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Aetna, N.Y. group practice partner for medical home
By Melanie Evans | October 24, 2012
Aetna has entered into a patient-centered medical-home contract with Westmed Medical Group, a multispecialty group practice based in Purchase, N.Y.
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Aetna, Cigna announce accountable care initiatives
By Melanie Evans | October 17, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Two major insurers separately announced new accountable care initiatives.
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Federal grants to support online privacy projects
By Joseph Conn | September 21, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has awarded more than $9 million in grants for five pilot projects that seek to develop technologies to improve identification of individuals online for commercial uses, including healthcare.
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Colo. medical-home pilot seen to cut ER visits
By Maureen McKinney | September 05, 2012
It was a bumpy road, but leaders from Colorado's patient-centered medical home pilot say the effort seems to have reduced emergency-department visits and hospitalizations, especially among patients with chronic disease.
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Dispute between Aetna, California Medical Assn. heats up
By Los Angeles Times | August 30, 2012
Two healthcare heavyweights are exchanging sharper blows and more patients may be caught in the middle of this fight over medical payments. This week, the California Medical Assn., the largest physician group in the state with 35,000 members, accused health insurance giant Aetna Inc. of refusing to...
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'Window is shutting' | Insurers turn focus from acquisitions to Medicaid
By Jaimy Lee | August 25, 2012 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Aetna's planned acquisition of Coventry Health Care marks the third, and possibly the last acquisition of a large managed-care company as insurers focus on preparing for expanded Medicaid eligibility in 2014.
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Investors in healthcare seem to bet on incumbent
By New York Times | August 21, 2012
Who is going to win the presidential election? You might want to ask Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini. He just bet $5.7 billion on President Barack Obama with Aetna's plan to to acquire Coventry Health Care.
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Aetna to acquire Coventry in $5.7 billion deal
By Gregg Blesch and Jaimy Lee | August 20, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Aetna, the Harford, Conn.-based insurer, said it would acquire Coventry Health Care for $5.7 billion in a cash and stock deal that will expand the company's reach into Medicaid and Medicare.
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Aetna to buy Coventry in $5.7 billion deal
By Associated Press | August 20, 2012
Aetna is buying Coventry Health Care for $5.7 billion as the insurance industry realigns itself to better navigate the massive government healthcare overhaul.
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Finding an apt app | Efforts aim to help navigate mobile health maze
By Joseph Conn | August 11, 2012 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Experts agree that mobile devices will significantly impact healthcare and not just delivery of care as we know it today. How fast that will happen and how broadly are the unanswered questions.
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