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The Left Coaster (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Harry Reid achieved a minor miracle a half-hour ago when he got 60 votes to begin the health care debate in the Senate right after the Thanksgiving recess. No sooner had he done that, with the help of alleged Democrats Blanche Lincoln and Mary Landrieu, did Lincoln make it clear she would never vote for any final bill that allows cash-strapped middle class families to choose a public plan instead...
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Medical Futility (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Business Week has a great article summarizing 10 ways to cut health care costs. CRACK DOWN ON FRAUD AND ABUSE DEVELOP A HEALTHY WORKFORCE COORDINATE CARE THROUGH FAMILY DOCTORS MAKE HEALTH A COMMUNITY EFFORT STOP INFECTIONS IN HOSPITALS GET PATIENTS TO TAKE THEIR MEDICINE DISCUSS OPTIONS NEAR THE END OF LIFE USE INSURANCE TO MANAGE CHRONIC DISEASE LET WELL-INFORMED PATIENTS DECIDE APOLOGIZE TO THE...
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Consent Of The Governed (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The Courant reported today that the CT State Department of Labor reported CT's October unemployment numbers up 8.8% from September's number of 8.4%. ( more here ) Septembers job loss total was 6,200, and for the 12 months ending in October, the state has lost 71,100 jobs. Things may not improve anytime soon. Aetna said yesterday it is now eliminating 160 Connecticut jobs and will lay off more by March....
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::BROADCATCHING:: (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Posted in AHIP, Billy Tauzin, Broadcatching, Health Care Reform, Kent Conrad, Rahm Emmanuel, Wendell Potter Tagged: Aetna, AHIP, Blue Dogs, Britney, Cigna, Health Care Reform, Ignagni, Insurance_Companies, Lieberman, Lincoln, Nelson, Obama, Olbermann, Opt-Out, Palin, Pelosi, Potter, Public Option, Rahm, Reid, Tauzin, Wendell Potter
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On Our Radar Today (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
California now provides what it calls the nation's "first interactive, consumer-friendly PPO Report Card," one to four-star rating of five of the six preferred provider organizations in the state. Issued by California Department of Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, the online ranking gave the highest marks this year, only three stars-or "good"-to CIGNA, Health Net of California,...
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On Our Radar Today (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Aetna Not Alone In Layoffs As Other Insurers Also Pare Jobs Wall Street Journal WellPoint Inc. (WLP) has eliminated jobs over the past several weeks, although the managed-care giant isn't providing any numbers or making any kind of ... By: Zacks Equity Research Zacks.com tutte le notizie (2) »
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InsureBlog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Aetna health insurance plans are some of the best available in Georgia, but some of them are lacking in coverage. I tell folks that, when looking at a health insurance policy, look at what it does NOT cover before deciding if it is right for you or not. "I'm a health care provider and I don't think I will get sick, so I don't need comprehensive health insurance that includes prescription drug...
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Madd Money (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
CMED, AET, DELL, SHLD, DCI, WSM, INTU, GPS, NTES, JACK, SNE, TSN, GME, ROST, FL China Medical Technologies Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ: CMED) – China Medical Technologies swings to Q2 loss; shares down in premarket trading Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) – Aetna shares fell after announcing immediate job cuts Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) – Dell [...]
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Broadway Carl's Blog-O-Mania (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
This is what I want to see: an elected representative so passionate about his convictions that he or she will don tights and wrestle in a steel cage match to the death with another Senator who disagrees with him. Yesterday, I had the pleasure (and by "pleasure" I mean the same type of joy you get by cutting) of listening to an NPR interview with Joe "You Know What? I'm Happy..."...
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On Our Radar Today (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
©2009 Google Philadelphia Inquirer Aetna cuts 60 workers in Blue Bell today, 1350 in US by March Philadelphia Inquirer The cuts follow 530 buyouts at Independence Blue Cross and its affiliates in Philadelphia. IBC says the departures were voluntary, but workers have told me ... and more »
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hartford Healthcare and Aetna (NYSE: AET) today announced they have reached agreement on a new contract. The new agreement covers every element of the Hartford Healthcare organization – Hartford Hospital, MidState Medical Center, Windham Hospital, Hartford physicians and other outpatient and ancillary service facilities. Hartford Healthcare and Aetna have been...
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The Street (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Aetna shares tumbled after the company announced a 2% job-force reduction.
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healthcare epistemocrat (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Thanks to Dr. Doug McGuff , author of Body by Science , an excellent conversation emerged in the comments section to my recent essay, " Black Swan Health Policy: What's in a Domain? " Head over there , either by scrolling down or by clicking here , read the original essay and the associated comments conversation melody, then watch my extra thoughts here: My positive Black Swan treasure hunt...
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In the Pipeline (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The InVivo Blog has a good article on a controversy in the blood-thinning market. Plavix (clopidogrel) has a very strong share of that, of course, but since Effient (prasugrel) was finally approved, Lilly and Dai-Ichii are looking to take as much of that market as they can. And one opening might be that not everyone responds similarly to Plavix. In some cases, that's because there are some drug-drug...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
strong><span class="subhead">New Fed director</span></strong> John Stout Jr. has been elected to a three-year term as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Stout is chief executive officer of Plaza Belmont Management Group, a private equity fund based in the Kansas City area that specializes in the acquisition of food manufacturing companies. Stout, who...
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