UnitedHealthcare Message to Health Net Members
UnitedHealthcare has acquired Health Net of the Northeast’s licensed subsidiaries and obtained the rights to renew Health Net’s membership in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. This means that when your employer renews your group’s coverage, they may choose UnitedHealthcare. UnitedHealthcare will provide you broader choice and access to quality care with one of the [...]
Read MoreUnitedHealthcare Completes Acquisition of Health Net?s Northeast Licenses and Rights to Renew
UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group company, and Health Net, Inc. today announced that UnitedHealthcare has completed the previously announced acquisition of Health Net of the Northeast’s licensed subsidiaries and has obtained rights to renew Health Net’s membership in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. The transaction has received all regulatory approvals required for completion “UnitedHealthcare has [...]
Read MoreState approves Health Net sale to UnitedHealth
The decision was condemned on Friday by the Connecticut State Medical Society, which expressed concern that the takeover harms competition and leaves health care consumers little protection. In July, UnitedHealth and Health Net announced the deal, worth more than $500 million. United has confirmed that the deal does not include the nearly 1,000 workers Health [...]
Read MoreHealth Net Names New President of Northeast Plans, General Counsel
Health Net Inc. has reshuffled responsibilities of two executives in light of UnitedHealthcare’s recent acquisition of the company’s Northeast U. S. licenses. Health Net said it named Linda Tiano as president of regional health plans for Health Net of the Northeast. She has served as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary since January 2007. [...]
Read MoreDemocratic Governors Voice Concern Over Health Care Bill
Republican governors are not alone in being concerned about what the proposed health care legislation might mean for their already overstrained budgets: Democrats share the same worries. “We’ve got concerns,” Gov. Jack Markell of Delaware said in an interview Wednesday, hours before getting elected as the chairman of the Democratic Governors Association. “And we’re [...]
Read MoreHealth strategy could save W. Va. $1B
West Virginia’s health care system could save over $1. 1 billion by going digital and centralizing patient care, according to a first-of-its-kind report presented to lawmakers Monday. Those savings would be seen not just by government agencies, but by private insurers and policyholders, who could benefit directly in the form of lower premiums. The report [...]
Read MoreArkanas Department of Health announces second flu shot clinic
The Arkansas Department of Health is holding a second round of mass flu clinics beginning Monday, Dec. 7, designed to immunize Arkansans against both the seasonal and the H1N1 influenza. The unprecedented effort will continue through Dec. 18, with a local shot clinic included on the schedule. “We’ll be offering both the seasonal and H1N1 [...]
Read MoreAetna Helps Consumer-Directed Health Plan Members Maximize Their Health Benefits
Aetna has introduced a new online resource designed to help members who have enrolled or are considering enrolling in an Aetna Consumer-Directed Health Plan (CDHP) get the most out of their plan. Through a new page on Aetna. com, visitors can learn more about the plans, get tips on how to use these plans effectively, [...]
Read MoreFed warning threatens CA kids’ health program
A grim prognosis for a highly touted program that provides health insurance for poor children in California: A federal review says a plan to save California Healthy Families Program may violate tax laws. The bipartisan agreement was touted as a crucial piece of legislation that helped save the California Healthy Families Program from devastating budget [...]
Read MoreLouisiana senator walks tightrope on health vote
Landrieu is one of a handful of centrist Democrats reluctant to support the plan to revamp the $2. 5 trillion U. S. healthcare industry, the top priority in President Barack Obama’s domestic agenda. And she faces a tough choice: defy the wishes of her party on a legislative priority central to Obama’s promise of change, [...]
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