Author Archives: Allison Lantieri

About Allison Lantieri

Allison Lantieri brings sixteen years of marketing and communications healthcare experience to the Ovation team and has worked for both for-profit and non-profit B2B and B2C organizations. Prior to joining Ovation Allison spent more than a decade in eldercare and aging advocacy as a strategic marketing consultant for the Pioneer Network and Director of Communications for the Institute for Caregiver Education. Her love for elders began with her work as Director of Marketing for Apple Healthcare (now Apple Rehab), an eldercare provider nationally recognized for their commitment to person-centered care. It was during her time at Apple that she made eldercare advocacy a personal commitment. Allison holds a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communications, a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and a Minor in Public Relations from West Virginia Wesleyan College. Allison is a member of the International Association of Business Communicators and the American Marketing Association. She is a blogger, antique lover and storyteller, and lives in Hebron, Connecticut with her husband and her two children.

And the Insurance Exchange Landscape in Connecticut Continues to Evolve…

Anyone remotely connected with healthcare or insurance in the State of Connecticut has got an ear to the ground when it comes to emerging information on health insurance exchanges. Just last week The Hartford Business Journal’s Greg Bordonaro wrote: “The … Continue reading

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Connecticut State Exchange on Track to Open This Fall

For those Connecticut employers closely watching the progress of Access Health CT (the state exchange)  this week’s article in the Hartford Business Journal confirms that the exchange is indeed on track to open this Fall. According to HBJ writer Greg … Continue reading

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Connecticut Employers Considering Strategic Move to Self-Insurance in Wake of Rising Insurance Costs

In January of this year, Ovation Consultant Jay Fiorello penned a post on Self-Insurance. He wrote, “As PPACA takes form, we continue to see more and more employers look to self-funding as a means for providing their health benefits.  Carriers … Continue reading

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When Questions about Pay or Play Need Answers, Ovation and BlumShapiro are There

Yesterday 140 individuals who had questions about navigating Pay or Play and Health Care Reform gathered at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell, Connecticut to attend a seminar presented by Ovation and partner BlumShapiro. The morning event included conversation about … Continue reading

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