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News

1. 
   6 Answers About Mammograms and Breast Cancer

   Fri, 5 Oct 2012

   mammogram if your doctor agrees; it's up to your insurance company to decide if it will pay for it. Secretary recent New York Times article, all of the big health insurance providers ( Aetna , Cigna, UnitedHealth Group) said their policies
2. 
   Aetna CEO and 30-Year-Old Bond Over Staggering Cancer Bills

   Wed, 1 Aug 2012

   of 30, learning that his insurance company would place restrictions month, but its carrier, Aetna , had an annual ceiling on medical bills. But last week, Aetna CEO Mark T . Bertolini , a former paramedic who has Live Strong." And now that Aetna has stepped in, Guha said
3. Health care reform winner: Hospital stocks; Loser: Insurers

   Tue, 17 Jul 2012

   rolls. The stock market has made no mystery of its fear with how health care reform might affect the insurers. Shares of Aetna aet , UnitedHealth unh and WellPoint wlp fell 5%, 6% and 10% respectively after the measure cleared the Supreme Court
4. Health Care Law Supporters Say Carriers on PR Offensive - Hoping to Send Signal to High Court

   Wed, 13 Jun 2012

   a few of the larger health insurance carriers - UnitedHealth, Aetna and Humana - announced that allow some of the more popular insurance reforms to go forward. UnitedHealth statement. Read More About the Insurance Companies' Announcement But
5. 
   Transgender Woman Wins Insurance Coverage for Mammogram

   Mon, 30 Apr 2012

   she submitted the claim to her insurance company, Scott was denied coverage winning a landmark battle with Aetna . "I am really pleased and me hope -- by the fact that Aetna apologized and reimbursed me Neither treatment was covered by Aetna . Aetna told ABCNews.com that
6. 
   Consumer Reports Investigates 'Junk' U.S. Health Plans

   Mon, 6 Feb 2012

   widely publicized." Major insurance companies, including Cigna and Aetna , offer mini-med plans that coverage can keep it." An Aetna spokesperson said the company reforms to make that happen," Aetna said in a statement. "In the
7. 
   Re-Wiring Your Brain for Happiness: Research Shows How Meditation Can Physically Change the Brain

   Thu, 28 Jul 2011

   to see if it makes more focused, effective warriors. Corporate executives at Google, General Mills, Target and Aetna Insurance , as well as students in some of the nation's classrooms have used meditation. Various celebrities also are known

Videos

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   GMA LIVE! (04.09.13)

   Tue, 9 Apr 2013

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2. 
   Do Insurance Cos Wrongfully Deny Claims?

   Mon, 18 Oct 2010

   Really bad heart situations and he insurance company Aetna . In this situation by saying this work we do here with the insurance companies and everything report important issues not just for insurance for us. As a people if we were

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   one -- the other was formed. Really bad heart situations and he insurance company Aetna . In this situation by saying -- a preexisting condition involved in the newborn and 100000 dollars bills have gone so historic on Good Morning America that you need to catch up August just go to Chris won't come. And CH -- -- to see you all animal. If Cuomo case this -- work we do here with the insurance companies and everything -- report. So -- hundred pounds. -- that's -- these issues really quickly just that we can move forward together show. This was knocked out. Abortion rights. Reproductive rights this was -- went right. To life begins at viability question goes wrong very important issues not just for insurance for us. As a people if we were able to decide -- -- release it that way about when life begins it

   person who. I don't think that was ever an issue for the insurance company it was certainly. -- -- Preexisting condition. The insurance companies as -- as -- coding error what does that mean this was a simple mistake. I accept that position and I probably acknowledge that that's. What may well -- you never know it seems reasonable enough it seems that any other conclusion. Have such implications in terms of how insurance company. Views life I think it -- -- -- Rationale. However. If it isn't -- here. Why wasn't it fixed right away

