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  • Pharmacist agrees to additional insurance fraud convictions Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:06PMshare: digg facebook twitter A local pharmacist ordered last year to serve 20 years in prison for defrauding Texas' Medicaid program returned to the same courtroom Tuesday, this time pleading no contest to illicit business practices concerning two other insurance providers. During that time, prosecutors said, he would obtain Medicaid numbers from children — including a group of Somali refugees ...
  • National Health Partners Announces Agreement With a Major Hispanic Marketing Group Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:15AMNational Health Partners, Inc. , a leading provider of unique discount healthcare membership programs, announced today that it has entered into agreement with a major Hispanic marketing group for the sale of its CARExpress programs.
  • Fort Hamilton reaches deal with Aetna , other carriers Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:32PMHAMILTON — The parent organization of Fort Hamilton Hospital reached an agreement with Aetna after the hospital’s contract with the insurer expired at the end of last year.Fort Hamilton started accepting Aetna — which provides health benefits to approximately 1.1 million members in Ohio — again under the new contract Sunday.
  • California Health Insurance Company, Sofi Insurance, Discusses the New Regulations for Reducing Health Insurance Costs Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:07PMA recently proposed bill is now seeking to give more power to the California Insurance Commissioner for regulating, accepting or refusing insurance rate hikes from health insurance companies. Visit http://www.lahealthcoverage.com for more information. (PRWeb July 18, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/healthinsurance/california ...
  • Arbitration award gives Norristown police pay raises Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:05PMNORRISTOWN — An arbitration award modifying the Norristown police contract gives Norristown police pay raises of 1 percent in 2011, 1.5 percent in 2012 and 2 percent in 2013.
  • Aetna To Buy PayFlex Holdings For About $202 Mln - Update Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:31AMHealth insurer Aetna Inc. (AET) said Monday it has agreed to buy PayFlex Holdings, Inc., a privately-held account-based health plan administrator, for about $202 million. The company noted that the acquisition will strengthen its existing Consumer Fund Services or CFS business.
  • Insurer Aetna to spend $202M on PayFlex Holdings Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:03AMHealth insurer Aetna Inc. said Monday it will spend about $202 million to buy the account-based health plan administrator PayFlex Holdings Inc.
  • Aetna To Acquire Omaha-Based PayFlex Holdings For $202 Million Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:53AMGet Business Mobile Text Alerts Aetna said Monday it has an agreement to buy PayFlex Holdings Inc., a health plan administrator, for $202 million.
  • Employers hail Kaiser, UnitedHealthcare Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:26PMKaiser Permanente got the highest employer satisfaction rating among fully insured health plans in the 2011 annual Employer Health Insurance Plan Study by J.D. Power and Associates. UnitedHealthcare ranked highest among self-insured plans, The Sacramento Business Journal reports.
  • Medicare Part D sees falling drug costs: Study Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:26PM(Reuters)—Cheaper generic drugs will continue to hold down costs for the U.S. government, insurers and patients enrolled in the federal prescription drug benefit, according to a report released Friday.
  • Zacks Announces Rebalance of Lifecycle Indices Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:15PMZacks Investment Research announces the rebalance of the Zacks Lifecycle Indices. The Zacks Lifecycle Indices are published by Bloomberg, under the ticker symbols TDAXFO, TDAXTH, TDAXTW, TDAXTN, TDAXIT.
  • Program helps families to use food stamps at farmers' markets Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:26PMShoppers look for fresh strawberries at the Westport Farmers' Market. Photo: ST, Brian A. Pounds / Connecticut Post Opening day at the Westport Farmers Market on Imperial Avenue.
  • Therapy deficit Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:39AMTheir new bosses are driving NBC staffers crazy. Since Comcast took over the network from General Electric earlier this year, some staffers are complaining that...
  • City shrugs off Cigna's move Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:36AMCity officials breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday. Cigna Corp., one of the nation's largest insurers, whose history in Philadelphia dates back to 1792, isn't packing up and moving its entire workforce from Philadelphia to Connecticut. It is retaining 1,100 jobs and using multiple floors of office space at Two Liberty Plaza in Center City.
