Latest News in Health Insurance – Oct 31, 2008
October 31, 2008 by Webmaster
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Ronald A. Williams Named “Best Healthcare Executive” at Executive … – MSN …
31 Oct 2008 at 7:43am
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Candidates’ positions on disability issues – WLS
26 Oct 2008 at 6:59am
A variety of issues have been debated during the campaign, including issues pertaining to voters with disabilities. With 40 million Americans with disabilities eligible to vote, many are looking at the candidates’ positions on disability issues …
Conseco Trust May Significantly Alter Senior Health Care Market – eMaxHealth.com
27 Oct 2008 at 6:00am
Baby boomers are turning 62 every seven seconds. Many are now questioning how they will manage their own health care in their senior years, says Frank N. Darras, the nation’s leading disability and Long-Term Care insurance lawyer. Senior health …
SPEAK OUT: Irony not the only thing lost in state funding cuts – Patriot Ledger
31 Oct 2008 at 3:11am
It is savagely ironic that the state’s budget shortfall and the resulting 9(c) cuts that obliterated the SEE (Services for Employment and Education) Program should fall during October, which is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. For …
Cigna Shares Plunge After Quarterly Profit Drops 53% (Update1) – Bloomberg
30 Oct 2008 at 1:20pm
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) — Cigna Corp. fell the most in six years in New York trading after reporting a 53 percent decline in quarterly profit tied to shrinking health-plan membership and falling values of stocks held by its annuities business. The …
SSA Speeds Benefits Review for Disability Claims – KSDK
27 Oct 2008 at 6:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — People with cancers and other severe medical conditions will get quicker action on disability claims under a new Social Security program. The time needed to decide claims could trim from 100 days or more to as few as two, said …
Expert Says Conseco Trust May Significantly Alter The Senior Health … – PR…
27 Oct 2008 at 6:50am
ONTARIO, Calif., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ — Baby boomers are turning 62 every seven seconds. Many are now questioning how they will manage their own health care in their senior years, says Frank N. Darras, the nation’s leading disability and Long-Term …
Cigna shares hit 13-year low in earnings fallout – Reuters
31 Oct 2008 at 8:33am
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of Cigna Corp (CI.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) fell as much as 37 percent on Friday, to their lowest point in more than 13 years, as analysts said the U.S. health insurer would struggle to meet its 2009 …
Employee Concerns About Contracting Serious Illnesses Spark Interest … – P…
28 Oct 2008 at 11:57am
COLUMBIA, S.C., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ — A large majority of working Americans covered by insurance are concerned about themselves or someone in their family being diagnosed with cancer, heart disease or another serious illness. In addition, a …
Diabetes Law Collaborative Begins in Silicon Valley Through CIGNA … – MSN …
28 Oct 2008 at 1:58pm
CIGNA Foundation, in partnership with Equal Justice Works and Jenner & Block, LLP, has named Jessa Barnard as its 2008 Fellow. A graduate of Stanford Law School, Barnard will work with the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley to begin a Diabetes Law …
