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How You Can Negotiate Better Prices for Medical Care
1:00PM 6/27/2011
Health Care, CIGNA Corporation, United Health, Video, Family Money, Personal Finance, Saving Money
We comparison shop for everything from cars to computers to coffee -- so why do so few of us bargain-hunt when it comes to the enormous expenses of health care? With or without insurance, it is possible to shop around, and negotiate for a better deal with your doctors.
Health Insurers Post Healthy Profits but Remain Cautious on 2011
10:25AM 2/04/2011
Company News, Investing, Health Care, Earnings, CIGNA Corporation, United Health
The recent pushback on health care reform appears to have boosted the stock prices of health insurance companies, which have outperformed major indexes by quite a margin so far this year. That's because Americans have been cutting back on doctor visits, keeping reimbursement costs low.
It may be the perfect gift for the person who has everything: a Walgreens gift card good for one flu shot. Walgreens will offer the gift cards as well as round-the-clock, no-appointment-necessary flu shots at each of its 7,500 locations.
Biz Brief: AMA Says 20% of Medical Insurance Claims Are Mishandled
12:50PM 6/15/2010
Company News, Health Care, CIGNA Corporation, United Health, Biz Brief
One in five medical claims is processed inaccurately by health insurers, the American Medical Association said on Monday. Eliminating these errors could save the health care system save $15.5 billion of the $210 billion it spends annually on claims processing.
Stocks in the News: Cigna, Alcatel-Lucent, CBS
8:00AM 5/06/2010
Company News, Investing, CIGNA Corporation, Costco, Nintendo, BP
The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today:
Cigna Corp. (CI) said Thursday its net income climbed 36% in the first quarter to $283 million, or $1.02 per share, because of greater premium revenue and better results from two discontinued businesses. While this handily...
Stocks in the News: Palm, CIGNA, Teva, Borders
5:15PM 3/19/2010
Ford Motor Co, Google , Pfizer, Bank of America, CIGNA Corporation, United Health, Palm, Barnes & Noble
The following is a round-up of the most active gainers and losers from Friday's trading session:
Best Buy (BBY) increased 1.3%, or 54 cents per share, after analysts boosted their ratings for the retailer from neutral to buy on indications it could benefit from an economic recovery.
Google...
Why Health Care Reform Is Needed: WellPoint's 39% Rate Hike
3:17PM 2/12/2010
Insurance company WellPoint, which is opposed to the health care reforms Democrats are promoting, handed them a public relations coup this week: It increased insurance rates on some individual policies by up to 39%. Wellpoint's profits last quarter? A mere $2.7 billion.
Stocks in the News: MasterCard, Cisco, Visa
7:50AM 2/04/2010
Company News, Investing, Sony, CIGNA Corporation, Costco, Unilever, Amazon.com, Toyota, GlaxoSmithKline, Cisco Systems, Yahoo
Health-Care Sector Appears to Rally As Reform Chances Dim
8:15PM 1/20/2010
Health Care, Genzyme Corporation , Bristol-Myers Squibb, CIGNA Corporation, Sanofi Aventis, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, Amgen, Eli Lilly
President Obama can't be pleased by the loss of a Democratic Senate seat which jeopardizes passage of his cherished health-care reform. The news, however, appears to have fueled a mini stock rally in the health-care and pharma sectors wary of how any reform would affect their businesses. The uptrend is expected to continue.
We're already totally comfortable using the Web to pay bills, shop for books, look for mates and reveal to the world our darkest secrets -- checked out PostSecret lately? So are we ready to go online to talk to a doctor about our migraines and our leaky bladders? If you ask digital-consultations...
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