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This Web Tool Has Teeth
By Staff WriterCIGNA Dental has developed a calculator that can help consumers estimate the cost of dental treatment.Plan members can get to the tool through the myCIGNA.com ...
February 03, 2006
Aetna Promotes 2A health insurer has created a pair of high-level management positions.Aetna Inc., Hartford, has promoted Mark Bertolini to executive vice president of regional businesses and ...
February 03, 2006
Michael Moore Is ComingA well-known documentary maker is asking consumers and corporate employees for stories about problems with the U.S. health finance system.Michael Moore, the director of "Bowling ...
February 03, 2006
Michael Moore Is ComingA well-known documentary maker is asking consumers and corporate employees for stories about problems with the U.S. health finance system.Michael Moore, the director of "Bowling ...
February 02, 2006
Deficit Bill Helps LTC Insurers And Risk PoolsThe Deficit Reduction Act that the U.S. House approved Wednesday includes several provisions of interest to insurers.House members voted 216 to 214 to approve the ...
February 02, 2006
HHS Promises To Watch Drug Plans More CloselyThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it will be giving more attention to customer service and claim payment speed at the private ...
February 02, 2006
California Bank Combines Agency UnitsUnionBanCal Corp. is creating a new UnionBanc Insurance Services Inc. subsidiary.UnionBanCal, San Francisco, the parent of Union Bank of California N.A., says the new unit ...
February 01, 2006
Internists Put Teeth In Physician Tech EffortThe National Committee for Quality Assurance and the American Board of Internal Medicine may have taken a major step toward automating physicians' offices.The ABIM, Philadelphia, ...