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      • 2013
        • FCHP offers cash wellness reward as standard benefit
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      • 2012
        • FCHP supports hunger relief in Massachusetts
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        • Mary C. Ritter named President and CEO of Fallon Total Care
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        • FCHP achieves two national top 10 rankings
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        • Western Mass. businesses have new tiered network health insurance option
        • Steward Health Care, Fallon Community Health Plan and Retailers Association of Massachusetts launch new low-cost health insurance option
        • Southeastern Mass. businesses have new low-cost health insurance option
        • Central Mass. Businesses Have New Tiered Network Health Insurance Option
      • 2011
        • Fallon Community Health Plan employees “pay it forward”
        • FCHP reports third quarter financial results
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        • FCHP reports second quarter 2011 financial results
        • Road race to celebrate Worcester’s Canal District
        • FCHP to distribute $150,000 to hunger relief programs
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        • FCHP accepting applications for grant program
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        • FCHP donates $10,000 to the American Red Cross for tornado relief
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      • 2010
        • Fallon Community Health Plan reports first quarter financials
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        • FCHP reports second quarter financials, 2010
        • FCHP ranked again as top 10 private health plan in America
        • Summit ElderCare appoints Annamaria Salisbury to Site Director
        • FCHP appoints Christine L. Cassidy to Senior Director of Corporate Communications
        • Eric H. Schultz to leave Fallon Community Health Plan
        • FCHP continues popular discount program through 2010
        • FCHP now accepting applications for grant program
        • FCHP appoints Katherine H. Metzger to Vice President
        • FCHP is only health plan in nation to score in top 10 in all product lines
        • Hughes named President and CEO of Fallon Community Health Plan
        • FCHP appoints Patricia M. Zinkus to Director of Case Management
        • FCHP appoints Phil A. Benvenuti to Senior Director of Internal Audit
        • FCHP appoints Robert J. Trocki to Senior Director of Actuarial Pricing
        • FCHP appoints Scott Walker as CFO
        • Summit ElderCare launches new, user-friendly Web site
        • Summit ElderCare recognized by legislators
      • 2009
        • Fallon Community Health Plan reports first quarter financials
        • Fallon Community Health Plan reports 2008 financial results
        • Fallon Community Health Plan reports third quarter financials
        • Fallon Community Health Plan announces 2009 Community Benefits Grant recipients
        • Fallon Community Health Plan announces grant program to support community-based organizations servicing children and adolescents
        • Fallon Community Health Plan presents a “Senior Spectacular”
        • FCHP achieves national top 10 ranking
        • FCHP announces 2010 Medicare Advantage premiums
        • FCHP announces 2010 Medicare Advantage premiums - Hampden County
        • FCHP reports 2nd quarter financials
        • FCHP expands Direct Care network to include Cape Ann Medical Center
        • David W. Hillis appointed Chair of Board of Directors
        • FCHP expands Direct Care to Southeastern Mass
        • Christopher F. Egan to appointed to FCHP board of directors
        • Fallon Community Health Plan announces Family Fun 2009
        • FCHP outperforms the majority of Medicare
        • FCHP expands Fallon Senior Plan network to include UMass
        • Metzger appointed Executive Director of NaviCare
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        • FCHP expands network to New Hampshire
        • Fallon Community Health Plan is the #1 health plan in America for both its Medicare and Medicaid plans
        • FCHP recognized for health care cost control by Pioneer Institute
        • Fallon Community Health Plan to offer more options for seniors in 2010
        • FCHP appoints Traci-Marie S. Kasparian, Psy.D., to Behavioral Health Director
        • FCHP appoints Lynda M. Young, M.D., to board of directors
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