12/25/2008 News For: Aetna Health Insurance Ne NebraskaAetna Signs Agreement with BayCare Health System Aetna NYSE: AET and BayCare Health System announced today that they have reached agreement on a new multi-year contract that ensures continuation ... Aetna slashes jobs Health insurance company Aetna is firming up details on its plans to slash 1,000 positions nationwide, or 3% of the company?s work force. AET A Less Healthy Health Insurance Sector The U.S. economy is in a recession, and the health insurance industry has not proved immune to what ails the nation. With joblessness on the rise, volatile financial markets, and consumer income either flat or falling by most measures, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Nov. 3 revised the outlook on the managed care industry to negative from stable. The impact of the deteriorating economy, ... Young Israel to host health insurance seminar BROOKLINE ? On Sunday Jan. 11, Young Israel will host Universal Health Insurance: Current Realities and Future Possibilities. Young Israel is at 62 Green St., near Coolidge Corner. Target audience: those concerned with their health insurance; and those interested in state and national health reform, and Jewish perspectives on universal health insurance. Nigeria: Oshotimehin Promises Community Health Insurance Abuja ? The new Minister of Health, Prof Babatunde Oshotimehin, has pledged to make community health Insurance as one of the core areas of his administration. Health care switch saves $400K Recently, the town switched health insurance carriers to produce a one-time savings of $114,000. Massachusetts Health Officials Approve Guidelines For Subsidized Health Plans That Are Intended To Drive Down Costs The Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority Board on Saturday approved guidelines for contracts with managed care companies that include incentives for cutting costs and patient-protection provisions, the Boston Globe reports. The guidelines will apply to state-subsidized Commonwealth Care health plans, which cover 162,000 residents whose incomes are too high to qualify for Medicaid. Pa. says adult insurance waiting list hits record HARRISBURG ? The number of Pennsylvania adults on a waiting list for state-subsidized health insurance has reached an all-time high, a state Insurance Department spokeswoman said Tuesday. Pa. gov's top health care aide to leave HARRISBURG ? The director of Gov. Ed Rendell's efforts to expand health insurance to low-income children and adults and modernize Pennsylvania's health care system is stepping down. Doctors offer free care for needy CEDAR RAPIDS and#8212; Good news for Linn County residents who could use some and#8212; the uninsured.Eleven doctors have enrolled in Linn County Public Access, a new program for the county that matches low-income adults without health insurance with doctors willing to donate their services.Patients who qualify can see doctors for free.Linn County modeled its program on Project Access in ... |




