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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.
Health care groups said Wednesday that while Gov. David Paterson's revised deficit-reduction plan would not cause as large of a loss in federal Medicaid funding as the original plan, it would lead to layoffs and service cuts and possibly even the closing of some institutions.
(AP:NEW YORK) 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.
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. — Arthur Schopenhauer, philosopher (1788-1860)This business about making fun of our president because he bowed to the emperor of Japan has gone too far. As an American first and as a conservative second, I feel embarrassed by the comments made about our ...
A review of U.S. landmines policy is ongoing and will take awhile to complete, a State Department spokesman said on Wednesday, clarifying an earlier comment that the Obama administration had concluded it needed the weapons.
President Barack Obama sent greetings Wednesday on behalf of the United States to pilgrims performing the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia, and to Muslims worldwide celebrating the Eid-ul-Adha holiday.
The White House has played host to captains of Wall Street, health-care executives and prominent Democratic supporters during President Obama's first seven months in office, according to visitor logs that were released Wednesday.
Senior White House officials on Wednesday brushed aside criticism that Democrats aren't tackling cost containment in their health-care reform bills, although they acknowledged room for improvement as the bills move forward.
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. The state Attorney General's office... North Carolina - Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association - Health care - Insurance - Business
Bacterial infections, for which there is an underused treatment, can be a common and sometimes deadly swine flu complication.
The Obama administration pushed back Wednesday against claims that it's not doing enough to slow the growth of health care costs, a topic senators will debate heavily in coming weeks.
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
LOUISVILLE, Ky.----Humana Military Healthcare Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Humana Inc. and managed care support contractor for TRICARE’s South Region, is launching a company Facebook page to connect with beneficiaries and partners in the increasingly popular social media and networking world.
Union leader Brenda Scott worries some current state workers will be shoved into the unemployment line if Mississippi legislators adopt Gov. Haley Barbour's proposed budget.
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.
Muslim pilgrims circled Islam's holiest site Wednesday in their traditional white robes, with a few additions — umbrellas and face masks — as the opening of the annual hajj was complicated by torrential rains and fears of swine flu.
