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Proposed 2014 Medicare Rates Slam Humana and Other Insurers

Posted: February 19, 2013 at 9:00 am

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is leading the large health insurance providers lower as the week gets off to a start. The news hit going into the weekend that the Centers ...
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Deutsche Bank Raises Targets and Estimates on Hospitals and Health Care Facility Stocks (DB, THC, HCA, VHS, CYH, HMA, UHS, LPNT)

Posted: January 31, 2013 at 8:31 am

Hospitals and health care facilities to most of us are like the police station. You are glad they are there, but you don’t really want to go. When it comes ...
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Jefferies Adds Apple, Celanese, HMS Holdings to Global Conviction List

Posted: January 3, 2013 at 8:00 am

Late Wednesday, Jefferies Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF) added three new domestic names to its Global Conviction buy list. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Celanese Corp. (NYSE: CE) and HMS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: ...
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Centene Puts Kentucky in Rear-view Mirror (CNC, WCG, CVH)

Posted: October 17, 2012 at 11:56 am

Medicaid insurance provider Centene Corp. (NYSE: CNC) today announced that it is exercising its contractual right to discontinue offering its Medicaid managed care in the state of Kentucky. The state ...
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Wellpoint Acquisition a Vote on Obamacare

Posted: July 9, 2012 at 7:50 am

Health insurance provider Wellpoint Inc. (NYSE: WLP) announced this morning that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire managed care provider Amerigroup Corp. (NYSE: AGP) for a total of ...
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Revised Guidance Sinks Health Care Company (CNC, MOH, AGP, UNH, WCG)

Posted: June 11, 2012 at 11:31 am

To say that Centene Corp. (NYSE: CNC), a managed health care provider, has been on a roller coaster ride for the past few days may be an understatement. First, it ...
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The States That Spend The Most (And Least) On Healthcare For The Poor

Posted: July 15, 2011 at 4:06 am

The federal and state governments spend approximately $5,296 a year on medical treatment for each poor and disabled person on Medicaid. Over 58 million Americans are enrolled in Medicaid. These ...
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At The Core Of Republican Deficit Plan–Do Tax Cuts Work?

Posted: April 5, 2011 at 11:51 am

The Republicans released their proposed financial plan and it aims to balance America's budget by 2015. Called "The Path To Prosperity: Restoring America's Promise", its success is based as much ...
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Health-Care Reform Boosts Health-Care Providers (WLP, UNH, AET, CI, CNC, AGP, WCG, MOH)

Posted: February 23, 2011 at 10:22 am

While the courts and the Congress continue to fight over the health-care reform law, known as the Affordable Care Act or ACA, insurers are looking forward to as many as ...
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