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  1. Protesters Disrupt WellPoint Annual Meeting

    Wed, 16 May 2012

    WellPoint Inc . shareholders rejected a call for more the world's largest drugmaker. At WellPoint 's meeting in a downtown Indianapolis report on its contributions and lobbying. WellPoint later said a total of 83 percent of shareholders

  2. Obama's health law has accelerated marketplace change

    Mon, 26 Mar 2012

    and hospitals. Indianapolis-based WellPoint , one of the nation's largest insurers Indiana's Medicaid program. Nationwide, WellPoint has more than 2 million Medicaid members to traditional Medicare. Last year, WellPoint spent $800 million to buy Los Angeles

  3. IBM's Watson Supercomputer Gets Job As Oncologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    Thu, 22 Mar 2012

    situations and patients' expressed wishes, lifestyle -- all that comes into play when making a high quality medical decision." Wellpoint , an insurance company, also hired Watson last year to guide treatment decisions for members. The Watson computer, pictured

  4. Medicare Advantage's enrollment is up; premiums are down

    Wed, 1 Feb 2012

    quarter of last year and enrollment increased over the past 12 months. Wellpoint also acquired an Advantage contractor in 2011 and saw increased enrollment. The CEOs of WellPoint , Humana and UnitedHealth Group all predicted their Medicare business

  5. Medicare program's enrollment up, premiums down

    Wed, 1 Feb 2012

    quarter of last year and enrollment increased over the past 12 months. Wellpoint also acquired an Advantage contractor in 2011 and saw increased enrollment. The CEOs of WellPoint , Humana and UnitedHealth Group all predicted their Medicare business

  6. Golden Parachutes: 21 CEOs Landed $100M Plus

    Fri, 27 Jan 2012

    Technologies Corp. George A. L. David 1994-2008 $122,631,309 eBay Inc. Margaret C. Whitman 1998-2008 $120,427,360 WellPoint Health Leonard Schaeffer 1992-2004 $119,041,000 XTO Energy Inc. Bob R. Simpson 1986-2008 $103,485,972 Viacom

News

  1. Newt Gingrich Hit on Health Care Flip-Flops, Think Tank

    Fri, 18 Nov 2011

    for Health Transformation , which Gingrich founded, raked in millions of dollars from heavy hitters like GE Healthcare and Wellpoint , as first reported by the Washington Post . The group says it does not lobby, but on its website, it touts its ability to build bridges

  2. Record Number of Fortune 500 Women CEOs

    Thu, 27 Oct 2011

    Lynn Elsenhans of Sunoco Ursula Burns of Xerox Ellen Kullman of DuPont Laura Sen of BJ’s Wholesale Club Angela Braly of WellPoint Carol Meyrowitz of The TJX Companies Indra Nooyi of PepsiCo Irene Rosenfeld of Kraft Foods Patricia A. Woertz of Archer Daniels

  3. To cut insurance costs, companies help workers get healthy

    Wed, 28 Sep 2011

    increase in people who work out. "Already, we've seen huge reductions in our costs," Wilkerson said. At health insurer WellPoint , employees who receive comprehensive primary care from a company doctor have helped cut health care costs by 14%, said

  4. Medicare premiums drop, enrollment rises in health care law

    Thu, 15 Sep 2011

    Medicare Advantage Members." Their Medicare Advantage membership increased about 10% from December 2010 to June 2011. For WellPoint , a 4% enrollment boost made up for losses in non-Medicare services, its 2010 annual report said.

  5. Watson, Your New Health Insurer

    Tue, 13 Sep 2011

    s largest health insurers. WellPoint Inc ., which operates Blue Cross marketing, said in a statement. “ WellPoint ’s commitment to innovation and textbooks and medical journals, and WellPoint ’s history of treatments to generate

  6. Health insurance denial rates routinely 20%, data show

    Mon, 12 Sep 2011

    steadily increased from 11.9% in 2007 to 15.3% in 2009. The companies reviewed were Aetna, Humana, UnitedHealthcare and WellPoint . The denial rates are an important tool for helping consumers select an insurer, said Deborah Chollet, a senior fellow

  7. Health insurance denial rates routinely 20%, data show.

    Sun, 11 Sep 2011

    steadily increased from 11.9% in 2007 to 15.3% in 2009. The companies reviewed were Aetna, Humana, UnitedHealthcare and WellPoint . The denial rates are an important tool for helping consumers select an insurer, said Deborah Chollet, a senior fellow

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Videos

  1. Jobless Numbers, Best Buy Layoffs Rattle Markets

    Thu, 29 Mar 2012

    definitely a positive. Print from the Wall Street in terms of what the effects. Of this health care ruling will be names like WellPoint Humana and Pfizer all up again part of today's trade we'll see they continue. All up about 3% just this week alone

    WellPoint found at 4:23

    what the effects. Of this health care ruling will be names like WellPoint Humana and Pfizer all up again part of today's trade we'll see they continue. All up about 3% just this week alone.
  2. Supercomputer Watson Cures the Sick?

