the highest quality care in 50 specialties located in nine communities across central Illinois. Health Alliance Medical Plans, Inc. is a licensed health insurance provider ranked among the nation's top 20 health plans by U.S. News and World Report, with 310,000 members in Illinois and Iowa.

Texas has universities, horse farms, and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton. Formerly Denton Community Hospital, the organization is a full-service, acute care facility serving northern Texas and southern Oklahoma. Following a 2005 completion of the hospital's expansion project, it houses some 250 private rooms, nine surgical suites, two cardiac catheterization labs, and a 28-bed ER department. It opened a neonatal ICU in 2006. Texas Health Presbyterian Denton is owned by local healthcare giant Texas Health Resources (THR).

C. R. Bard, Inc. was founded in 1907 and is based in Murray Hill, New Jersey. C. R. Bard together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, packaging, distribution, and sale of medical, surgical, diagnostic, and patient care devices worldwide. It offers vascular, urology, oncology, and surgical specialty products. The company’s vascular products include percutaneous transluminal angioplasty catheters, guidewires, introducers, and accessories; peripheral vascular stents and stent grafts, vena cava filters, and biopsy devices; electrophysiology products, such as electrophysiology diagnostic, therapeutic, and temporary pacing electrode catheters, as well as laboratory systems; and fabrics, meshes, and implantable vascular grafts. Its urology products comprise infection control Foley catheters to reduce the rate of urinary tract infections; surgical slings used to treat stress urinary incontinence; natural and synthetic devices to treat pelvic floor and vaginal prolapse; brachytherapy services, devices, and radioactive seeds used to treat prostate cancer; intermittent urinary drainage catheters, and urine monitoring and collection systems; ureteral stents; specialty devices for ureteroscopic procedures and stone removal; fecal incontinence products; and catheter stabilization devices. The company offers various devices to treat and manage cancers, and other diseases and disorders, including specialty access catheters, ports, vascular access ultrasound devices, and enteral feeding devices. Its surgical specialty products include implanted patches and fixation systems for hernia and other soft tissue repairs; irrigation devices for orthopedic, laparoscopic, and gynecological procedures; and products for topical hemostasis. C. R. Bard sells its products directly and through distributors to hospitals, individual health care professionals, extended care facilities, and alternate site facilities.

Northwest Texas Healthcare has a (pan)handle on the medical problems of the state's northernmost region. Part of the Universal Health Services (UHS) health system, Northwest Texas Healthcare System features the Northwest Texas Hospital and its related facilities and programs, which serve residents in and around the Texas Panhandle city of Amarillo. The hospital is a 490-bed academic medical center that provides emergency, trauma, diagnostic, surgery, and general inpatient care, as well as about 50 medical specialties. Northwest Texas Healthcare also includes an 85-bed behavioral health pavilion, as well as various outpatient treatment and health awareness programs and services.

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital serves the people of the Keystone State with a medical staff of about 1,100 and some 960 beds. Part of Jefferson Health System, the hospital provides acute, tertiary, and specialty medical care. Along with the main campus, it operates through a Center City Campus, Methodist Hospital, Jefferson Voorhees, and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience. The hospital also administers cardiac care at the Jefferson Heart Institute, which provides everything from minimally invasive surgical procedures to heart transplants. It is also the teaching hospital for Thomas Jefferson University. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital was founded in 1825.

East Texas Medical Center (ETMC) Regional Healthcare System helps meet the health care needs of residents of the Piney Woods. The not-for-profit health system operates about a dozen hospitals across eastern Texas, along with behavioral, rehabilitation, and home health care businesses. Its flagship 450-bed Tyler location serves as the hub and referral center for satellite medical centers located in more rural locations. The system also features numerous primary care and outpatient clinics throughout the region. In addition, ETMC operates an emergency ambulance service subsidiary and a clinical laboratory, which provide services to the facilities of ETMC Regional Healthcare System.

AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan provides Medicaid health insurance plans to more than 100,000 recipients in 15 Central and Northeastern Pennsylvania counties. It provides managed care services including medical, dental, vision, prescription, and special needs. The company was founded with 300 members in 1982 as the Mercy Health Plan at Philadelphia's Misericordia Hospital. AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan is part of the AmeriHealth Mercy family of companies, which includes the Keystone Mercy Health Plan, University Health Care, and PerformRx, and is a partnership between Mercy Health System and AmeriHealth.

Community Hospital Watervliet originally a private residence and later a nursing home -- opened its doors in 1979. The not-for-profit, acute care hospital provides medical care for the denizens of Watervliet, Michigan and surrounding townships. Among its specialized services are emergency medicine, obstetrics, cardiology, pediatrics, and pain management. Community Hospital is affiliated with Borgess Health. Community Hospital Watervliet also operates the Tri-City Medical Center, a medical group practice.

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