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Cigna sees increase in 2013 earnings, revenue

Cigna sees increase in 2013 earnings, revenue

November 16, 2012 1:14 pm by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Health insurer Cigna Corp expects 2013 earnings excluding one-time items to increase 4 to 9 percent over 2012 as revenue expands across all of its businesses, including the ... Read more

Third Point Capital hedge fund buys Atena, Cigna, United, Wellpoint stocks

Third Point Capital hedge fund buys Atena, Cigna, United, Wellpoint stocks

August 14, 2012 6:33 pm by | 0 Comments

Third Point Capital, the New York-based hedge fund run by Dan Loeb, released its second-quarter 13-F after the closing bell on Tuesday. This filing revealed Third Point's long equity holdings ... Read more


CIGNA faces $100M gender discrimination class action suit (Morning Read)

CIGNA faces $100M gender discrimination class action suit (Morning Read)

March 4, 2011 8:30 am by | 1 Comments

Among today's current medical news, Eisai expects to cut about 900 jobs as the pharmaceutical company faces generic competition for Alzheimer's disease drug Aricept. ... Read more

Sam Waksal seeks ‘redemption’ with Imclone II (Morning Read)

Sam Waksal seeks ‘redemption’ with Imclone II (Morning Read)

November 1, 2010 8:53 am by | 0 Comments

Samuel D. Waksal, the former chief executive of biotechnology company ImClone Systems who spent five years in federal prison for insider trading is mounting an audacious effort at redemption, again ... Read more

NovoLogix remakes itself to tame bizarre drug pricing system

NovoLogix remakes itself to tame bizarre drug pricing system

February 25, 2010 7:50 pm by | 0 Comments

NovoLogix Inc. is not the easiest company to understand. But it does have a colorful past and an intriguing future.Once a $400 million force in the home-health care market, the ... Read more

Can Quicken be to a medical bill what Quicken is to taxes?

Can Quicken be to a medical bill what Quicken is to taxes?

May 6, 2009 1:02 pm by | 1 Comments

Ohio is the main beachhead to test the Web-based Quicken Health Expense Tracker. Medical Mutual is among the insurers who will give all its customers access, it and plans to ... Read more

Drug companies beginning to tie prices to effectiveness — MedCity morning read, April 23

Drug companies beginning to tie prices to effectiveness — MedCity morning read, April 23

April 23, 2009 8:50 am by | 0 Comments

Drug companies are beginning to base the prices of their products on how well they improve patients' health. Health insurer CIGNA and drug maker Merck announce the latest agreement. Last ... Read more


MedCity morning read, Tuesday, Feb, 10

MedCity morning read, Tuesday, Feb, 10

February 10, 2009 7:06 am by | 0 Comments

The American Medical Association announced today it joined with state medical associations on the East Coast and the South to sue Aetna Health and CIGNA, saying the two health-insurance companies ... Read more