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AMA, SEIU ask court to stop UnitedHealth deal
A group of opponents including the AMA and the SEIU Nevada have filed suit to stop UnitedHealth Group's planned buyout of Las Vegas-based health plan Sierra Health Services. The deal already has been Read more...
Kaiser net income drops 64 percent
Oh, the dismay and rendering of garments that must be taking place in health plan boardrooms of late! Profits have taken a dramatic turn for the worse within several health plans, including Read more...
UnitedHealth's Ingenix faces mounting legal troubles
A couple of months ago, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo rocked the health plan industry when he filed suit against UnitedHealth Group. In the suit, Cuomo argued that UHG was committing Read more...
Cigna first-quarter profits drop 80 percent
Uh oh--this can't be good. A multitude of insurers have have posted rather disappointing financial results, including UnitedHealth Group, Humana, Health Net and WellPoint--and now another big Read more...
WellPoint profits fall 25 percent during first quarter
Yesterday it was UnitedHealth Group in the hot seat, and today it's WellPoint. The health Read more...
UnitedHealth suffers financial setback
After years of allegations that management engaged in financial manipulations to feather their own nest, some might see this as a bit of karma. Having already missed its first quarter financial Read more...
Ohio law makes health plans disclose contract terms
A new Ohio law has been enacted that requires health plans to provide significantly more information in their contracts with physicians, as well as change their contracting practices. Among other Read more...
ALSO NOTED: UnitedHealth stands behind Vytorin; Groups release diabetes management toolkit; and much more...
> Despite the controversy over its effectiveness, UnitedHealth Group has said that it will continue to cover Vytorin has it has in the past. Read more...
Groups come together on MD performance reporting
Measuring performance is one of the toughest nuts the healthcare industry has to crack. But this time, some important stakeholders have at least come together to handle the problem as a team. Groups Read more...
New York AG expands health plan investigation
A few weeks ago, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo made national news when he filed suit against Read more...
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