Coventry Health Care news and information

The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services awarded contracts to three additional managed-care organizations to provide healthcare coverage to residents newly eligible for Medicaid under the state's plan to comply with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Aetna Inc.'s second-quarter earnings jumped 17%, and the health insurer raised its 2013 forecast as it reaped revenue and enrollment gains from its acquisition of fellow insurer Coventry Health Care.
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Newly approved rates for health plans that will be sold in the individual market through Maryland's new health benefit exchange will have some of the lowest costs among the 12 states that have either proposed or approved rates, the state's insurance commissioner said Friday.
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In an MGMA-ACMPE survey, medical practice professionals gave their highest overall payer-satisfaction ratings to Medicare Part B.
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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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As its relationship with Express Scripts comes to an end, Walgreen Co. has found a new partner to bring prescription revenue to its stores.
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Jeffrey Korsmo, a longtime Mayo Clinic executive, has been named president and CEO of Via Christi Health, a Roman Catholic-sponsored system based in Wichita, Kan. Korsmo is expected to start in September, and he replaces Kevin Conlin, who announced in November that he was leaving to...
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