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Aetna CEO to retire; Bertolini named replacement

Aetna Chairman and CEO Ronald A. Williams plans to retire next spring, and company President Mark T. Bertolini will replace him in a widely expected leadership change for the health insurer.

Health Insurers Secretly Blacklist Those with Certain Ailments

Trying to buy health insurance on your own and have gallstones? You'll automatically be denied coverage. Rheumatoid arthritis? Automatic denial. Severe acne? Probably denied. Do you take metformin, a popular drug for diabetes? Denied.

Aetna Postpones Sedation Policy Change

Aetna Inc. said Wednesday it will delay a proposed policy that would stop covering the cost of using anesthesiologists during colonoscopies. The policy had been opposed by a group of New Jersey doctors who said denying coverage of anesthesiologists to anxious patients would lead to fewer cancer screenings.

Docs Oppose Aetna Plan on Colonoscopies

A group of doctors from New Jersey is opposing a plan by Aetna Inc. to drop coverage of a type of anesthesia used during colonoscopies.

Aetna to End Payment for a Drug in Colonoscopies

Aetna, one of the nation's largest private health plan managers, is the latest insurer to clamp down on the use of a powerful anesthetic during an increasingly common form of colon cancer screening.

Aetna's 4Q Earnings Up 73% On Light Health Usage - Wall Street Journal

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Aetna's 4Q Earnings Up 73% On Light Health Usage Wall Street Journal (Adds company comments on health-usage expectations, Medicare Advantage growth, updated share price, in the fifth, sixth, 11th through 13th, 16th and 17th paragraphs.) By Jon Kamp Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Aetna Inc.'s (AET) fourth-quarter earnings rose ... Health insurer Aetna reports 4th-quarter profit jumps 73 percent, helped by ...Washington Post Aetna profit rises, helped by low claim costsReuters all 194 news articles »

Aetna sues after $66100 bunion job, similar charges - Bangor Daily News

Aetna sues after $66100 bunion job, similar charges Bangor Daily News By Todd Benoit SAN FRANCISCO — Aetna Inc. is suing seven California surgery centers for a billing system that it claims “recklessly subverts” health care delivery with charges of as much as $66100 for a bunion repair. The lawsuit seeks to stop the ... and more »

Aetna challenges state's health care pacts - CanadianBusiness.com

Aetna challenges state's health care pacts CanadianBusiness.com (AP) — Aetna Better Health has asked a state district court to throw out contracts awarded to three private companies involved in the state's new health care delivery system for the poor. The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/wcl9NR ) the three ... and more »

Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Aetna, JAKKS Pacific, U.S.Bancorp ... - Sacramento Bee

Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Aetna, JAKKS Pacific, U.S.Bancorp ... Sacramento Bee The year saw the company making strategic investments in acquisitions and technologies, with an intention to extend Aetna's core health business and also to capitalize on exciting new consumer and provider opportunities emerging in the marketplace. and more »