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Insurer M&A activity likely to grow this year
Once health reform is dealt a final "yeah" or "nay", merger-and-acquisition activity among the nation's health insurers is likely to pick up steam. That means deal making should be "a little more... Read more...
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...
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...
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Q3 Results - Q3 Top Health Insurance Company Earnings Report
View UnitedHealth Group's (UNH) Q3 Earnings Report Highlights:
UnitedHealth Group had revenues of $21.7 billion in the third quarter of this year, an increase from last year's $20.16 billion... Read more...
National database will show consumers their out-of-network costs
An independent database is in the works that will enable consumers to compare out-of-network prices before choosing their doctors. It will be developed by a newly created not-for-profit company, FAIR... Read more...
UnitedHealth settles SEC charges, no fines involved
Following on the heels of an $895 million class-action suit settlement over stock-option back-dating, UnitedHealth Group has now agreed to settle charges that it violated a myriad of securities laws,... Read more...
Trend: Insurers, banks creating more HSAs as industry grows
The money coming from the "health/wealth" market is expected to increase over the coming years: Some experts predict the market could reach $40 billion in the next five years. That's not surprising,... 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...
Health plans to boost premiums, squeeze providers
As readers know, several leading health plans have taken a profitability beating over the last several months, for reasons that include operational issues, medical costs and losses in the financial... 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...