  • Cigna mostly left Philly years ago Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:18PMCigna's move to Connecticut, for $50 million in taxpayers' money, completes the 20-year cycle of the failed CG-INA merger
  • Hemet gets bad news on insurance Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:21PMHemet has a health problem. The problem is that most insurance companies are not interested in providing insurance programs because the city is carrying too many seniors on its health plan.
  • States Face New Rules to Set Up Markets on Health Coverage Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 1:43PMThe Obama administration released rules for U.S. states seeking to offer coverage to the uninsured under the 2010 health-care law using marketplaces called exchanges.
  • Dr. Melissa Welch Named Head of Aetna’s Regional Care Management Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:12AMHARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aetna has named Melissa Welch, MD, MPH, head of Regional Care Management. She will work closely with Aetna’s clinical and network teams to provide members with access to affordable, quality care.
  • BUSINESS: Cigna threatens Delaware layoffs Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:34AMHealth insurance giant Cigna Corp. is using the threat of 500 Delaware layoffs to press a demand that federal policymakers exempt their Claymont-based international insurance business from new rules in last year's federal health care law.
  • MLGW, TVA have stake in recruiting Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:00AMA presentation by the Greater Memphis Chamber to the board of Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division on Thursday highlighted the role the utility plays in recruiting companies to the city.
  • Harvard's Chief Information Officer Is Preparing for the Next Zuckerberg Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 3:19PMCan universities intentionally produce innovative tech entrepreneurs like Mark Zuckerberg? Harvard, where Zuckerberg famously developed Facebook before dropping out, is certainly going to try. In 2010 they hired chief information officer, Anne Margulies, who's been busy coordinating the entire university's technology efforts and ensuring they support student innovation. She says the school is ...
  • Stock Picks In The EHR Health Care IT Space According To Investor Style; Morgan Keegan Expert Identifies The Players ... Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:35PM67 WALL STREET, New York - July 7, 2011 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Health Care IT Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This Special feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. The full issue is available by calling (212) 952 ...
  • Blue Cross CEO heads to Florida Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 12:15PMPat Geraghty leaves after three years on the job with a legacy of innovation.
  • New bill introduced to limit California health insurers Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 8:49AMA bill that would allow state officials to reject rate increases proposed by health insurers is under intense lobbying pressure as it faces a key committee vote this week.
  • EDITORIAL: Senate should vote for health-rate review Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 6:37PMCalifornia's health insurance companies continue to squawk about a bill that would require them to justify rate increases. Assembly Bill 52 comes up for a key vote today in the state Senate.
  • Dr. Scott Conard and David Toomey Join ACAP Health Consulting Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 1:07PMDALLAS -- Dallas insurance brokerage firm Holmes Murphy & Associates has announced the addition ...
  • How Does athenahealths (ATHN) Use Of Cloud Computing Give The Company An Edge In The Healthcare IT Space? Analyst ... Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 12:31PM67 WALL STREET, New York - July 5, 2011 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Health Care IT Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This report contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. The full issue is available by calling (212) 952-7433 or via ...
  • Industry Leaders Dr. Scott Conard and David Toomey Join ACAP Health Consulting, a Division of Holmes Murphy & Associates Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 8:00AMDallas insurance brokerage firm Holmes Murphy & Associates has announced the addition of two well-known industry leaders that will help evolve the firmâs ACAP Health Consulting division.
  • Editorial: Senate must step up for health rate review Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 1:00AMCalifornia's health insurance companies continue to squawk about a bill that would require them to justify rate increases – and give state officials authority to deny unreasonable increases.
  • Hemet gets bad news on insurance Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 9:31AMHemet has a health problem. The problem is that most insurance companies are not interested in providing insurance programs because the city is carrying too many seniors on its health plan.
  • insurance box Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 11:28PMThe most-favored-nation clauses have proven so constricting in South Carolina that “even large insurers can find it hard” to enter or remain in the market, according to the S.C. Medical Association, which represents the state’s physicians.
  • Blue Cross wins big in repeal Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 11:13PMIn 2006, the South Carolina Legislature repealed a decades-old insurance code, stripping the state's authority to regulate discounting in contracts between hospitals and insurers.
  • Genworth Financial Upgraded Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 11:00AMWe are upgrading Genworth to Neutral from Underperform to reflect the company's continued focus on fueling growth and strong rating affirmation from credit rating agencies.
