Archive for November, 2007
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
RTT News
Insurance giant may get control of state insurerBillings Gazette, USA - 4 hours agoBy MIKE DENNISON HELENA - One of the nation's largest health insurance companies may be acquiring a controlling stake of a Missoula-based health insurer, …Great-West cashes in on US health insurance sale Globe and MailGreat-West focuses on US asset management with sale […]
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Thursday, November 29th, 2007
Forbes - The Republican presidential candidate has plenty to champion from his 10 1/2 years as governor - including school improvements and health insurance for the children of the working poor. But his record has rough edges, and Huckabee has a habit of Read More
Kansas City Star - The calculations included […]
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Thursday, November 29th, 2007
RTT News
Great-West cashes in on US health insurance saleGlobe and Mail, Canada - Nov 27, 2007Great-West announced Monday it will sell its American health care insurance division to CIGNA, a market leader in this sector, for $1.5-billion (US) As part …Great-West focuses on US asset management with sale of US health … The Canadian PressIn Deal, CIGNA […]
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Graduating seniors urged to secure health insuranceDaily Free Press (subscription), MA - 2 hours agoAt BU, active, full-time students choose between staying on their parents' health insurance plans and using a school plan, said Ellen Millman, …STAFF EDIT: No grad should go uninsured Daily Free Press (subscription)all 2 news articles
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Thousands eligible, not enrolled, in public […]
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
The Shreveport Times - Registration for free health insurance will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the DeSoto Multicultural Community Center. It is sponsored by the DeSoto High School Alumni Association. Applications are available for children ages birth to 18 Read More
Albany Herald - Our purpose is […]
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Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
Forbes - Jung’s diverse healthcare experience includes a stint as executive vice president for a mergers and acquisitions firm tasked with helping managed care organizations consolidate by acquiring traditional indemnity insurance from the health insurance Read More
Winnipeg Free Press - WINNIPEG - Great-West Lifeco Inc. (TSX:GWO) is getting out of the […]
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Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
Washington Post
Clinton Touts Health Insurance PlanThe Associated Press - 19 hours agoThe New York senator and presidential hopeful also would expand Medicare and the federal employees' health insurance plan to cover those without adequate …Video: Eye To Eye: Hillary Stands Tall (CBS) CBS
Clinton, Obama battle it out over health care CNNBarack Obama And Hillary Clinton […]
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Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
RTT News
Great-West Lifeco subsidiary to sell its US health care businessPR Newswire (press release), NY - 10 hours ago… services holding company with interests in the life insurance, health insurance, retirement savings, investment management and reinsurance businesses. …Great-West sells US health arm London Free PressCIGNA to Acquire Great-West Healthcare WELT ONLINEUPDATE 1-Cigna to buy Great-West health unit […]
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Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
Nashville Tennessean - WASHINGTON — Medicare, the U.S. health insurance program for the elderly and disabled, has submitted a plan to Congress to link hospital payments to quality of care. The proposed payment system, to be phased in over three years, initially would Read More
St. Petersburg Times - Many of these […]
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Monday, November 26th, 2007
Danbury News-Times - BRIDGEPORT - U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., came to Bridgeport Hospital this morning, touting the Healthy Americans Act as the cure for the nation’s health insurance woes. “We can no longer let the status quo continue,” Lieberman said, while Read More
Daily Pilot - and his […]
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