Aetna cutting 1000 jobs as economy sours Reuters - 39 minutes ago NEW YORK, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Health insurer Aetna Inc (AET.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Wednesday it will cut 1000 jobs, ... Aetna Announces Targeted Job Eliminations WELT ONLINE all 17 news articles  Read more...

Aetna cutting 1000 jobs as economy sours Reuters - 39 minutes ago NEW YORK, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Health insurer Aetna Inc (AET.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Wednesday it will cut 1000 jobs, ... Aetna Announces Targeted Job Eliminations WELT ONLINE all 17 news articles

Humana plans to cancel Premier contract Dayton Daily News, OH - 51 minutes ago Premier Health Partners and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield were separated for a year after a contract showdown in late 2004, but Premier rejoined the ...  Read more...

Humana plans to cancel Premier contract Dayton Daily News, OH - 51 minutes ago Premier Health Partners and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield were separated for a year after a contract showdown in late 2004, but Premier rejoined the ...

Besides UnitedHealth (OptumHealth Bank), WellPoint (Arcus Bank), and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association ( Blue Healthcare Bank), other plans will create banks that will be FDIC-insured to manage the HSA balances -- which could ...  Read more...

Besides UnitedHealth (OptumHealth Bank), WellPoint (Arcus Bank), and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association ( Blue Healthcare Bank), other plans will create banks that will be FDIC-insured to manage the HSA balances -- which could ...

DC Council passes bill affecting CareFirst nonprofit status Bizjournals.com, NC - 16 minutes ago ... to for-profit or mutual insurance companies, a move expected to put a clamp on any conversion plans CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield might entertain. ...  Read more...

DC Council passes bill affecting CareFirst nonprofit status Bizjournals.com, NC - 16 minutes ago ... to for-profit or mutual insurance companies, a move expected to put a clamp on any conversion plans CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield might entertain. ...

©2008 Google Health Plans Reach Out to Touch the Consumer BNET, Ca - 57 minutes ago Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, and Humana have also begun opening storefronts to cater to individuals and ... WellPoint Announces Collaborative Partnership to Expand Access to ... MarketWatch Hamm: Discussions continue with Blue Cross -Blue Shield NDPR Anthem Associates Pledge More Than $2.3  Read more...

©2008 Google Health Plans Reach Out to Touch the Consumer BNET, Ca - 57 minutes ago Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, and Humana have also begun opening storefronts to cater to individuals and ... WellPoint Announces Collaborative Partnership to Expand Access to ... MarketWatch Hamm: Discussions continue with Blue Cross -Blue Shield NDPR Anthem Associates Pledge More Than $2.3

Aetna is as popular as Blue Cross Blue Shield in Pennsylvania. Aetna health insurance plans have been extremely competitive in Pennsylvania and still are. Therefore, Aetna is a close comparison to Blue Cross Blue Shield in Pennsylvania ...  Read more...

Aetna is as popular as Blue Cross Blue Shield in Pennsylvania. Aetna health insurance plans have been extremely competitive in Pennsylvania and still are. Therefore, Aetna is a close comparison to Blue Cross Blue Shield in Pennsylvania ...

Medicare pays for the high-tech prostate cancer treatment in some parts of the country, but not in others.  Read more...

Reasonable people disagree over whether there’s enough evidence to recommend the high-tech CyberKnife radiation machine for prostate cancer patients, as we noted last month.

Medicare’s regional contractors even disagree with one another — which means Medicare pays for the treatment in some parts of the country but not others, the New York Times reports today. It’s the latest installment in the paper’s series called “The Evidence Gap.”

While the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services occasionally makes national coverage decisions, lots of decision-making authority is delegated to 15 regional contractors. That distribution of power was baked into the creation of Medicare in the 1960s, in order to allay fears that the program would put too much power in the hands of the federal government.

“Our guidance to them is that if there’s no evidence it works, they shouldn’t pay for it,” Medicare’s Washington coverage director told the Times. “The CyberKnife is a good example of a technology where you can review the evidence and come to different conclusions.”

In the article below Alissa Fox, a vice president of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, asked, “Why do you need a new public program?” with Karen M. Ignagni, president of America’s Health Insurance Plans, and H. Edward Hanway, ...  Read more...

In the article below Alissa Fox, a vice president of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, asked, “Why do you need a new public program?” with Karen M. Ignagni, president of America’s Health Insurance Plans, and H. Edward Hanway, ...

Prescription Drugs | E-Prescribing With Formulary Support Can Save ... Kaiser network.org, DC - 16 minutes ago ... information from the prescription drug coverage plans of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Tufts Health Plan over an 18-month period. ...  Read more...

Prescription Drugs | E-Prescribing With Formulary Support Can Save ... Kaiser network.org, DC - 16 minutes ago ... information from the prescription drug coverage plans of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Tufts Health Plan over an 18-month period. ...

Health insurer Humana Inc. spent $280,000 lobbying in the third quarter on Medicare and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report.  Read more...

Health insurer Humana Inc. spent $280,000 lobbying in the third quarter on Medicare and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report.