    Mon, 12 Sep 2011

    about to get down to serious business the insurance giant WellPoint . Is going to start using Watson to help diagnose and treat 2001. I'm sorry did it. I'm afraid I can't do that. WellPoint insists that won't happen when the computer clocks in next

    WellPoint found at 0:11, 1:50

    Watson. Is about to get down to serious business the insurance giant WellPoint . Is going to start using Watson to help diagnose and treat patients. And more than 34 million of us could be affected.
    WellPoint insists that won't happen when the computer clocks in next year really doctor Watson will serve. As a consultant to positions. Not replacing physicians He may be the smartest doctor in the world but compassionate and bedside manner may be a struggle. Even jeopardy champ. David -- ABC news Washington.
  3. Earthquake Doesn't Shake Wall Street Rally

    Wed, 24 Aug 2011

    bank has report out taking a look at that's. And saying there is so much in nervousness out there and that the bears are WellPoint of course they have that caveat that things turn out to be better than expected. These guys are going to be caught short

    WellPoint found at 2:31

    is so much in nervousness out there and that the bears are WellPoint of course they have that caveat that things turn out to be better than expected. These guys are going to be caught
  4. Health Insurance Rates Continue to Surge Up, Up

    Thu, 6 Jan 2011

    thousands of customers affected by this one company alone. And it's not just California to cost the country New York State WellPoint insurance looking to raise rates 28%. In Iowa will mark looking to hike rates 18%. And across Iowa today angry customers

    WellPoint found at 0:44

    And it's not just California to cost the country New York State WellPoint insurance looking to raise rates 28%. In Iowa will mark looking to hike rates 18%. And across Iowa today angry customers asking
  5. Interview With Rahm Emanuel

    Sun, 20 Jun 2010

    industry together. And also other players and we have now consensus. in the case of BP. 120 billion dollars in the case of WellPoint in the way they were raising insurance premiums we've jawbone them to do what's right. Because there are other equities

    WellPoint found at 8:38

    in the case of BP. 120 billion dollars in the case of WellPoint in the way they were raising insurance premiums we've jawbone them to do what's right. Because there are other equities at play
  6. World News (02.24.10)

    Wed, 24 Feb 2010

    mother of two got a letter from WellPoint saying her premium was going up alone a study released today shows WellPoint is now pushing double digit premium in at least eleven states. When WellPoint CEO appeared quickly got personal

    WellPoint found at 4:02, 4:19, 4:50

    and sexually Henrikson self employed mother of two got a letter from WellPoint saying her premium was going up 300 in ten dollars a month.
    Truly unconscionable she's not alone a study released today shows WellPoint is now pushing double digit premium hikes in at least eleven states. When WellPoint CEO appeared -- quickly got personal matter how much money do you make.
    The committee also took game at WellPoint record profit last year I don't mind you making a profit but at the end of the year 2009 or or year you still made two point something billion dollars and that's not enough actually the company's profits were four point seven billion. In part because it sold a subsidiary. In each of the last five years WellPoint profits have exceeded two billion dollars the company says its profit margin of about 5% is reasonable insurance industry margins are dwarfed
  7. Toyoda Apologizes, Dodges Tough Questions

    Wed, 24 Feb 2010

    mother of two got a letter from WellPoint saying her premium was going up alone a study released today shows WellPoint is now pushing double digit premium in at least eleven states. When WellPoint CEO appeared He quickly got personal

    WellPoint found at 3:22, 3:39, 4:09

    Henrikson self employed mother of two got a letter from WellPoint saying her premium was going up 300 -- dollars a month.
    Truly unconscionable she's not alone a study released today shows WellPoint is now pushing double digit premium hikes in at least eleven states. When WellPoint CEO appeared He quickly got personal matter how much money do you make.
    The committee also took game at WellPoint record profit last year I don't mind you making a profit but at the end of the year 2009 -- year you
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