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Aetna takes heat for misstating patient care spending
A Senate committee reviewing health insurers' profits has slammed Aetna for allegedly spending less money on patient care for some small businesses than it previously reported in regulatory filings.... Read more...
Recession forces more patients to compare healthcare costs
With money tight, an increasing number of patients are researching and comparing healthcare costs before choosing a healthcare facility. More than 30 states now require hospitals and other healthcare... Read more...
Aetna (AET) Q3 Results - Q3 Top Health Insurance Company Earnings Report
View Aetna's (AET) Q3 Earnings Report Highlights:
Aetna had revenues of $8.7 billion for the third quarter of 2009, an increase from last year's $7.6 billion in the third quarter.
Third-quarter net... Read more...
Economist: Marketing, admin represent biggest opportunities for health plans to cut costs
As health plans get the back of many legislators hands--sometimes being characterized as "the bad guys" of the entire health system--few critics stop and analyze just where the plans' money is going.... Read more...
Aetna refuses payment for never events, requires corrective action
Aetna has announced a new policy under which it will refuse to pay for care related to a group of 28 adverse events, and what's more, require providers to take a series of reporting and corrective... Read more...
Health plans challenged by adverse selection fears
Given the economic conditions out there, health plans actually aren't doing too badly. But that hasn't been too impressive for Wall Street, which has kept a beady eye on an even more critical number... Read more...
If health plan profits keep falling, selloffs may begin
Health plan profits are falling, and given the trends in the U.S. economy and healthcare costs generally, this trend is likely to linger for a while. And if falling profits remain a fact of life for... Read more...
Massachusetts hospitals rate state health plans
Massachusetts hospitals have become the latest industry group to turn the tables on health plans and rate their performance systematically. The Massachusetts Hospital Association has released a... Read more...
NJ Blue change to for-profit could prompt wave of followers
Right now, executives with Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey are nervously waiting to find out whether the state attorney general and insurance commissioner will let it convert itself from... Read more...
Healthcare stocks perform better than expected
With healthcare facing some of its biggest financial challenges in years, particularly a growth in bad debt and slides in federal reimbursement, you wouldn't think that industry stocks would be doing... Read more...
