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NewsSenate to probe Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Quest, LabCorp for alleged billion-dollar fraud
Senate members yesterday called for an investigation of possible Medicare and Medicaid fraud between the nation's largest laboratory testing companies and insurers, reports The Fiscal Times. Senate Read more...
Mini-med health plans offer false sense of protection
Senators are criticizing mini-med health insurance policies, saying they offer too limited benefits and provide a false sense of protection from expensive illnesses, according to the New York Times. Read more...
Survey: Health execs are highest earning CEOs
A recent analysis of CEO compensation compiled and published by the Wall Street Journal found that out of every industry, healthcare executives rake in the most money annually, on average. The Read more...
Insurers increased denials by 49 percent because of pre-existing conditions
The four largest health insurance companies denied coverage to more than 600,000 individuals because of pre-existing conditions in the three years before passage of health reform and the number of Read more...
WellPoint, Aetna, and Humana pilot remote monitoring to cut readmissions
Insurers are pursuing new ways to reduce the cost of hospitalization and readmissions, the Wall Street Journal reports. And it involves giving heart patients remote monitoring technology to take Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Delaware BCBS to end preapproval of nuclear stress tests
One of several health insurers under investigation by both Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart and the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation for potentially Read more...
Aetna's Williams sees his pay decline slightly in 2009
Despite a 6 percent pay cut, Aetna CEO Ron Williams' compensation in 2009 was valued at more than $18 million, making his pay package $5 million higher than WellPoint's Angela Braly. Braly, you may Read more...
Limited competition puts insurers in the driver seat
Competition is all but a fading memory in many U.S. health insurance markets, allowing many insurers both to employ aggressive pricing strategies and to cut existing customers to boost profit Read more...
Record insurance profits stemmed from dropped coverage, raised rates
Record profits achieved by the five largest U.S. health insurers last year were possible only because of a combination of dropped coverage and raised rates, a new report by liberal activist group Read more...
Furor, demand for answers, spreads over rising healthcare premiums
Anthem Blue Cross isn't the only one drawing criticism for its rate increases. With U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius demanding public justification for premium hikes of Read more...
| Press ReleasesNew Program Reaches out to Preschoolers to Target High Obesity Rates in Lubbock-- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Project to Evaluate Impact of Early Intervention on Adoption of Healthy Eating Habits, Active Living -- HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As part of Read more >> Aetna and Sutter Health Sign New Contract-- Two-year deal keeps Sutter facilities in Aetna’s network -- SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aetna (NYSE: AET) and Sutter Health today announced that they have reached agreement on a two-year Read more >> Sharp Community Medical Group and Aetna Team up to Deliver More Personalized, Coordinated Health Care to Aetna MembersSAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aetna (NYSE: AET) and Sharp Community Medical Group (SCMG) are working together to deliver more coordinated and personalized medical care to Aetna members in the San Read more >> Aetna Investor Conference InformationHARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As previously announced, Aetna (NYSE: AET) will hold an investor conference on December 15, 2011, at The Pierre in New York City from 8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET. Read more >> Aetna and ProHealth Physicians Provider Collaboration Model Leads to Fewer Hospitalizations for Certain PatientsHARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As groups throughout the health care system work to develop Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Aetna (NYSE: AET) today announced results of a collaborative Read more >> |
