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Cigna Corp. has named its current VP of finance, Thomas McCarthy, to the role of executive VP and CFO. Effective July 12, McCarthy, 56, will replace Ralph Nicoletti, who recently announced his resignation.
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The nominees for Modern Healthcare's 12th annual 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare competition.
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Despite last year's uncertainty about the future of the reform law, healthcare executives took home more money than those in any other sector on the S&P 500, with insurance execs topping the list.
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Cigna Corp. completed its acquisition of HealthSpring, a Nashville-based Medicare Advantage provider that the insurer bought for $3.8 billion in cash.
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Jim Brexler, who became president and CEO of Erlanger Health System, Chattanooga, Tenn., during an investigation by HHS' inspector general's office that led to a $40 million settlement of physician kickback allegations, plans to retire in the next few weeks, according to Erlanger.
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Health insurer Cigna, Bloomfield, Conn., announced that Bertram Scott, president of U.S. commercial markets, was leaving the company and that two executives were promoted to new senior positions.
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Most major health insurers are expecting higher medical costs and new federal regulations to drive smaller profits this year than in 2010. Five of the top insurers said on year-end earnings calls in recent weeks that these factors will combine to create uncertainty in the coming year.
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