Humana news and information

People in 36 of Mississippi's 82 counties may not be able to buy health insurance through the new federal online marketplace when it starts enrolling customers in October.
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Humana is piloting a new technology in Ohio aimed at improving physician interaction with patients with congestive heart failure. The company is rolling out telehealth to 450 Ohio congestive heart failure patients covered under Humana's Medicare Advantage plan.
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Humana has named Dr. Roy Beveridge senior VP and chief medical officer, beginning June 17.
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A recent conference call reveals the extent to which a pipeline of valuable political insight exists between Capitol Hill and Wall Street, one that ordinary Americans and investors do not enjoy.
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One of the nation's largest not-for-profit hospital operators is building its own insurance arm to sell health plans directly to employers.
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Hospital stays for mental illness or substance abuse rose as hospital visits for other medical care fell the first year insurers were required to treat behavioral health like any other condition.
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Health insurance companies are expecting reduced Medicare Advantage payments to unfavorably impact revenue next year.
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Methodist Health Services Corp. in Peoria, Ill., has sued its larger competitor in town for more than $300 million, saying the bigger hospital is breaking state and federal antitrust laws in contracts with insurance companies.
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Humana, Louisville, Ky., has closed its $850 million acquisition of medical services organization Metropolitan Health Networks as it moves to adopt a more-integrated care model.
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Mike Duggan, CEO of Detroit Medical Center, announced that he will step down from the for-profit health system to pave the way for a possible run for mayor of Detroit, Modern Healthcare sister publication Crain's Detroit Business reported. Joe Mullany, currently DMC president, will...
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