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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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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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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.

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...