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RALEIGH — State lawmakers and investigators 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.
President Obama's top aides met frequently with lobbyists and health care industry heavyweights as his administration pieced together a sweeping plan for health care, according to White House visitor records obtained by the Associated Press.
One of three health care providers that insure Medicaid patients for Grady Memorial Hospital says it will terminate the hospital's contract Saturday.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top managed care companies were mixed at the close of trading: Aetna unchanged at $29.76. CIGNA rose $.36 or 1.1 percent, to $33.16. Coventry Healthcare unchanged at $23.21. Humana rose $.24 or .6 percent, to $42.10. UnitedHealth fell $.02 or .1 percent, to $29.54. WellPoint fell $.06 or .1 percent, to $55.10.
The number of Americans with diabetes will nearly double in the next 25 years, and the costs of treating them will triple, according to a new report.
Arbitrators rule in favor of Timothy Howard, a former Valencia middle school administrator who was permanently disabled after physicians misdiagnosed his symptoms. Kaiser Permanente, the state's largest nonprofit HMO, has been ordered to pay a former Valencia middle school administrator $5 million after its physicians misinterpreted signs of an impending stroke that left him partially paralyzed ...
Aetna and the National Kidney Registry, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people facing kidney failure, have announced that the Aetna Foundation has awarded an initial grant of $50,000 to support the work of the National Kidney Registry helping patients with incompatible donors get kidney transplants through the Registry’s national matching system. “Aetna is proud to ...
More than 500 people have undergone brain surgery for problems like depression, anxiety, Tourette’s syndrome, even obesity, most in studies.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top managed care companies are mixed at noon: Aetna fell $.09 or .3 percent, to $29.67. CIGNA rose $.29 or .9 percent, to $33.09. Coventry Healthcare rose $.03 or .1 percent, to $23.24. Humana rose $.29 or .7 percent, to $42.15. UnitedHealth fell $.13 or .4 percent, to $29.43. WellPoint fell $.04 or .1 percent, to $55.12.
POUGHKEEPSIE – Dutchess County’s non-emergency Medicaid transportation broker, Medical Answering Services, LLC has saved $1.25 million and improved service to residents, County Executive William Steinhaus said Wednesday.
President Barack Obama's top aides met frequently with lobbyists and health care industry heavyweights as his administration pieced together a national health care overhaul, according to White House visitor records obtained by The Associated Press.
ATLANTA (AP) - The insurer that handles Medicaid for Grady Memorial Hospital says it will terminate the hospital's contract Saturday. Hospital officials say that could mean a disruption of care for more than 12,000 patients after Dec. 31.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top managed care companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Aetna fell $.05 or .2 percent, to $29.71. CIGNA fell $.30 or .9 percent, to $32.50. Coventry Healthcare rose $.17 or .7 percent, to $23.38. Humana fell $.08 or .2 percent, to $41.78. UnitedHealth rose $.12 or .4 percent, to $29.68. WellPoint fell $.01 or percent, to $55.15.
ANNAPOLIS — State officials are hopeful that they will receive more help from the federal government to cover the 609,000 Marylanders on Medicaid.
By 2034, nearly twice as many Americans will have diabetes and spending on the disease will triple, further straining the U.S. health system and testing the viability of Medicare and other government health insurance programs, U.S. researchers said on Friday.
Federal and state prosecutors are each pursuing cases after a joint investigation into alleged Medicaid fraud against two women, one from Barre and the other from Windsor. ... - By LOUIS PORTER VERMONT PRESS BUREAU