   show how going slowly gets eaten. Is to -- advantage of the insurance company why. So -- to get hold onto their mind. That's why we -- our plans call slow walking and all these other deceptive devices or procedures companies claim that. Our ways for the insurance company to prevent paying you for as long as they can. You gotta look at this case by case you have to look at because of the specific facts of the situation you -- blame insurance companies were. That's what we -- so much time. The question is cases we just don't care what it takes a -- insurance companies that they fixed it will advance her complain to us. But why was she informed is that insurance company does the right thing is paying claims that they had disputed they don't tell you that they're paying. As odd as that seems -- communicate funny when and I want to pay you just seemed ought to us and we leave it open what do you think. Bring stories to us I am not anti insurance company I lean on them very heavily my friend outside all the time. Working on these stores and I use my health insurance very seriously. And I take it very seriously and we needed in this country there's no question about the private sector is what you please provide it now in the future is so. Hamas Jihad you know you're always you -- -- Jihad that they make any sense. But. With us makes -- did you get involved talk to me about it this video is justice for their conversation you know we're we're we're we're coming from. Now let's get after this -- -- that you
3. 
   A Battle for Experimental Drugs

   Wed, 18 Jul 2007

   one major difference their insurance policy And insurance provider Aetna had no problem covering because her policy covered was similar cancer is getting the drug because Aetna says OK so Aetna says okay but 2.3 billion profit Coventry says

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   stories and we keep weighing in about people. In battles with their insurance companies whatever their doctors have said and Chris -- was back of another story this morning. Now we're taking this very seriously as you all know part of her job is to get answers about these companies and we will do that but another part of the job years to let you know about potential problems with health care. Experimental drugs these -- something to think about often FDA approved drugs that are used to treat illnesses other than their original design but here's the issue. Insurance companies can limit the practice especially on expensive drugs and when that happens a patient can be left with nowhere to --

   went to fill her to receive a prescription at the pharmacy her insurance company Coventry Health Care of Kansas denied coverage of this drug. I'm saying you didn't authorize it didn't authorize an immigrant characterization. They send more allotment of pain returned Tina because in your case in is considered experimental. It's the key word often buried in the fine print of insurance policies experimental. And who decides what's experimental. You guessed it the insurance companies -- member. -- class is not -- period. -- -- is FDA approved for other cancers but her insurer a company that made 2.3 billion dollars in profit last year. Said it hadn't been proven effective for her disease. Health care watchdog Jerry Flanagan is critical of this insurance industry practice. Insurance companies broadly look at ways to deny coverage one of their favorite strategies is to call the treatment experimental. Facility can deny

   to receive up strikingly similar medical cases with one major difference their insurance policy -- And -- insurance provider Aetna had no problem covering -- because her policy covered oral cancer drugs. Whether the drug was experimental or not wasn't even an
4. 
   Stocks Rocket, Salaries Inch Higher

   Fri, 29 Jun 2012

   expect it was bad news for the insurance industry because now they can't yesterday stocks like WellPoint and Aetna . And Cigna. And then on the when people within without insurance come to the emergency room room now we still have some insurance whether it's through a private

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   basically as you'd expect -- -- it was bad news for the insurance industry because now they can't deny people coverage they can't reject. People are raised their premium that they if they get sick and say you had -- pretty -- weakness yesterday stocks like WellPoint and Aetna . And Cigna. And then on the other hand there are some publicly traded hospital groups like HCA. And T -- CNN -- stocks. Did pretty well because basically to give the government is gonna help. Or that individual mandate attacks that we now know people -- gonna have to pay -- can help cover. Some of the costs that hospitals now incur when people within -- without insurance come to the emergency room. Right to hospitals in general are looking forward to that. Yeah I I think it's it's beneficial for hospitals certainly on a financial. Basis and you know again you can't deny someone coverage -- -- -- -- the emergency room now we still have some insurance whether it's through a private insurer or through the government. And so from the hospital's perspective that's very because it -- mean
5. 
   Does Health Care Bill Take Advantage of Americans?

