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State lawmakers and attorneys are scrutinizing Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina for its attempt to influence the national health care debate through direct mail and possibly illegal automated phone calls.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top managed care companies were mixed at the close of trading: Aetna rose $.28 or .9 percent, to $29.76. CIGNA rose $.50 or 1.5 percent, to $32.80. Coventry Healthcare fell $.12 or .5 percent, to $23.21. Humana rose $.38 or .9 percent, to $41.86. UnitedHealth rose $.48 or 1.7 percent, to $29.56. WellPoint rose $.64 or 1.2 percent, to $55.16.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top managed care companies are mixed at noon: Aetna unchanged at $29.48. CIGNA rose $.03 or .1 percent, to $32.33. Coventry Healthcare fell $.15 or .6 percent, to $23.18. Humana rose $.22 or .5 percent, to $41.70. UnitedHealth rose $.17 or .6 percent, to $29.25. WellPoint fell $.26 or .5 percent, to $54.26.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top managed care companies are down at 10 a.m.: Aetna fell $.29 or 1.0 percent, to $29.19. CIGNA fell $.13 or .4 percent, to $32.17. Coventry Healthcare fell $.13 or .6 percent, to $23.20. Humana fell $.34 or .8 percent, to $41.14. UnitedHealth fell $.09 or .3 percent, to $28.99. WellPoint fell $.60 or 1.1 percent, to $53.92.
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A late change in Senate health legislation would shift more of the burden of a $6.7 billion annual tax on health insurers toward large, for-profit insurers and away from integrated health systems such as Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente.
State and federal prosecutors have charged two people with filing false Medicaid claims.
(RTTNews) - A bipartisan group of senior lawmakers from both the House and Senate is calling on the Obama Administration to do more to prevent fraud in Medicare and Medicaid.
Humana Inc. is giving $300,000 in grants to Louisville-based Dare to Care and seven other non-profit organizations around the country as a part of an effort to aid charities struggling amid the economic downturn, the company said Tuesday.
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By insider. Chairman & CEO of CIGNA Corp. ( CI ) H Edward Hanway sells 55,354 shares of CI on 11/23/2009 at an average price of $32.17 a share. Read more » »
Some North Carolina lawmakers are questioning political advocacy by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee offers free credit monitoring to customers whose personal information may be at risk of falling into the wrong hands, following a theft last month. read more
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top managed care companies were up at the close of trading: Aetna rose $1.08 or 3.8 percent, to $29.48. CIGNA rose $2.27 or 7.6 percent, to $32.30. Coventry Healthcare rose $.79 or 3.5 percent, to $23.33. Humana rose $1.04 or 2.6 percent, to $41.48. UnitedHealth rose $.52 or 1.8 percent, to $29.08. WellPoint rose $2.38 or 4.6 percent, to $54.52.
Aetna rose $.28 or .9 percent, to $29.76. CIGNA rose $.50 or 1.5 percent, to $32.80.
The economy is not growing as fast as the government first thought and the recovery still faces significant obstacles, including households nervous about spending and rising unemployment.
TUESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Direct-to-consumer drug ads may contribute to higher Medicaid costs, according to a new study that examined sales of the widely used antiplatelet drug clopidogrel (Plavix).
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