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		<title><![CDATA[Healthcare Roundup: Aetna Layoffs, Lakeside Absorbed, ASCs Rake in Profits, Retail Clinics Forecast to Grow, and More]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:42:14 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AETNA Lost TRICARE Contract Due To Conflict Of Interest]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The GAO has released a summary of their decision to overturn the award of a $2.8 billion TRICARE management contract to Aetna.  Health Net the incumbent had challenged the award.  It now turns out that Aetna had hired a former TRICARE employee who provided inside information on the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:55:51 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Humana Earnings Jump, But Sees Lower 2010 Profit]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lewis KrauskopfNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Health insurer Humana Inc HUM on Monday projected lower profit next year as it sees profit margin pressure on its Medicare business for the elderly and weaker enrollment in its commercial plans serving employers.Humana, which also posted a 65 percent jump in third-quarter profit,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:00:50 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Aetna Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Conference Call]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  That will come from Josh Raskin from Barclays Capital.  Josh Raskin - Barclays Capital  A question around, you guys used the term repositioning year for 2010, and I guess I'm trying to sort of [juxtapose] that what exactly happened in 2009. And, obviously, the...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[AARP?s health and long-term-care insurance policies are rarely the cheapest option, but they are surprisingly competitive, and can be particularly good for people who are not in perfect health. MoneyWatch compared benefits and real-world prices to find the best plans for you.   Anyone over the age of 50...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Aetna: 'Fat' Profits Nowhere to Be Found]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the primary pillars which underpin arguments in favor of health insurance reform is the idea that health insurance companies earn "fat" profits, and it is these profits which stand in the way of an equitable health care system in this country. I feel that this concept has not...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pharmacy Benefit Managers Face Double Threat]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do WellPoint and Aetna know something about healthcare reform that others don't? WellPoint sold its pharmacy benefit manager PBM division recently to Express Scripts, and Aetna has put its PBM on the block, with Medco reported to be the leading bidder. Meanwhile, one of the reform bills would require PBMs...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before I start todayâ€™s post, Iâ€™d like to pay tribute to the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, who was unflagging in his support for universal health care among other good causes for four decades. Thatâ€™s a long time to carry a torch that so many others were trying to extinguish, and...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Betting on Obama's Healthcare Proposals]]></title>
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		<title><![CDATA[Aetna Q2 2009 Earnings Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you ladies and gentlemen. Operator Instructions. We will take our question from John Rex with JPMorgan. John Rex - JPMorgan Thank you. My first question just, I am most surprised we can see a more significant reserve boost in the quarter, kind of given the more...]]></description>
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