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Insurer Humana lowers 2012 outlook on legal charge

Health insurer Humana Inc. is lowering its 2012 earnings outlook to account for a $45 million charge for settling litigation related to a military health insurance program.

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Think of it as a health policy wonk’s dream: Football stadium after football stadium packed to the brim with...health insurance claims data. An odd dream, to be sure. But health insurance data is crucial to understand how health care dollars get spent. It shows how people use health care, what’s changing and, in some cases, why. Health insurers, however, have tended to keep that data private, as ...

Zane Benefits Publishes Findings on Growth of Individual Health Insurance

Individual health insurance today in 45 states costs 1/2 the price of employer group coverage for the 70%-90% of applicants who qualify. (PRWeb May 21, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9525129.htm

Humana Appoints Bruce D. Perkins President of Health and Well-being Services Segment

Humana Inc. announced today that Bruce D. Perkins, the company’s Senior Vice President of Health Care Delivery Systems and Clinical Processes, has been promoted to the

Humana Inc. to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Health Care Conference

Humana Inc. announced today that James H. Bloem, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, will make a presentation to investors at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Health Care Conference on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at 10:40 a.m.

Research and Markets: The US Health Insurance Industry Outlook to 2015 - Promising Health Reforms to Stimulate ...

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The US Health Insurance Industry Outlook to 2015 - Pr

Business Digest | Humana gives hospital June 1 deadline for deal

Health insurance giant Humana has imposed a June 1 deadline to work out an agreement with Jennie Stuart Medical Center in Christian County and will leave the hospital's network if negotiations are unsuccessful.

Mark Farrah Associates Finds Market Improvement Evident For Top Health Plans

Mark Farrah Associates found evidence of improvement among leading health insurance plans in the United States. Overall revenues increased 5.1% for the nation’s top seven plans, from $293 billion in 2010 to $308 billion in 2011.

Health Think Tank Crunches Health Prices For The Masses

It turns out we may not know nearly as much about all the money spent on health care in the U.S. as we thought we did. But there's a new group that wants to, well, remedy that. The problem, Martin Gaynor , chairman of the Health Care Cost Institute , told Shots, is that "two-thirds of the population has private (health) insurance, but most of the information comes from Medicare."