News For: Cancer Insurance AetnaAetna to Expand Health and Wellness Program for Expatriates As part of its continued commitment to total employee health and wellness, Aetna NYSE:AET announced today that it will expand its Aetna Global Health Connections program to provide international members with additional resources to help manage their health while on assignment. The new offerings include enhancements to the International Maternity Management Program, as well as the introduction ... New Medicare Website Provides Customized "Aetna Answers" for Consumers Aetna NYSE:AET announced today that it has launched a redesigned Medicare website, www.aetnamedicare.com. The site gives people a single online resource where they can go through the entire enrollment process, from researching and comparing plan options to receiving price estimates to submitting an enrollment form. MERCY HOSPITAL FOCUSES ON WOMEN DURING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH Port Huron, MIÖOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Mercy Regional Cancer Center invites area breast cancer patients, survivors and supporters to participate in a number of outstanding events and activities planned throughout the month. (AFX UK Focus) 2008-09-23 09:56 Aetna sets external review of rescinded policies BANGALORE, Sept 23 Reuters - Health insurer Aetna Inc said on Monday it had appointed an independent panel of doctors to decide on rescinding policies that were obtained by false or incomplete information, effective immediately. Aetna to Expand Health and Wellness Program for Expatriates HARTFORD, Conn.----As part of its continued commitment to total employee health and wellness, Aetna announced today that it will expand its Aetna Global Health Connections program to provide international members with additional resources to help manage their health while on assignment. Principal of insurance company that allegedly scammed investors dies Leslie Steinger, identified by authorities as one of the principals who ran a Fort Lauderdale company that scammed some 30,000 investors of $830 million before it was shut down, died Sept. 12 of pancreatic cancer. He was 53. Inland residents lobby in fight against cancer WASHINGTON - Thirty years ago, Marcia Bundalian-Stephen lost her sister to breast cancer. In the years since, cancer has taken a husband, a mother-in-law, an uncle, an aunt and a cousin. Health insurance costs grow more gradually in 2008 Health insurance premiums rose a modest 5 percent this year for coverage that's getting skimpier, researchers say. The 5 percent increase was comparable to last year's uptick. Overall, premiums for family coverage increased to $12,680 and premiums for single coverage increased to $4,704, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust. Whole Brain Radiation Not Best for Cancer That Has Spread Title: Whole Brain Radiation Not Best for Cancer That Has Spread Category: Health News Created: 9/24/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/24/2008 Early Breast Cancer No More Likely to Return in Young Women Copyright © 2008 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24 HealthDay News -- Young women diagnosed with a common form of early-stage breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ DCIS are no more likely to have recurrences than older women with the disease, a new study finds. |




