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Bulls Target UnitedHealth: Options Recap

The Street (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Bullish options traders targeted UnitedHealth and IMAX.

SEC Filings Point to Millions More Uninsured

State of the Division (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

WellPoint, UnitedHealth, Aetna, Cigna and Humana reported the number of medically insured to the SEC. Only one of the five increased their core health insurance business. WellPoint insured 33.9 million, down 1.5 million from 2008. Nearly 1 million lost commercial coverage, representing employer sponsored insurance. It's not clear how many of the 1.5 million were dropped for financial reasons...

The Heat's On at Kohl's, Manpower

Dad29 (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

... McDonald’s; Medco; Merck; Peabody; Pepsi; Pfizer; Safeway; Staples; Starbucks; Target; 3 M; UnitedHealth Group; United Technologies; Verizon; Walmart; Wellpoint; and Xerox . Kohl's and Manpower both hire a lot of semi- or un-skilled workers, as do Safeway, McDonald's, Staples, and WallyWorld. So the religion-bunch wants those companies to ......what? Kill off their own employees? (The...

Do home fetal heart monitors give mothers false reassurance?

Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog (Free subscription) | yesterday

... . Related posts: Fetal Ultrasounds on Your Ipod A doctor sends home a child who is unconscious UnitedHealth leading the way on the medical home? Doctor advised against a home birth, gets sued anyways Emergency physicians and the medical home

• Home Fetal Heartbeat Monitors May Decieve, Experts Warn - PREGNANCYWEEKLY'S BLOG
• Home Fetal Heartbeat Monitors May Deceive - ABC News

Whos Hiring – Top employers week of 11-9-09

reCareered (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

... 5. Pizza Hut - Yum! Brands, Inc. 6. Sears, Roebuck and Co. 7. SAIC 8. AT&T 9. Raytheon 10. UnitedHealth Group 11. Northrop Grumman 12. Kaiser Permanente 13. Blockbuster Inc. 14. General Dynamics 15. Macy's 16. JPMorgan Chase 17. Kmart Corporation 18. Verizon Wireless 19. Gentiva 20. Booz Allen 21. Deloitte 22. U.S. Army 23. HCA Healthcare 24. FedEx 25. Wells Fargo 26. Snap-on Tools 27....

Flu Bug Bites Insurers - Hartford Business

On Our Radar Today (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

Flu Bug Bites Insurers Hartford Business Connecticut health insurers Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross, Cigna, ConnectiCare and UnitedHealth are all covering administration of the swine flu vaccine for some ...

Health-Care Reform: A Tale of Two Chambers

Fool.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

... to bow out of it.Pocketbook or portfolio: It depends on whom you talk to. Health insurers like UnitedHealth GroupWellPoint think a public option would cut into their profits. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the public plan would have premiums slightly higher than those of private insurers. So there may not be a huge benefit to your own finances, while owners of stock in health...

Dow at new one-year high as stocks jump worldwide

Money & Company (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

... ( Merck is up 65 cents to $33.24) and an index of 11 big HMO stocks , including Wellpoint Inc. and UnitedHealth Group Inc., is up 1.5% to a new 52-week high. Even the bond market is cooperating with stock bulls today: Despite the dollar’s slide Treasury bond yields are flat compared with Friday. -- Tom Petruno Photo: Richard Drew / Associated Press

CIGNA Compass Helps Expatriates Navigate Through Health Care Around the World

prsync (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

CIGNA is a Philadelphia-based health insurance company, providing health care plans to both business and individuals, that dates back to 1792. Competitors inclue Aetna, WellPoint and UnitedHealth Group.

CIGNA Earns New Accreditation for Wellness and Health Promotion Programs from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)

prsync (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

... to both business and individuals, that dates back to 1792. Competitors inclue Aetna, WellPoint and UnitedHealth Group. CommentsLeave a commentName Email Notify me of followup comments by email The message has been sent

Insurance Companies Make The Best Of A Very Bad Year

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

... around the performance of a discontinued business the insurer maintains but no longer markets." UnitedHealth Group also reported double-digit gains compared with the same quarter in 2008. Insurers also reported losses in enrollment, as companies laid off workers (Murphy, 11/05).

CNSNews.com - GOP Congressman Questions AARP Endorsement of Pelosi Health-Care Bill as Possible Conflict of Interest

Another Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

... coverage, highly regulated private insurance that fills in holes in Medicare coverage. UnitedHealth Group offers Medigap coverage branded with the AARP logo, on which AARP collects royalties. “I just think there’s a conflict of interest here,” Reichert said. “You can’t support a-half-a-trillion dollar cut (without) recognizing that, as a result of that cut,...

The Stupak Opportunity

Dana Blankenhorn (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

... as well. First, want to know why the AARP is so powerful? Cash flow. Thanks to a deal with UnitedHealth, AARP draws millions of dollars per year in insurance kickbacks from its members. Thus it's not just an interest group, but an institution. The AARP's endorsement of the House measure went a long way toward assuring its passage last night. Planned Parenthood, by contrast, is financially...

Who’s Hiring in Health Care - November 2009

reCareered (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Hospitals, Federal Government, Nursing Homes, Home Health, Clinics, and Outsourced Health Services top Health Care hiring during November 2009, based on job advertisements open for 30 days from the top job boards. Led by large Hospital groups, including UnitedHealth, Tenet Healthcare, Kaiser Permanente, Kindred Healthcare, and Catholic Health Initiatives are the top Health Care hiring organizations...

Insurers' Pricing Practices Targeted By Senate Health Committee

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Senate health committee Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, asked four of the nations largest health insurers - Aetna, Humana, Wellpoint and UnitedHealth - to explain their pricing policies after small-business owners testified Tuesday that insurance premiums were crushing their businesses, the Des Moines Register reports.