Coventry Health Care News

A look at key issues in the health care debate: THE ISSUE: Why do medical costs increase at a rate faster than inflation? THE POLITICS: Health care spending over the past year increased by 3.2 percent even as overall consumer prices dropped 2.1 percent.

Two national health care companies have selected Kansas City as a test market for a plan to reduce hospitalizations among Medicare patients.

Medco Health Solutions Inc. and Coventry Health Care Inc. said Tuesday they will work together to see if they can reduce health care costs for senior citizens by addressing factors like home safety, diet, and medication use.

Senior Director, Accounts Receivable/Billing Moon Township, Pennsylvania Senior Director, Accounts Receivable Moon Township, Pennsylvania General Summary: Coventry Health Care, a $11.9 billion Fortune 500 organization, is a national managed health care company operating health plans, insurance companies, network rental/managed care services ...

The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange: NYSE: Coventry Health Care Inc., down 63 cents at $23.05 An analyst said the health insurer will likely offer a disappointing 2010 earnings outlook and may be hit hard by health care reforms.

Waterbury-based Webster Bank has named a fomer WellPoint executive as national sales leader at its healthcare savings account unit.

BETHESDA, Md. - Health insurer Coventry Health Care Inc. said Friday that Michael Stocker, the chairman of New York City Health and Hospitals Corp., will join its board of directors.

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The Kansas Insurance Department will conduct a public forum next month to gather input about the pending sale of Preferred Health Systems Inc.

The weekend passage of major health-care reform with a public option by one chamber of Congress didn't put much of a dent in stocks throughout the sector Monday, as even insurers were able to ride market momentum.

Seven Summits Research issues PriceWatch Alerts for AAPL, MCD, WAG, CVH, and LFC.

Kansas Medical Center in Andover has signed a contract with Preferred Health Systems, making the medical center part of the PHS network.

The major indexes kicked off November with a volatile trading session that managed to end positive.

Last week was certainly a spooky one for the markets, as volatility spiked and stocks moved downward.

October 27, 2009 Tuesday 3:58 PM EST SECTION: NEWS & COMMENTARY; Healthcare LENGTH: 330 words HEADLINE: Health insurers up after opt-out proposed BYLINE: Russ Britt, MarketWatch mailto:rbritt@marketwatch.com . Russ Britt is the Los Angeles bureau chief for MarketWatch.

The major indexes ended mixed after early economic data showed an increase in home sales but a drop in consumer confidence.

It's baaaack. The government-run public option, which seemed all but dead just a few weeks ago, much to the joy of health insurers such as UnitedHealth Group , Coventry Health Care , and WellPoint , is looking as though it might make a comeback.

Nearly 35,000 Medicare beneficiaries in Ohio, including 3,900 in Central Ohio, must change carriers for private Medicare Advantage plans because of three carriers greatly reducing their business in the state, according to the Ohio Department of Insurance.

Some federal employees will have to choose new health plans during open season this year because their insurance providers are leaving the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, or reducing the number of areas they cover.

WellPoint Inc., Humana Inc. and other companies that provide health plans sold off sharply Thursday after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi floated the idea of imposing a windfall tax on insurers to pay for extending health coverage to more Americans.