   Tue, 22 Dec 2009

   is dream come true for the insurance industry. One major index of health insurance stocks is up a whopping 54 when The biggest companies Aetna Cigna UnitedHealth Group public option or government insurance program to compete against

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   in Hawaii until the final vote. And -- all this is happening insurance company stocks have soared so we ask Jon Karl to investigate the question. Does the bill but the companies take the country to the cleaners. Well insurance companies Diane have lobbied hard against this. But you wouldn't know that by watching Wall Street. The stock market seems to think the health care bill is -- dream come true for the insurance industry. One major index of health insurance stocks is up a whopping 54%. This year more than double the S&P 500. This bill gave the health care stocks a big boost they really -- community health care stocks look good pharmaceuticals looked good so and Gemma. They came out when -- The biggest companies Aetna Cigna UnitedHealth Group and several others are all up 20%. Or -- just since November. About the time it became clear there would be no public option or government insurance program to compete against them. In fact there is much for insurance companies to like consider. He'll get thirty million more customers people who don't have insurance now. But will be required by law to get it and -- 436. Billion dollars in government subsidies to help people buy insurance . -- to list ten million seniors on why have the insurance companies unleashed a massive lobbying campaign against it. Because there are plenty of reasons for them to hate this bill it will

   an absolute basis this is still a bad bill for the health insurance industry so why are the stocks soaring. In part analysts say because they've been driven to -- a closed at a feared the bill would have been even tougher on insurance companies. Her of people that feared that this industry was gonna get put out of business because -- reform it's become very clear that these are going to be viable businesses for the foreseeable future. Democratic senator Bernie Sanders said that insurance companies will make out like bandits -- this bill and he's actually supporting it. But -- obviously they do not agree the insurance companies will fight this fight to defeat it right down to the last vote.
6. 
   Health Care Mystery: What'll That Cost?

   Wed, 26 Aug 2009

   Mark Warren is for kids health insurance policy but 5000 dollar deductible would cost. I blog about how insurance makes health care more expensive cost. We currently expect Aetna blue profitably shield united to actors recording say what insurance the ultimate alliance. Medicare

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   President Obama says health insurance should cover more. He went to reduce co pay -- Insurance company can -- Out of pocket realistic if insurance pays for everything people don't hear much about the cost. That makes health care more express and try to find out how much it's going to cost before. Computer programmer Mark Warren is for kids health insurance policy but -- 5000 dollar deductible. Since He has to pay. The routine things like physicals and Lucia He tries to find out how much they cost before He goes to the doctor that's on the net you can tell me how -- that would cost. I blog about how insurance makes health care more expensive He emailed me to say it makes things expensive because it's hard to find out what things cost. We currently expect Aetna blue profitably shield united health -- that -- prepared to actors recording say what insurance the ultimate alliance. Medicare -- and -- The position himself never -- so they may refer me to the front desk but they usually don't know the cost either every other service that I use. Become what it costs. But with health -- not like it's. It's just a crapshoot. He can't even find out what things cost. Right that's a big part of the problem patients are in a black hole Michael -- speaks for the health insurance slot we've had a system arise over many years. That is not transparent it's not transparent because of you. Here's a graph

   I get myself into the hospital today no. Course not it's good insurance covers catastrophes. But when insurance pays for everything. Customers can't push providers to lower costs. I have almost no ability to influence them have no ability to
7. 
   Saving The Sick

   Thu, 14 Jun 2007

   checkpoint at his movie ultimately makes health insurance fixing health care is a even a religious problem We would never trade our national health insurance card for your blue cross card your Aetna card or Humana card. critics and there are

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   making the same point -- checkpoint at his movie ultimately makes health insurance fixing health care is a -- even a religious problem -- What they taught us that those of you remember -- you

   I know that they'd say. We would never trade our national health insurance card for your blue cross card -- your Aetna card or -- Humana card. -- critics and there are a lot of them to say he distorts the truth to make