Wellpoint Health Networks News

WellPoint is one of the largest health benefits companies in terms of medical membership in the United States.

IBM's Watson is officially getting off of the game show stage and into the big data analytics business.

Health-insurer WellPoint Inc. is planning to stop covering Pfizer Inc.'s Lipitor cholesterol-lowering pills for millions of members in favor of generic versions, marking a new challenge to Pfizer's efforts to fend off generic competition to its best-selling drug.

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WellPoint Inc, the No. 2 U.S. health insurer by market value, terminated the services of its consumer business Chief Executive Brian Sassi, according to the company's filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday.

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Aetna Inc. A reported its results for the fourth quarter.A Net income for Aetna Inc.

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CIGNA Corporation A reported its results for the fourth quarter.A Net income for the health care plans company fell to $290 million vs.

The region's largest health insurer will soon start paying primary care doctors more in an effort to save money in the future.

WellPoint 's stock had its "neutral" rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Goldman Sachs in a research note issued to investors on Friday.

Beating lowly humans on Jeopardy was just the beginning. IBM's famed Watson supercomputer will soon be available as a commercialized analytics tool for data-heavy industries like healthcare, telecom and financial services.

WellPoint Inc., one of the nation's largest health insurance companies, recently announced a new program that will increase the company's investment in primary care practices.

Aetna, Inc. will unveil its latest earnings on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. The average estimate of analysts is for net income of 98 cents per share, a rise of 55.6% from the company's actual earnings for the same quarter a year ago.

Health insurer Aetna Inc.'s fourth-quarter net income jumped 73 percent, as it continued to benefit from low use of health care and some key expenses fell.

Wellpoint and RLJ Insurace Services have developed a strategic alliance that will enhance and expand Wellpoint's supplier diversity offerings.

WellPoint, Inc, including Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Ohio, on Friday announced plans to invest more heavily in primary health care.

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