Managed Health Care

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Jon Maesner, PharmD, has been named CIGNA's (NYSE: CI) chief pharmacy officer. Maesner will lead CIGNA's coordinated approach to integrating medication therapy with CIGNA's medical, health and wellness programs to improve health outcomes and lower total health care and disability costs.

Wedbush downgrades Universal American Corp. (NYSE: UAM) from Outperform to Neutral.

CIGNA (NYSE: CI) expanded its industry-leading CIGNA Dental Oral Health Integration Program effective Jan. 1, 2011. Designed to improve people's overall health through better oral health, the program became available to all CIGNA Dental DHMO, DPPO, DEPO and Indemnity customers with qualifying...

Investors mostly stayed away from the Street on Friday, being New Year's Eve and markets closed largely mixed. This was also one of the lightest volume trade days of the year. Though, apart from the Dow, certain benchmarks shed a few points on the closing day, the markets posted an optimistic...

Recently, CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS) decided to acquire Universal American's (UAM) Medicare Part D business for $1.25 billion, catering to about 1.9 million Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) members. Subsequent to this acquisition, CVS Caremark's Medicare Part D program will increase manifold as...

Recently, CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS) decided to acquire Universal American's (UAM) Medicare Part D business for $1.25 billion, catering to about 1.9 million Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) members. Subsequent to this acquisition, CVS Caremark's Medicare Part D program will increase manifold as...

Investors mostly stayed away from the Street on Friday, being New Year's Eve and markets closed largely mixed. This was also one of the lightest volume trade days of the year. Though, apart from the Dow, certain benchmarks shed a few points on the closing day, the markets posted an optimistic...

Citi Investment Research has a Buy rating and is raising its price target on Universal American (NYSE: UAM) to $22 from $19. In the research report, Citi writes, "After CVS pays $13 / share for the PDP segment, the market is valuing the remaining Universal business at around $7.45 per share. As...

CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Medicare Part D business of Universal American (NYSE: UAM) for approximately $1.25 billion.

As a part of its annual review, the rating agency A.M.Best, yesterday disclosed its findings on UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) and its subsidiaries. Details of the findings are as follows : A.M.Best reaffirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of A (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR...

As a part of its annual review, the rating agency A.M.Best, yesterday disclosed its findings on UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) and its subsidiaries. Details of the findings are as follows : A.M.Best reaffirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of A (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR...

With the closure of the acquisition of Concentra, Inc., Humana Inc. (HUM) has raised its earnings per share guidance for fiscal 2011. Humana now expects its earnings per share in the range of $5.45 - $5.65, up from the previous outlook of $5.35 - $5.55. Humana completed its acquisition of...

With the closure of the acquisition of Concentra, Inc., Humana Inc. (HUM) has raised its earnings per share guidance for fiscal 2011. Humana now expects its earnings per share in the range of $5.45 - $5.65, up from the previous outlook of $5.35 - $5.55. Humana completed its acquisition of...