News For: Www Aetna us health careGerman Health-Care Workers Take to Berlin Streets in Protest Sept. 25 -- German health-care workers are staging their biggest-ever protest today in Berlin, denouncing what they call inadequate funding from the government for increasingly costly medical care. Universal Health Care Supporters Rally ELMIRA -- Advocates for universal health care are asking New York lawmakers in Washington, "Whose side are you on?" The group Citizen Action of New York held a rally in front of the Excellus Blue Cross-Blue Shield office in Elmira Wednesday. German Health Workers Protest Lack of Funds in Berlin (Update1) Sept. 25 -- Thousands of German health-care workers staged the industry's biggest-ever protest today in Berlin, denouncing what they call inadequate funding from the government for increasingly costly medical care. Farm, Ranch Families Struggle With Rising Health Care Costs WASHINGTON ��� America���s farm and ranch families are paying top dollar for health insurance that inadequately covers their needs and causes them significant financial risk, according to a report released today from The Access Project and sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Health Care Costs Increase Strain, Studies Find As Washington debates the best way to avert an economic meltdown, increasing numbers of Americans are struggling with another financial crisis: the growing burden of unpaid medical bills. Aetna allows independent physician panel to review rescissions Starting on Thursday, Aetna will let an independent panel of physicians decide whether to rescind health insurance policies for sick plan members suspected of submitting false or incomplete information on their applications, the Los Angeles Times reports. Tell Me How You Feel: CIGNA Lets Patients Rate Their Experience with Behavioral Health Care Professionals BLOOMFIELD, Conn.----It���s not unusual for doctors or psychologists to ask their patients how they feel. In fact, it happens millions of times every day. Now CIGNA has introduced a twist and is inviting the people who use its behavioral health care network to tell CIGNA how they feel about their behavioral health care professional. Rise in health care premiums outpaces inflation and wages Washington ��� Premiums for job-based health insurance are up 5 percent in 2008 and have more than doubled since 1999, a growth rate that far outpaces inflation and the increase in workers' wages over the same period, according to an annual survey of employers. [Post a comment on this story below.] Meanwhile, a growing number of workers at smaller firms are getting less coverage for their money as ... Aetna Offers Binding Independent Reviews of Canceled Policies Sept. 22 -- Aetna Inc. , the third-largest U.S. health insurer, will let outside doctors decide whether to cancel coverage for sick customers suspected of obtaining policies through false or incomplete information. Early Glance: Managed Care companies NEW YORK Shares of some top managed care companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Aetna fell $.64 or 1.7 percent, to $36.15. CIGNA fell $.01 or percent, to $34.50. |




