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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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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
The insurer that handles Medicaid for Grady Memorial Hospital says it will terminate the hospital's contract Saturday.
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.
Working Together to Share Records Safely, Improve Care WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Kaiser Permanente today announced an exciting program designed to improve care and services to our Nation's heroes.
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.
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 Wednesday by The Associated Press.
Muslim pilgrims holding white umbrellas against the blazing sun clambered up a rocky desert hill for prayers Thursday during the annual hajj, following a day of deadly torrential rains.
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration review found the risk of a serious skin disorder is greater with MRI imaging contrast agents made by GE Healthcare, Bayer AG's and Covidien, according to an agency memo released on Wednesday.
News and notes from the day in MedCity, Ohio. Dr. Roy H. Thomas, president of the Ohio State Medical Association , is concerned that the Senate's health system reform proposal H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, would expand an already overburdened Medicaid program in Ohio. The legislation "does not include several important cost saving measures, including medical ...