  • If FDA withdraws approval of Avastin for breast cancer, insurers could stop covering it Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:50AMA Food and Drug Administration panel's decision this week to reject the drug Avastin for treatment for breast cancer could mean insurance companies would stop covering its costs for patients who depended on it.
  • 1.5 million Californians face health insurance rate hikes today Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 10:48PMHealth insurance rates for more than 1.5 million Californians covered by some of the state's largest health insurers will go up starting today.
  • Medicare to cover Dendreon's prostate drug Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 5:12PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Medicare and Medicaid federal health insurance programs will fully cover Provenge, Dendreon Corp's expensive treatment for advanced prostate cancer, U.S. regulators said, sending company shares 3 percent higher.
  • Humana: Smokers Need Not Apply, And You Will Be Tested Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:17AMGet Business Mobile Text Alerts : Text BIZ To 37798 The Arizona Republic is reporting that Louisville, Ky.,-based health insurer Humana won't hire tobacco users.
  • Malcolm Berko: Health insurance stock selling like hot cakes Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 9:04PMDear Mr. Berko: Health insurance stocks have been making new highs. How can this be, when Obamacare will change how insurance companies do business and how hospitals and doctors bill patients? While I don’t like Obamacare, my broker believes the health insurance industry will make more money under Obamacare than it does now and has recommended that I invest $5,000 in Cigna, UnitedHealth, Aetna ...
  • Aetna Completes $600 Million Acquisition Of New York-based Company Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 5:23PMProdigy Health Group Manages Self-Funded Health Plans Get Business Mobile Text Alerts : Text BIZ To 37798 Aetna Inc. completed its acquisition of Prodigy Health Group, the Hartford-based health insurer said.
  • Aetna Members Ask ‘Ann’: Where Have You Been All My Life? Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 7:45AMHARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aetna’s virtual assistant ‘Ann’ hits more than 2 million chats, helping members find information about benefits, health care costs and quality, and more.
  • Press Release Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 2:02AMAetna (NYSE: AET ) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Prodigy Health Group, the nation’s largest independent third party administrator (TPA) of self-funded health care plans.
  • Aetna acquires Prodigy Health Group Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 1:05AMAetna today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Prodigy Health Group, the nation's largest independent third party administrator (TPA) of self-funded health care plans.
  • This is why we pay our taxes Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 11:00PMI pay my taxes.
  • Robinson : Don't make the economy worse Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 8:57PMThere is no good reason for negotiations on the budget and the debt ceiling to be deadlocked, because the solution is obvious: First, do no harm.
  • It’s not a good move to turn crisis into disaster Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:46PMThere is no good reason for negotiations on the budget and the debt ceiling to be deadlocked, because the solution is obvious: First, do no harm. The Hippocratic injunction should be something befuddled economists and warring politicians can agree on. With the nation struggling to recover from a devastating recession, unemployment stuck at crisis levels, financial markets spooked by the ...
  • Obama Administration to Make Calls to Set Up Fake Doctor's Appointments Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 9:58PMThe Obama administration is working on a $350,000 program that would enlist government-hired contractors to call doctor's offices and set-up fake appointments.
  • Interview With The VP And General Manager: NCR Corporation (NCR) - Jeffrey Kao Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 10:32AM67 WALL STREET, New York - June 27, 2011 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Health Care IT Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This Special feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. The full issue is available by calling (212) 952 ...
  • Viewpoints: Supreme Court drug decisions; Medicaid's burden; Concierge medicine questioned Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 10:05AMThe image of Justice blindfolded, holding her scales, is familiar from courthouses all over the United States and the world. Sadly, in its Thursday ruling in the case of PLIVA v Mensing, the U.S. Supreme Court made a decision that makes one wonder if that blindfold made the court unable to see the right thing to do.
  • Taxes part of greater good - Mon, 27 Jun 2011 PST Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 2:19AMI pay my taxes. I will not offend your intelligence by pretending to enjoy it; writing that check is about as enjoyable as a chain saw root canal. But I don’t resent it, either.
  • Taxes aren’t a form of robbery; they’re how we take care of ourselves Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 1:42AMI pay my taxes.