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8 hrs ago | WHAS

WellPoint 2Q profit drops but beats forecast

Rising medical costs helped knock down the second-quarter profit for health insurer WellPoint Inc., but investors lifted the company's stock Wednesday after it beat Wall Street expectations in a tough market.

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Fri Jul 25, 2008

WebWire

Tenet and WellPoint Extend Agreements in Key Areas

WellPoint is Tenet's largest contracted health plan DALLAS .- Tenet Healthcare Corporation today announced that it has reached terms on contractual agreements with WellPoint, Inc.'s affiliated health plans in ...

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Related Topix: Dallas Metro, Insurance, Medicine, Tenet Healthcare Corporation, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry

Thu Jul 24, 2008

Indianapolis Star

WellPoint profit buoys shares

Four months ago, WellPoint investors took a pounding when the company slashed its profit forecast.

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Related Topix: Indianapolis, IN, Medicaid, Health, Insurance

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Seeking Alpha

WellPoint, Inc. F2Q08 Earnings Call Transcript

WellPoint, Inc. July 23, 2008 8:30 am ET Executives Michael Kleinman - " VP IR Angela Braly - " President & CEO Wayne DeVeydt - " Executive VP & CFO Ken Goulet - " Executive VP Brian Sassi - " Executive VP ...

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WHAS-TV Louisville

WellPoint 2Q profit drops but beats forecast

Shares of WellPoint Inc. rose Wednesday after the health insurer reported a second-quarter profit that fell 10 percent, as medical costs and a tough economy took a toll, but results topped Wall Street ...

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Related Topix: Insurance, Medicaid, Health

MarketWatch

WellPoint shares jump after company beats views

WellPoint Inc. shares jumped more than 9% shortly after the open Wednesday, as the health-insurance giant reported second-quarter income that beat street estimates, along with higher sales.

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, Insurance, Media, Computers, FactSet Research Systems, IT Services

Bloomberg

WellPoint Net Declines for Second Straight Quarter as Medical Costs Rise

WellPoint Inc. , the biggest U.S. health insurer by enrollment, reported its second consecutive decline in quarterly profit as medical costs outstripped company expectations.

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Related Topix: Insurance

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Bizjournals

HMC adding 30 help-line nurses

Health Management Corp. is in the process of adding 30 nurses at its St. Louis disease-management care center following an 18-month growth period in which the center's nursing staff nearly tripled.

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Related Topix: Insurance

Sun Jul 20, 2008

Philly.com

Sunoco elects its next CEO

Sunoco Inc. announced yesterday that it had elected Lynn Laverty Elsenhans, a veteran oil industry executive, as the company's next chief executive officer and president, effective Aug.

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Related Topix: Insurance, Rice University, Philadelphia, PA, York (Pennsylvania State University System)

Fri Jul 18, 2008

SchaeffersResearch.com Daily Market Blog

Put Trading Spikes on Wellpoint

Put Trading Spikes on Wellpoint 7/18/2008 3:31 PM Keywords: WLP Wellpoint popped up on my radar this afternoon as the stock is seeing some extremely heavy put trading at its in-the-money August 50 put.

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

Business First of Louisville

Managing modestly: Robert McIntire remains humble as a key executive...

Managing modestly: Robert McIntire remains humble as a key executive for health insurer WellPoint Inc.

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KCPQ

California fines two health plans $13 million

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield -- two of the state's biggest health plans -- agreed Thursday to pay a total of $13 million in fines and to offer new health coverage to more than 2,200 Californians the ...

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Related Topix: Insurance, Health Insurance, Health, UC San Francisco, University of California System, California, California Government

Thu Jul 17, 2008

GuruFocus.com

Weekly Guru Bargains Highlights: Wells Fargo & Company, USG Corp.,...

GuruFocus Home >> News Home >> Weekly Guru Bargains Highlights: Wells Fargo & Company, USG Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co., WellPoint Inc., J. Crew Group Inc.

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Related Topix: Fort Morgan, CO, Housing, Retail, Apparel, Insurance, Home, Mortgage

Tue Jul 15, 2008

IndyStar.com

Anthem, physicians group reach accord

American Health Network, one of the region's largest physician practices, and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield have settled a longstanding dispute over reimbursement for care.

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Related Topix: Kokomo Metro, Russiaville, IN, Indianapolis, IN, Insurance, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Sun Jul 13, 2008

MediLexicon

WellPoint Agrees To Pay $11.8M To California Hospitals Over Health Insurance Policy Cancellations

Main Category: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Also Included In: Medical Malpractice / Litigation Article Date: 09 Jul 2008 WellPoint on Monday agreed to pay $11.8 million to about 480 private and public ...

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Related Topix: Los Angeles County, CA, Insurance, Health Insurance, Health

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Insurance News Net

Health Insurers Hit In Wake Of Medicare Bill's PassageLoading...

July 10, 2008 Thursday 12:15 PM EST SECTION: NEWS & COMMENTARY; Healthcare LENGTH: 367 words HEADLINE: Health insurers hit in wake of Medicare bill's passage BYLINE: Russ Britt, MarketWatch ...

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Related Topix: MarketWatch, Startups, Healthcare Law, Law, UnitedHealth Group, Insurance, Coventry Health Care, Humana

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Insurance News Net

401(k) Losses Bite WellpointLoading...

June 16, 2008 SECTION: Vol. 29; No. 17; Pg. 1 LENGTH: 1137 words HEADLINE: 401 losses bite WellPoint;Plan participants file lawsuits over decline in stock price BYLINE: J.K. WALL JWALL@IBJ.COM Angela Braly, ...

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Retirement, Insurance

Wed Jul 09, 2008

The Business Journal of Phoenix

American Association of Justice ranks Allstate No. 1 among nation's worst insurers

Allstate Insurance Co. ranked No. 1 among the worst insurers for consumer policies, according to a new report detailing thousands of legal documents and financial filings.

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Related Topix: Consulting, Insurance, Conseco

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Earth Times

Warner Pacific Enters into an Agreement with CIMS

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. - Warner Pacific Insurance Services, a top producing general agency for many of the nation ' s largest health insurance carriers, today announced that it has entered into an agreement ...

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Related Topix: Westlake Village, CA, Riverside Metro, San Bernardino, CA, Insurance

Rehab Management

Study Measures Real-World Comparative Effectiveness of Asthma Controller Medications

This study shows that the best outcomes were achieved by members who were compliant with inhaled corticosteroids, the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program preferred therapy for patients with ...

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Related Topix: Canada, Insurance

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