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Cigna Raises Full-year Adjusted Earnings Forecast Again
The Hartford CourantHealth insurer Cigna Corp.'s quarterly profit more than doubled as its acquisition of Medicare specialist HealthSpring drove growth in premiums and fees, prompting the company to raise its full-year profit outlook for the third time this year. Premium...Tags: Thomson Corporation, Coventry Health Care Inc., Weather, Companies and Corporations, Earnings Forecasts
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Cigna To Lay Off 1,300 Workers, Including 200 In Connecticut
The Hartford CourantCigna Corp. is planning to cut its workforce by 4 percent — including 200 layoffs in Connecticut — by June 2013, but the health insurer still plans to meet its obligations to grow jobs in exchange for benefits from the state. The Bloomfield-...Tags: Bloomfield (Hartford, Connecticut), Career and Workplace, Business, Layoffs and Downsizing, Employment
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Cigna Announces Program To Reduce Medical Costs, Improve Care Of 20,500 Connecticut Patients
The Hartford CourantCigna Corp. on Tuesday announced agreements with two doctors' groups — one in New Haven County, one in northeastern Connecticut — to better coordinate patient care for 20,500 patients. The new programs, with New Haven Community Medical...Tags: Diabetes, General Practitioners, Drugs and Medicines, Heart Disease, New Haven County
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Cigna Completes Purchase Of Texas-based Great American Supplemental Benefits For $305 Million
Cigna Corp. said Friday it completed its acquisition of Austin, Texas,-based Great American Supplemental Benefits for $305 million in cash. Bloomfield-based Cigna bought the Texas health insurer from Cincinnati-based American Financial Group, Inc. The...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Government Health Care, American Financial Group Incorporated, Economy, Business and Finance, Medicare
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More CT Residents On Public Health Plans, Driven Partly By Unemployment
The Hartford CourantThe number of people in Connecticut who had health insurance through a private insurer, such as employer-based coverage, shrank, while those in public health plans, such as Medicaid, rose, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau data. The data,...Tags: Personal Income, Career and Workplace, Government Health Care, Employment, Medicaid
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Cigna Launches Accountable Care Plan With Five New Hampshire Clinics
The Hartford CourantCigna Corp.continues to expand its "accountable care" partnerships with hospitals and doctor groups, which emphasizes quality of patient care while lowering medical costs. On Tuesday, Cigna announced a collaborative accountable care initiative with...Tags: Diabetes, Nashua Corporation, Heart Disease, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Insurance
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Deloitte To Expand In Stamford As Latest Addition To State's First Five Program
The Hartford Courant— Deloitte, a giant international accounting, consulting and financial advising firm, will receive between $9 million and $14.5 million in state tax dollars to expand its workforce in Connecticut over the next 61/2 years, the governor announced...Tags: Bloomfield (Hartford, Connecticut), Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Cheshire, Stamford, Finance
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World's Largest Hedge Fund To Get Up To $115M In State Assistance
The Hartford CourantThe world's largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates of Westport, announced an ambitious expansion plan Wednesday that includes building a new headquarters and nearly doubling its staff in the next decade, all with generous state help — up to $115...Tags: Bloomfield (Hartford, Connecticut), Stamford, Finance, Google Inc., Alexion Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
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UnitedHealth To Acquire Brazil's Largest Health Care Company For $4.9 Billion
The Hartford CourantUnitedHealth Group's plans to spend $4.9 billion on Brazil's biggest health care company is the insurer's priciest acquisition in years, giving it a huge stake in Latin America as U.S. companies compete for a rapidly growing middle-class market around the...Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health, Government Health Care, Coventry Health Care Inc., Brazil, Medicare
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As Doctor Use Increases, Insurers Look To Raise Rates, Too
The Hartford CourantHealth insurers say Connecticut residents are visiting their doctors more frequently and, perhaps not surprisingly, those insurers are asking to raise their rates on average 10 to 12 percent next year, meaning medical premiums continue to grow much faster...Tags: Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Career and Workplace, Employment, Companies and Corporations, Employment Opportunities
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Malloy Brings Energy — And Energy Policy — To China
The Hartford CourantDid anyone think the governor would land in China, shake some hands, talk up Connecticut's nice products, exchange gifts and come home? Not Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. Midway through leading a small delegation of economic development officials to the world'...Tags: Mark Twain, United Technologies Corporation, Connecticut Economic Development, Government, Martin O'Malley
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Connecticut Health Exchange Hires COO, CFO
The Hartford CourantThe Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange hired Peter Van Loon as its chief operating officer and Steven Sigal as its chief financial officer, the state announced Wednesday. Van Loon worked in health care technology and finance operations in various...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Corporate Officers, Aetna Inc., Health Insurance, PricewaterhouseCoopers
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