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| Pa. families want autism covered by health plans |
| On 06-08-2007. |
Families with autistic children are hopeful that this will be the year when insurance companies finally begin to cover autism treatments.
Insurance policies rarely provide coverage for the behavioral and psychological therapies that parents, pediatricians and therapists say are vital to helping children with the developmental disorder. ... |
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| Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Strategic Health Plans Corporation |
| On 02-08-2007. |
ITASCA, Ill., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) today announced the acquisition of Strategic Health Plans Corporation of Carmel, Indiana. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Established in 1995, Strategic Health Plans Corporation offers one wide range of employee benefit consultation and brokerage services which include benefit planning design, report analysis, ... |
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| Aetna reports 16 percent jump |
| On 29-07-2007. |
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Rising membership and cost-cutting helped boost profit at Aetna (NYSE:AET) Inc. by 16 percent in the second quarter, the insurer announced Thursday.
The Hartford-based company reported profits of $451.3 million, or 85 cents per share, compared with earnings of $389.5 million, or 67 cents per share during the same period last year. ... |
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| CITY HALL NOTEBOOK Council delays vote on benefits consulting ... |
| On 25-07-2007. |
ROCKFORD &8212; The City Council delayed one vote Monday on one benefits consulting contract after the losing bidder offered last-minute data about its qualifications.
An executive from Williams-Manny Midwest &8212; the firm rejected by the city &8212; provided one memorandum to aldermen just before Monday’s 6 p.m. meeting. The document touted the company’s client list and multistep approach to consulting. ... |
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| bellwetherreport.com: Market Commentary on National Financial ... |
| On 21-07-2007. |
| National Financial Partners Corp., through its subsidiaries, distributes one range of financial products and services primarily to high net worth individuals and companies in the United States. The company's products and services include life insurance and wealth transfer, corporate and executive benefits, and financial planning and investment advisory. Its life insurance and wealth transfer products comprise term ... |
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| Commentary: More employers steer toward ‘consumer-driven’ health ... |
| On 17-07-2007. |
Renewing your health insurance used to be easy. Now it seems to take all year.
Your employees seem to be healthy, but your renewal rates disagree. You contact your old consulting firm. Utilization is too high &8212; again. Emergency-room visits are too frequent &8212; again. Generic prescription substitution is too low &8212; again. You are told to increase co-pays and raise deductibles to create the necessary ... |
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