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Humana CEO compensation for 2009 jumps 26 percent

AP News 8 days ago

Health insurer Humana hikes CEO compensation 26 percent in 2009, mostly due to bonus Health insurer Humana Inc. paid CEO Michael B. McCallister 26 percent more last year than in 2008, largely because of a $1.8 million performance-related bonus. McCallister, 57, received ...

Obama stages populist battle on health reform

AFP American Edition 9 days ago

A fired-up President Barack Obama has turned his populist ire from Wall Street to the insurance sector as he sought to rally support for a last-ditch bid to pass a historic health care overhaul bill. Obama laid a bold bet on Monday ...

Obama targets insurers, sells reform plan

Reuters US Online Report Top News 9 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama launched a sharp attack on health insurers on Monday and called on his fellow Democrats to rise above politics and pass a healthcare overhaul in the next few weeks. Hitting the road to rally support in ...

Culver letter prompts Wellmark to delay rate hike

AP News 9 days ago

Culver letter to Iowa insurance commissioner prompts Wellmark to delay rate increase Iowa's largest health insurance provider will delay a planned premium increase after Gov. Chet Culver raised questions Monday about the higher rates to the state insurance commissioner. Culver sent a ...

Obama wagers political fate on health care

AFP American Edition 9 days ago

A fired-up President Barack Obama launched a populist assault Monday on price-gouging American insurance firms, escalating his last-ditch bid to pass a historic health reform bill. Obama laid a bold bet with his remaining political capital in an event in metropolitan Philadelphia, ...

Obama attacks insurers in health care gambit

AFP American Edition 9 days ago

US President Barack Obama on Monday launched a new political assault on price-hiking insurance companies, seeking to build support for his last-ditch bid to pass a historic health reform bill. Obama headed to Philadelphia to crank up his personal advocacy effort for ...

Health insurer rises should be public: health sec

Reuters US Online Report Health News 9 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health insurers should post information about rising premiums for certain customers on their company websites to justify rising costs, the U.S. health secretary said in a letter to several insurers on Monday. Kathleen Sebelius, in letters to top ...

Health secretary eyes "bright light" on insurers

Reuters US Online Report Top News 13 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration stepped up pressure on health insurance companies on Thursday, calling on some of the top U.S. companies to be more public in explaining "jaw-dropping" rate increases to consumers. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, following a White House ...

Sebelius asks insurers to justify rate hikes

AP News 13 days ago

Sec'y Sebelius huddles with insurers, states over double-digit health insurance rate increases Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told the nation's leading health insurers Thursday to publicly justify a spate of double-digit premium hikes that have infuriated consumers in at least ...

Insurer Centene sells assets to Amerigroup NJ

AP News 16 days ago

Health insurer Centene completes sale of New Jersey assets to rival Amerigroup Co. Health insurer Centene Corp. said Monday that it has completed the sale of the Medicaid assets of its New Jersey subsidiary, University Health Plans, to Amerigroup New Jersey Inc. ...

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