Aetna Reminds Members Affected By Hurricane Ike Where To Call For Help - Forbes aetna (nyse: aet) is making it easier for members impacted by the flooding and destruction brought on by hurricane ike to refill prescriptions and access employee assistance and behavioral health programs. in addition, the company has temporarily ... www.forbes.com
Congress, Stakeholders Make History Achieving Mental Health Parity aetna (nyse: aet) applauds members of the house and senate for reaching a landmark agreement on mental health parity that is supported by medical professionals, consumer advocates, hospitals, employers, health plans - including aetna - and other stakeholders. coming as it did as part of the complicated economic stability package, this important legislation demonstrates our country's firm ... www.centredaily.com
Congress, Stakeholders Make History Achieving Mental Health Parity hartford, conn. & washington----aetna applauds members of the house and senate for reaching a landmark agreement on mental health parity that is supported by medical professionals, consumer advocates, hospitals, employers, health plans - including aetna - and other stakeholders. biz.yahoo.com
Aetna Reminds Members Affected By Hurricane Ike Where To Call For - Msn Moneycentral aetna aet is making it easier for members impacted by the flooding and destruction brought on by hurricane ike to refill prescriptions and access employee assistance and behavioral health programs. in addition, the company has temporarily eased ... news.moneycentral.msn.com
Aetna Signs Contract With Central Florida Health Alliance - Msn Moneycentral aetna aet announced today that it has reached agreement with the central florida health alliance on a three-year contract that adds leesburg regional medical center and the villages regional hospital to aetna ’ s provider network in the central ... news.moneycentral.msn.com
Mental Health Coverage Expanded By Rescue Package (update2) oct. 3 (bloomberg) -- health insurers that provide mental- health benefits will be barred from providing less coverage than they do for other medical services under the $700 billion financial-markets rescue package approved by congress. www.bloomberg.com
Finding Medical Insurance If You Lose Your Job - Newsday andrea hannegan lost her job at a medical imaging firm about a month ago. besides the loss of income, she's now paying $417 a month to continue her health insurance. cobra, a federal law that extends insurance for laid-off workers for at least 18 ... www.newsday.com
Aetna Earns Top Marks In Corporate Equality Index - Pr Inside - aetna deborah hoyt, 860-349-1208 hoytd@aetna.com aetna (nyse:aet) has earned the top rating of 100 percent in the 2009 corporate equality index (cei), an annual survey administered by the human rights campaign foundation. this is the 7th ... www.pr-inside.com
The Ghc And Aetna Celebrate Health Literacy Month physicians, care providers and other stakeholders in quality health care delivery from across connecticut are urged to attend an important conference this fall to learn more about the impact poor health literacy and racial and ethnic disparities in health care can have on patients, treating physicians and other care providers. www.centredaily.com
New Medicare Rules Go Into Effect the u.s. health insurance program for the elderly and disabled will stop paying for medical mistakes under a new law. www.iht.com
Aetna To Offer Flu Shots For Members At More Than 25,000 Locations ... - Medical News Today aetna (nyse:aet) announced that it has contracted with maxim health systems for the fifth year in a row to administer influenza vaccinations (flu shots) to all members enrolled in its health benefit plans. in addition to receiving the vaccination ... www.medicalnewstoday.com
70 New Jobs At Health Insurance Firm - Independent seventy new irish jobs are to be created at a us health benefits company, it was announced yesterday. recruitment is already under way for some of the new positions in claims processing and customer service at aetna inc , in castleisland, co kerry ... www.independent.ie
Sector Snap: Health Insurers Lose Ground health insurance companies fell with the broader market monday as concerns over the credit market linger and the sector faces uncertainty with the future of medicare advantage reimbursement levels. biz.yahoo.com
Significant Cost Savings Point To Health Benefits Of Integrated Prescription Drug Coverage an analysis from aetna (nyse:aet) showed that aetna members who had both aetna medical and pharmacy coverage in 2005 and 2006 had medical cost savings of 2.7 percent, about six dollars per member per month (pmpm) at that time, on a total pmpm medical cost of $227 for those in the analysis*. www.centredaily.com
Tufts Health Plan Returning To Rhode Island - Boston Business Journal tufts health plan will formally enter the rhode island market, the insurer announced on thursday. tufts —massachusetts’ third-largest health insurer — said it will start selling its ppo insurance product to employers in the coming weeks, for ... boston.bizjournals.com
Health Premiums Increasing Faster Than Earnings - Milwaukee Business Journal health insurance premiums are increasing almost 5 times faster than earnings for wisconsin workers, a new study found. a report released thursday by families usa showed average premiums for family health coverage rose by 73.9 percent from 2000 to ... milwaukee.bizjournals.com
Dental Care Can Reduce Risk Of Preterm Birth By Nearly 50 Percent according to a study conducted by aetna (nyse:aet) and columbia university college of dental medicine, women who received dental care before or during their pregnancy had a lower risk of giving birth to a preterm or low birth weight baby than pregnant women who didn't seek dental care at all. www.medicalnewstoday.com
Aetna To Announce Third-quarter 2008 Results aetna (nyse: aet) confirmed today that its third-quarter 2008 results will be made public on wednesday, oct. 29, at 6 a.m. et. following the earnings release, aetna will host a live teleconference, which will begin at 8:30 a.m. et on that day. www.centredaily.com
New York: Patients Ill-treated - Usa Today several of the nation's largest health insurers used data rigged so patients would overpay for visits to doctors outside the insurers' own networks, new york attorney general andrew cuomo alleged wednesday. cuomo, who last year took on insurers over ... www.usatoday.com