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NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top managed care companies are up at noon: Aetna rose $1.07 or 3.8 percent, to $29.47. CIGNA rose $2.16 or 7.2 percent, to $32.19. Coventry Healthcare rose $.92 or 4.1 percent, to $23.46. Humana rose $1.28 or 3.2 percent, to $41.72. UnitedHealth rose $.59 or 2.1 percent, to $29.15. WellPoint rose $2.13 or 4.1 percent, to $54.27.
Besting Humana and Aetna with a lower bid, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan will continue to manage the health services of more than 196,000 retired school employees and their dependents after the state of Michigan earlier...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top managed care companies are up at 10 a.m.: Aetna rose $1.16 or 4.1 percent, to $29.56. CIGNA rose $2.10 or 7.0 percent, to $32.13. Coventry Healthcare rose $.75 or 3.3 percent, to $23.29. Humana rose $1.23 or 3.0 percent, to $41.67. UnitedHealth rose $.80 or 2.8 percent, to $29.36. WellPoint rose $2.28 or 4.4 percent, to $54.42.
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. - Merck & Co. said Monday a district court judge in Texas dismissed all claims in a state Medicaid lawsuit over the painkiller Vioxx.
Palmetto General Hospital announced that it has received 10 CIGNA quality designations for 2009. These designations mean the hospital has met rigorous quality criteria based on nationally- recognized medical standards and expert advice.
Aetna Government Health Plans of Hartford, Conn., appears to have gained an unfair advantage in competing for TRICARE’s North Region support contract, valued at $16.7 billion, by hiring a former chief of staff at TRICARE headquarters to help the company draft its winning proposal.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.----Humana Military Healthcare Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Humana Inc. , received a gold award for “Best eBusiness Site” from the eHealthcare Leadership Awards program earlier this month.
SACRAMENTO, Calif.----Health Net Federal Services, LLC, the government operations division of Health Net, Inc. , today announced it recently received multiple MarCom Awards for its education and communication materials from the Association of Marketing & Communication Professionals .
Air travelers bracing themselves for the annual Thanksgiving rush this week may have something else to fret about: passengers who could be bringing a little extra baggage of the viral kind on board.
Medtronic, the world's largest medical device maker, reports earnings for the second fiscal quarter of 2010 on Tuesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion for the last period.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the voluntary recall of some Shedd's Country Crock-brand side dish products due to a labeling error.
The federal government said Monday that it has found a "strong association" between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of U.S. homeowners over the last year.
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The federal government said Monday that it has found a "strong association" between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of homeowners over the last year.
A Texas court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the state against drugmaker Merck & Co that sought a refund for money spent on the withdrawn Vioxx pain treatment, the company said on Monday.
Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. said Monday its developing treatment for the genetic disorder nephropathic cystinosis met key goals in a midstage study.
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