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myairapplications.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
According to the article “Humana Profit Rises 65% Despite Commercial Falloff” by The Associated Press on the NYTimes.com, Humana One posted a significant profit because of an increase in membership and premiums from Medicare Advantage. Humana’s quarterly revenue increased by 8% as enrollment rose 11% from last year in its Medicare Advantage. Enrollment in its plans sold [...]
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Emerging Pensees (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Of course no piece of legislation is perfect, and quite frankly I personally wanted something far more radical and yes, "socialistic", than this current bill (which, despite what you'll hear from the Right, bears almost no resemblance to anything that could justifiably be labeled "socialism"). Nonetheless, I am very excited that the House finally passed an honest to goodness health...
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Doug Ross @ Journal (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Dan from New York: Excerpt of an email received from a big "community organizer":Health insurer Humana posted a 65% jump in third-quarter profit on Monday, due largely to a bulging membership and to premiums from Medicare Advantage...Humana has faced the wrath of seniors across the country after falsely warning them that their benefits are at risk due to health reform...Many senior advocates...
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Talking Biz News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The Detroit Free Press has written a letter to Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson, demanding that the business newspaper correct a story in Monday’s paper that stated the Detroit paper ran stories about Medicare because health insurer Humana suggested them and ran advertising next to them. The letter, posted on Jim Romenesko’s blog, is [...]
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
TAMARAC, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Do you remember the pure joy of hopping on a bicycle and going for a ride? Starting today, residents of Tamarac, Fla., will be able to experience the health benefits and fun of bike riding thanks to Freewheelin, a bike-sharing program created by Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM). The Humana Guidance Center in Tamarac, a community resource that enables Humana to meet people in the...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
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.
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Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Pigeon Forge, TN -- Dollywood unwraps its 20th anniversary holiday season on Nov. 7 with the opening of its award-winning festival Smoky Mountain Christmas presented by Humana, which continues through Jan. 2, 2010. Dollywood's Smoky Mountain Christmas festival recently won its second consecutive Golden Ticket Award for Best Christmas Event. The awards are presented annually to the "best of the...
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The San Antonio Business Journal (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Texsan Heart Hospital will provide in-network medical care to all Medicare Advantage members enrolled with Humana Inc. under a new contract signed between the two companies. (HUM)
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Gov20, HealthIT & Healthcare Reform (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Washington, D.C.- The lobbying expenses of the top 13 health insurers and their industry association, America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), were nearly $8.2 million in the third quarter of 2009 to influence Congress on upcoming health care legislation, according to analysis released today by the nonpartisan campaign finance watchdog Public Campaign Action Fund (PCAF). The total marks an 11 percent...
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BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Filed under: Earnings reports While the debate over health care reform rages on, hospital operator Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE: THC ) said Tuesday it swung to a loss in the third quarter, one day after health insurer Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM ) posted a 65% jump in its third-quarter profit. Tenet said it lost $3 million , or a penny per share. That compares with a profit of $104 million, or 22 cents...
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Mony wylsum way (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
For reference, this is the full text of the poetic exchange on the page discussed in the last post (BL Add 37049 20r). Couplets are compressed onto one line for space, line breaks indicated with /. The only punctuation is an occasional medial punctus, transcribed as a full stop. Maiuscules follow the manuscript. Abbreviations are expanded with italics. The scribe made a few errors in the
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AdPulp (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Ad Age and The Wall Street Journal are both running stories about media companies getting in bed with advertisers. From Ad Age: To help sell Toshiba TV sets and laptops, ESPN worked with the Japanese company to create advertising that illustrates specifically how ESPN fans could use those products. The ESPN-centric campaign represents "one of our efforts to reach sports fans while they are watching...
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D-Day (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
( Sick for Profit ) The House and Senate will be voting on health care bills in a matter of weeks. But the forces behind the status quo have not quit in their efforts to derail the bill or at least get as many goodies out of it as they can. The lobbying expenses of the top 13 health insurers and their industry association, America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), spent nearly $8.2 million in the third...
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