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Coverage Initiated On Aetna At Hold
Friday, November 12, 2010 - 9:40am | 179Jefferies & Co. has published a research report on Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) and has initiated coverage at Hold with a $33 price target. In the report, Jefferies writes "Aetna takes a holistic view of its members' health, evidenced by strategic moves over the last 18 months. In 2009, it acquired...
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CVS Analyst Day This Friday, 10/8
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 - 8:34am | 175JP Morgan has published a research report for CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) in anticipation of the company's Analyst Day this Friday, October 8. In the report, JP Morgan writes "We don't believe the Walgreen Company (NYSE: WAG) dispute materially impacted the selling season, and that the...
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Deutsche Bank Breaking News On Managed Care
Friday, September 24, 2010 - 7:22am | 329Deutsche Bank published a managed care industry alert report that stated: "As indicated in the NAIC press conference held on 9/22, the draft NAIC regulation excludes from the premium calculation (for the purpose of MLR rebates) federal and state taxes, with the exception of certain items such as...
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BCBS-NC Files For Rate Increases
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 10:40am | 344Deutsche Bank has issued an industry alert report on the Managed Care sector rate filings published by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBS-NC). This report was submitted by BCBS-NC to the NC Department of Insurance for plan effective January 1, 2011, when some of the initial health care...
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The Street Makes a Killing Helping Insurers Kill Customers
Monday, December 7, 2009 - 3:18pm | 338Do you know what a medical loss ratio (MLR) is? If you like to invest in health insurance stocks, you probably do. And with the obscene profits these companies have been reaping, the subsequent returns make them attractive to many investors. The MLR is basically the calculation of how much of...