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		<title><![CDATA[CEOs' Healthcare-Reform Priorities: Obesity and Tort Reform, But Not Universal Coverage]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/healthcare/1000246/ceos-healthcare-reform-priorities-obesity-and-tort-reform-but-not-universal-coverage/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A week ago the WSJ ran an interesting roundtable on healthcare reform with an unusual cast of CEOs -- WellPoint's Angela Braly, the Mayo Clinic's Denis Cortese, Pfizer's Jeffrey Kindler, and Novartis' Daniel Vasella. Rounding out the discussion was Sen. Max Baucus. Oddly enough, the CEOs not only chose "fighting...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:42:46 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[WellPoint Holds the Line... For Now]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/healthcare/1000204/wellpoint-holds-the-line-for-now/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Although coverage of WellPoint's third-quarter earnings were dominated by a $562.6 million in investment losses -- largely related to its investments in Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Lehman Brothers -- and a relatively minor 5.4 percent drop in net income, the more important news for the nation's largest health-insurance firm...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:39:49 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Five Reasons WellPoint's $10M Healthcare Competition Won't Work]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/healthcare/1000189/five-reasons-wellpoints-10m-healthcare-competition-wont-work/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[So now the health-insurance provider WellPoint has put up $10 million for a new X Prize -- one that promises the money to anyone who can figure out a new way to fix the healthcare system. The X Prize Foundation is the same organization that created similar prize competitions in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:26:49 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[WellPoint Takes Another Hit -- This Time From Fannie and Freddie]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As if things weren't already bad enough for health-insurance companies like WellPoint,Ã‚Â  they now have yet another hit to absorb: Losses due to the federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.    Yesterday, WellPoint acknowledged in an SEC filing that it will write off its holdings of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:35:18 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Raising Premiums Can Backfire: WellPoint Edition]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/healthcare/1000149/how-raising-premiums-can-backfire-wellpoint-edition/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Squeezed by inexorably rising medical costs and shrinking profits, insurers like WellPoint have tried to compensate by hiking premiums to stanch the bleeding. I've argued previously that this strategy amounts to hounding a shrinking customer base with higher prices, as premium hikes drive more people out of insurance plans altogether....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:53:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Not to Analyze Health Insurers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/healthcare/1000128/how-not-to-analyze-health-insurers/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As a quick addendum to a recent post on whether health insurers are more properly viewed as health plans or transaction processors, I couldn't help noticing a recent research note by Zacks.com analyst Chris Kallos that underscores the blinkered way most financial analysts seem to view the healthcare industry. by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:54:27 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: Humana and WellPoint]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_June_10/ai_n25492305]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today's interview is with senior analyst Chris Kallos, who discusses Humana (NYSE: HUM) and WellPoint (NYSE: WLP).]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Zacks Industry Rank Analysis Highlights: Air Products, DuPont, Praxair, UnitedHealth Group and WellPoint]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_May_1/ai_n25375507]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the latest Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks featured in this week's analysis includes Air Products (NYSE: APD), DuPont (NYSE: DD), Praxair (NYSE: PX), UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) and WellPoint (NYSE: WLP). To see the Zacks Industry Rank and the trend in earnings estimates revisions for more than...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Insurance Really Works, Courtesy of WellPoint]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/healthcare/100032/how-insurance-really-works-courtesy-of-wellpoint/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Give WellPoint credit for clarity, if nothing else. Its first-quarter earnings were terrible, but the company's outline of its plans to bounce back -- reasonable or not -- also offered a revealing window into how insurers actually think about the business of providing health coverage.    With virtually...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:29:47 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Zagat Survey lets patients grade doctors]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4189/is_20080411/ai_n25164496]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[What Zagat Survey did for restaurants it's now trying to do for physicians: letting patients rate doctors based on their experience through a deal with a major insurer.   Manhattan-based Zagat has created physician ratings for Indianapolis-based WellPoint, parent of Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield in New York. WellPoint...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Insurers Face Mounting Troubles, Many of Their Own Making]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unhappy days are here again for health insurers, who are suddenly facing higher costs, customer-service problems and aggressive probes by state regulators, particularly in California.    Some of these problems stem from unexpected events and simple business mistakes. But many reflect the inherent contradictions of an industry whose...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:51:32 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Wellpoint, Humana and Aetna]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_August_29/ai_n27357812]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Wellpoint (NYSE: WPT), Humana (NYSE: HUM) and Aetna (NYSE: AET).]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Affirms WellPoint's L-T IDR at 'A'; Outlook Stable]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_July_26/ai_n27323606]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Long Term Issuer Default Rating IDR of WellPoint, Inc. WellPoint at 'A'. In addition, Fitch has affirmed the existing Insurer Financial Strength IFS ratings of WellPoint's operating subsidiaries at 'AA-', and has assigned new IFS ratings to several additional operating subsidiaries. A full...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Healthcare Organizations Will Need to Tailor Not Only Their Message, But Also Their Services to Meet the Needs of Generation "Xers" and "Yers"]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_April_16/ai_n19002258]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c53968) has announced the addition of Healthcare for the New Generations: Understanding and Engaging Generation "Xers" and "Yers" Through Tailored Products and Channels, an Audio Conference on CD-ROM to their offering.  Healthcare for the New Generations: Understanding and Engaging Generation "Xers" and "Yers"...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[arcplan Customers WellPoint, HCA, and IBM Speak at Hyperion Solutions]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_April_3/ai_n27189447]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[BERWYN, Pa. -- Speakers from WellPoint, HCA and IBM will present performance management implementations which include arcplan software at Hyperion Solutions 2007 (April 22-27, Orlando, Fl.). arcplan is a provider of Process-Driven Analytics that help organizations with complex data environments to improve performance. The conference is a venue to share...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BNET Dispatch: March 14, 2007]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/intercom/?p=72]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The lightbulb as we know it may be gone from store shelves by 2016.  A coalition of energy specialists, environmentalists and lighting manufacturers (including the largest, Philips Lighting) announced their intention to eliminate completely the incandescent light bulb and replace it with more efficient alternatives.  GE, however, is not part...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 13:13:54 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: Amsurg, Alliance Imaging, Wellpoint, Humana and Matria Healthcare]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_March_6/ai_n27287102]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today's interview is with senior analyst Chris Kallos, who discusses Amsurg (Nasdaq: AMSG), Alliance Imaging (Nasdaq: ALLI), Wellpoint (NYSE: WLP), Humana (NYSE: HUM) and Matria Healthcare (Nasdaq: MATR).]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: Wellpoint and Aetna]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_Nov_3/ai_n27027040]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today's interview is with senior analyst Chris Kallos, who discusses Wellpoint (NYSE: WLP) and Aetna (NYSE: AET).]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[FTCR: Insurance Cancellation Scandal Widens: WellPoint, Blue Cross & Blue Shield Sued For Illegal Denials of Health Coverage]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200604/ai_n21871651]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, April 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- WellPoint -- the nation's largest health insurer -- its subsidiary Blue Cross of California, and Blue Shield were named in 13 new lawsuits today for canceling health insurance policies and refusing to pay medical bLOS ANGELES, April 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- WellPoint --...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[WellPoint Profit Up 20 Percent as Evidence Mounts About Widespread, Illegal Denials of Care]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, April 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- WellPoint, the nation's largest health insurer and parent company of Blue Cross of California, announced a 20 percent profit increase as evidence mounts that the company is engaging in widespread and illegal cancellWASHINGTON, April 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- WellPoint, the nation's largest health insurer...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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