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Membership drains plague top U.S. health plans
Health insurers still cannot escape the impact of the recession and high unemployment. Major U.S. health plans endured continuing membership losses through calendar third-quarter 2009 (3Q09), and... Read more...
Profits put health plans in difficult spot
Nobody would suggest that health insurers shouldn't be profitable. But during the past year of reform ferment--with health plans targeted as villains--things got a bit tense for plans that posted... Read more...
Humana (HUM) Q3 Results - Q3 Top Health Insurance Company Earnings Report
View Humana's (HUM) Q3 Earnings Report Highlights:
Humana reported total revenues of $7.7 billion in the third quarter of 2009, up 8 percent from $7.14 billion last year at this time.
Net earnings... Read more...
Humana slammed after posting 65 percent increase in third quarter profits
Health plans have taken on the chin during the reform efforts, targeted as the bad guys of the healthcare system by members of Congress and even President Obama. Not only that, efforts by trade group... Read more...
Humana Q2 profits rise
Humana reported some pretty sweet revenue for the second quarter of this year, despite losing a major military contract. The company's commercial plan earnings fell substantially, and membership... Read more...
Trend: More medical practices require same-day deductible payment
In the past, most medical practices were content to collect co-pays from patients and go after health plans for the rest of what they were owed. They did this, in part, because they just weren't sure... Read more...
Health plan software lets MDs estimate patient charges immediately
In the past, most medical practices were content to collect co-pays from patients and go after health plans for the rest of what they were owed. They did this, in part, because they just weren't sure... Read more...
Humana hungry to buy provider-owned health plans
Humana is looking to buy more provider-owned health plans this year, according to CEO Mike McCallister, who spoke about his plans at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Humana has already made... Read more...
Fear and trembling in health plan land
Well, this week caps it. It seems like we're looking at just about a clean sweep where bad-news health plan financials are concerned: UnitedHealth Group, Humana, Cigna, WellPoint, Kaiser and... Read more...
