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Future of state Medicaid privatization doubted

Former insurance insider Wendell Potter has turned his critical eye on Kansas, where Gov. Sam Brownback is planning to privatize the state's Medicaid program. Potter, who previously worked as a

Humana could spend $1B for Medicare deals

Humana is willing to spend $1 billion on acquisitions or mergers, allowing it to expand into Medicare, reported Bloomberg. "We could do $1 billion-plus deals if we wanted to," Humana CEO Michael

Health IT key to HealthAmerica medical home pilot

Preferred Primary Care Physicians, a 32-doctor group in the Pittsburgh area, is piloting an advanced medical home model with assistance from HealthAmerica, a subsidiary of Coventry Health Care.

Coventry's busy week includes $278 million 2Q charge, acquisition

Coventry Health Care suffered a financial blow as a federal court deferred to Louisiana state courts in a class-action lawsuit, but that didn't stop the Bethesda, Md.-based health insurer from

SPOTLIGHT: Delaware BCBS to end preapproval of nuclear stress tests

One of several health insurers under investigation by both Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart and the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation for potentially

Health insurers take ratings hit from Fitch on reform fears

No one's really sure how health reform will impact the health insurance industry. But it seems that as far as the financial sector is concerned, the impact isn't likely to be good. In one striking

Coventry Health Care's Dale Wolf - CEO Compensation

Dale Wolf - Coventry Health Care Total Compensation: $9,047,469 Details: Wolf is the only CEO on this list who is no longer employed with his associated health plan; he retired from his position on

If health plan profits keep falling, selloffs may begin

Health plan profits are falling, and given the trends in the U.S. economy and healthcare costs generally, this trend is likely to linger for a while. And if falling profits remain a fact of life for