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Yesterday | Providence Journal

Insurer executive: Costs out of control

The nation's health-care system is broken, but congressional proposals to fix it do not focus enough on controlling spiraling costs, according to the president of one of the nation's largest health insurers.

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Related Topix: Insurance, Providence Metro, Providence, RI, Healthcare Law, Law

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Moved Permanently

Kentucky one of most obese states

Only nine states are less healthy than Kentucky, according to the 2009 edition of Americaa s Health Rankings, an annual report published by the United Health Foundation, the nonprofit arm of health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc.

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Related Topix: Non-Profit, Beverages, Insurance

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Star Tribune

Mergers and acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions involving Minnesota companies that were announced in the past week.

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Related Topix: Minneapolis Metro, Insurance, Beverages

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Bloomberg.com

Lipitor, Vytorin Prove No Better Than Generic at Cutting Hospital Visits

Cholesterol pills Vytorin from Merck & Co. and Lipitor from Pfizer Inc. worked no better than simvastatin, a cheaper generic medicine, at keeping patients out of the hospital for heart attacks or stroke, a study found.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic), Medication, Cholesterol, Health, Pfizer, Biotech, Merck , Healthcare Industry, Zocor, Simvastatin (generic), Insurance

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Star Tribune

Marshall Tanick: UnitedHealth's directive

UnitedHealth Group , the nation's largest insurer, recently rankled many when the Minnetonka-based company implored its 75,000 employees to send letters to senators and newspapers, with copies to the insurer's lobbying arm, opposing a public insurance option in the proposed federal health care legislation as well as payment cuts to Medicare ...

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Related Topix: Insurance, Minnetonka, MN, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare, Health, Opinion

Wed Nov 18, 2009

The Motley Fool

Obamacare FAIL: The One Stock to Buy

Full disclosure, fellow investors: I'm as perplexed by the health insurance reform "conversation" as the next sentient citizen.

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, Insurance

StarTribune

State drops to 6th place in national health ranking

If you think it's slipping now.. wait till the effects of dropping the GAMC program start to be felt.

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Related Topix: Minnesota, Minnesota Government, Insurance, Minnetonka, MN

Tue Nov 17, 2009

PerrSpectives

Red State Reality: Unhealthiest Residents, Worst Health Care

Throughout their all-out campaign to stop health care reform, Republican leaders have relied on questionable forecasts from the Lewin Group , a subsidiary of insurer UnitedHealth Group.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Insurance, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Blogging Stocks

Options Update: UnitedHealth volatility at 16-month lows

UnitedHealth closed at $29.08 Friday, near one-year high. UnitedHealth is hosting an investor meeting on December 2. December option implied volatility is at 40; January is at 42; below its 26-week average of 48 according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement.

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Related Topix: Insurance

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Denver Post

UnitedHealth urges workers to lobby Senate

In an aggressive new effort to influence the congressional health care debate, UnitedHealth Group this week e-mailed its 75,000 U.S. employees, urging them to contact their senators and providing two form letters attacking specific legislative proposals.

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Related Topix: Insurance, Healthcare Law, Law, Minnetonka, MN, Medicare, Health

Fri Nov 13, 2009

The Washington Post

Daily Dose: Insurance staff urged to fight reform

By Dan Eggen The nation's largest health insurance carrier is urging its employees to lobby the Senate against reform proposals that would hurt the firm's bottom line, according to copies of e-mails released Thursday by a liberal advocacy group.

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, Insurance, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare, US News

TwinCities.com

Regional Report / UnitedHealth employees told to fight Senate heath care bill

Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group, the nation's largest health insurance carrier, is urging its employees to lobby the Senate against reform proposals that would hurt the firm's bottom line, according to copies of e-mails released Thursday by a liberal advocacy group.

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Related Topix: Insurance, Minnetonka, MN, Health Insurance, Health

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Insurance News Net

New Survey: More Than Half of Americans Do Not Take Prescription...

Source: Wordcount: Top Reasons for Non-Adherence: Patients Believe They Are Feeling Better and Are Concerned About Side Effects Nearly 60 Percent Believe Prescription Adherence Can Help Lower Health Care Costs IRVINE, Calif.-- -- A new survey finds that 54 percent of Americans say they do not consistently take prescriptions as instructed even ...

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Related Topix: Irvine, CA, Insurance

Slw.issproxy.com

Options Backdating, Again...

It has been just one week since we last updated the options backdating numbers .

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Related Topix: Sonic Solutions, Computers, Software, Startups, Insurance

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Bizjournals

UnitedHealth Groupa s Ingenix acquiring CareMedic

UnitedHealth Group Inc. 's Ingenix health information subsidiary said Tuesday that it will acquire a Florida-based company that helps hospitals and health systems better manage their finances.

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Related Topix: Insurance, Beverages, St. Petersburg, FL, Tampa Metro

Mon Nov 09, 2009

SchaeffersResearch.com Daily Market Blog

Optimism Skyrockets Toward UnitedHealth Group

Furthermore, 84% of the volume changed hands on the call side. Digging into yesterday's action, we find that the November 29 call added more than 16,000 new positions, while the December 30 call increased its open interest by more than 35,000 new positions.

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Related Topix: Insurance, Financial Markets, Personal Finance, Day Trading

Sat Nov 07, 2009

GlobeSt.com

Ryan Cos. Hires Brian Murray as...

Locally-based Ryan Cos. US Inc. has hired Brian Murray to fill the roll of CFO. Murray will take the position vacated by Tim Gray who is transitioning into the role of vice chairman.

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Related Topix: Insurance

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Examiner.com

Health insurers weather storms heading into 2010

Rising unemployment, swine flu and the threat of health care reform all ganged up on managed care companies in the third quarter and could hurt their performance heading into 2010.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Cigna, Insurance, Aetna, Hartford Metro, Health Insurance

TheStreet.com

Bulls Target UnitedHealth: Options Recap

OptionMonster co-founder Pete Najarian provides options picks Monday, Wednesday and Friday in TheStreet.com's Deep in the Money Calls newsletter.

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Related Topix: Insurance

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Myrtle Beach Online

Humana 3Q profit jumps on government programs

Health insurer Humana Inc. says its third-quarter profit rose 65 percent on a boost from government programs, with Medicare Advantage leading the way.

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Related Topix: Humana, Insurance, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Aetna, Hartford Metro

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