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Aetna acquires Prodigy Health Group for $600M
Aetna ( NYSE: AET ) is acquiring Prodigy Health Group, a third-party administrator of self-funded healthcare plans, for $600 million. The deal is expected to close in the second half of this year and
WellPoint repositions as Q4 revenues drop
Although WellPoint posted an 80 percent drop in fourth-quarter net income compared to a year ago, when it had a big gain from a subsidiary sale, a decline in healthcare use helped the insurer top
A bumpy transition to a mobile, connected health system
You don't often see the words "diabetes" and "elegant" in the same sentence--unless, of course, you're talking about smartphones, FierceMobileHealthcare Editor Neil Versel writes. "If you have
Pharmacies sue CVS Caremark over privacy issues
Patient and physician privacy apparently are being compromised in all kinds of ways in Texas. In just the past few days, we've learned that: * The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has
Express Scripts clients being extorted, too
Earlier this month, Express Scripts broke the news that someone was demanding an undisclosed amount, claiming that if the pharmacy benefits management firm didn't pay up, they would release about 75
Express Scripts, Cigna agree to $27M "drug switching" settlement
Pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts and health plan Cigna have settled a New York state lawsuit over alleged "drug switching" for a total of $27 million. The suit, which was filed in 2004,
