Aetna news and information

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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Two major insurers separately announced new accountable care initiatives.
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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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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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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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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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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, 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 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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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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