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Funeral Insurer To Sell Medigap Policies In Arizona
By Staff WriterChristian Fidelity Life Insurance Company says it will be selling "final expense" life insurance and 3 types of Medicare supplement plans in Arizona.[@@]Christian Fidelity, ...
July 11, 2005
Great-West Epands Disease Management ProgramsA company that runs health plans for large, self-insured employers is adding programs for members who suffer from chronic pain and severe kidney disease.[@@]The ...
July 11, 2005
WellPoint Announces $198 Million Settlement AgreementWellPoint Inc. says it has negotiated a settlement agreement that could resolve litigation with about 700,000 doctors.[@@]WellPoint, Indianapolis, is a managed care company that ...
July 11, 2005
Coventry To Sell Medicare Plans In Hawkeye StateA Midwestern arm of Coventry Health Care Inc. is setting up new Medicare operations in Iowa.[@@]Coventry, Bethesda, Md., says a subsidiary in West Des ...
July 11, 2005
Lawmaker Questions Sarbanes-OleyA Republican member of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee says she wants Congress to hold hearings next year on the effects of Sarbanes-Oxley ...
July 08, 2005
Doctor Group Blasts PacifiCare DealThe American Medical Association has issued a statement attacking the announcement that UnitedHealth Group Inc. intends to pay $8.1 billion to acquire PacifiCare Health ...
July 08, 2005
Pennsylvania Carrier Adds Wellness RewardsHighmark Inc. is offering a new wellness program to group preferred provider organization customers with at least 50 employees.[@@]Highmark, Pittsburgh, says the new Highmark ...
July 08, 2005
Survey: Educated Women Buy More Individual Health CoverageThe majority of women who buy individual health insurance policies are healthy, well-educated women between the ages of 45 and 64.[@@]Researchers have published those ...