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By Eric Johnson |
April 1, 2012
Nobody’s ever accused Steve Smith of playing it safe.
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By Dan Cole |
March 13, 2012
I’ve spent the last few weeks performing market share reviews of the five largest health carriers in the country.
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By Stephen Singer |
March 1, 2012
The arrest of a Connecticut CEO accused of hurling a racial insult at an Oscars party has dealt a setback to the signature economic development program of the governor, who was counting on the man's company to help attract business to the state.
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By Dan Cole |
February 28, 2012
Kaiser Permanente is the largest managed care company in the United States, dominating nearly every possible measure for market share dominance in the health insurance arena.
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By Mark Roberts |
February 28, 2012
The most requested benefit after medical that employees request is dental. Considering about half the population in the United States has no dental plan in place, this product has a huge potential audience.
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By Denis Storey |
February 27, 2012
It might ring like some kind of campaign rhetoric you might hear on the stump in a battleground state like Ohio, but it's true: Even though they're barely 11 years old, consumer driven health plans are our future.
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By Dan Cole |
February 22, 2012
Next to Anthem (who’s the smallest overall), Cigna actually has the poorest market share on midsize plans – but don’t count them out, they make money with the big boys.
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By Stephen Singer |
February 20, 2012
Hartford is trying to recapture its status as the nation's insurance capital by drawing in a specialized insurance business that is finding a home elsewhere.
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By Kathryn Mayer |
February 16, 2012
Workers who engage in health-smart habits offered in consumer-driven health plans reduced their health risks and lower their total medical costs an average of $9,700 per employee over a five-year period, according to a study of health care claims representing 1.1 million Cigna customers in CDHPs, PPOs and HMOs.
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By Dan Cole |
February 14, 2012
Last week, we saw a good example of a health insurance carrier, Aetna, that exemplifies the “average”: typical commissions, straight spread across market sizes, and diverse geographical coverage. This week we’re going to look at the smallest of the top 5: Anthem.