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AmeriHealth New Jersey and Cooper University Health Care Offer Co-Branded Insurance Products Designed for Individuals and Small Businesses

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Silver EPO plans to be available both on and off New Jersey’s federally run health care exchange.

AmeriHealth New Jersey today announced that together with Cooper University Health Care they have created new co-branded insurance products designed for individuals and small businesses. The Silver EPO (Exclusive Provider Organization) plans will be available on the Individual and SHOP Marketplaces, New Jersey’s federally run health exchanges for consumers and small businesses. Read more.

Cooper and MD Anderson Cancer Center Officially Enter Partnership

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Today, Cooper University Health Care and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center signed a partnership agreement to create MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper in Camden. This new, integrated cancer center will be the first partnership for MD Anderson in the Northeast. MD Anderson is located in Houston, Texas, and is the No. 1 cancer center in the United States according to U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Hospitals” survey for the last 10 of 12 years.

Cooper Physician Named 2013 MacArthur Fellow Jeffrey C. Brenner, MD, One of 24 Nationwide to Receive Prestigious “Genius Grant”

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Cooper University Health Care is proud to announce that Jeffrey C. Brenner, MD, Medical Director of the Urban Health Institute, has been named one of the 2013 MacArthur Fellows by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for his work in developing new healthcare delivery models to meet the medical and social service needs of Camden residents,” said John P. Sheridan, Jr., President and CEO of The Cooper Health System.

NPR Debuts Series Focusing on Cooper’s Accountable Care Act Model

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Cooper University Health Care Director of the Urban Health Institute, Jeffrey Brenner, MD, was featured on NPR's Marketplace with Dan Goresteinin this week. The feature is the first in a series of stories that will be produced over the next year highlighting Cooper and the Camden Coalition’s engagement in transforming health care as part of the Accountable Care Act.

Cooper Honors 2013 Nurse Excellence Award Recipients

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Cooper University Health Care honored the recipients of the 2013 Nursing Excellence Awards during Nursing’s Annual Ceremony. This year, 19 direct-care nurses and Cooper employees were recognized by their peers for outstanding leadership, professionalism and delivery of safe and high-quality care.

“Every year, our nurses continue to go above and beyond their call of duty. Their leadership and loyalty toward this hospital can be seen in the relationships they have with their fellow co-workers, patients and families,” said Adrienne Kirby, PhD, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cooper University Health Care. Read more.