Biography for Karen Cheung-Larivee
Karen Cheung-Larivee is Editor of FierceHealthcare and its related publications. Prior to joining FierceMarkets, she served as an Associate Editor at HCPro, Inc., and contributor for HealthLeaders Media. Prior to that, she worked at Reviewed.com, a division of USA Today, covering consumer electronic technology. Having trained with The Washington Post photo department, she also covered Capitol Hill for New England dailies as a newspaper photographer. She is also a Journalism & Women's Symposium 2011 fellow. She lives in Washington, DC, and enjoys cooking, concerts, and community service. She can be reached at [email protected]. Follow @FierceHealth on Twitter.
Articles by Karen Cheung-Larivee
DoJ clears WellPoint-Amerigroup merger deal
The Department of Justice cleared a $4.6 billion deal between WellPoint and Amerigroup, the Associated Press reported.
Payers get jump start on new products for reform
Even though reform provisions regarding health insurance exchanges won't go into full effect until 2014, Michigan plans already are pushing new options, Crain's Business Detroit reported.
How HCSC turned around bad publicity on Twitter
When Blue Cross Blue Shield saw its name next to the hashtags #mistake and #swindled on Twitter, the insurer acted fast to reach out the member who voiced his frustrations in what likely is the fastest, most public way possible--Twitter.
