12/25/2008 News For: Aetna Health Insurance New JerseyAetna 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 Sharia-compliant health insurance plan launched in UAE Dubai: Dubai Islamic Insurance and Reinsurance Company AMAN has launched a health insurance scheme in the UAE. The new plan will offer comprehensive products that are consistent with the Sharia rules and are based on Islamic Takaful principles. BayCare, Aetna sign new contract BayCare Health System Inc. and Aetna have signed a new contract, ensuring Aetna members will continue to have access to BayCare hospitals. AET Aetna Offers Reduced Rates on New Health Plans for Small NYC Employers -- Starting at $243 Month NEW YORK----Small employers in New York City take note: Aetna has lowered the rates on its NYC Community Plan which offers comprehensive health benefit plan options for your employees starting as low as $243 a month. Study: More have health insurance MONTPELIER -- A recent state survey says the number of Vermonters without health insurance is continuing to go down. ... - The Associated Press 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. Boston Globe Examines Massachusetts Health Insurance Law As Model For National Health Overhaul Plan The Boston Globe on Friday examined how "[k]ey players in the debate over how to provide health care coverage for the nation's 47 million uninsured" residents believe that the Massachusetts health insurance law is "an important model for what Washington could do and how to get it done. Finding health coverage after a layoff can be tough Across the country, the loss of nearly 2 million jobs in the past year is stirring anxieties about how to find and pay for health insurance on your own. Aetna Statement on Passing of Jack D. Kuehler HARTFORD, Conn.----Aetna today expressed its condolences to the family of Jack D. Kuehler, who passed away on Dec. 20. Kuehler served on the company?s Board of Directors from 1990 until his retirement in 2005. Community health centers see funding hurt As the economic downturn persists, people are increasingly turning to community health centers for inexpensive medical services. But now, the centers themselves are ailing. |




