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Anthem Blue Cross withdraws big California rate hike
April 29, 2010
Associated PressAnthem Blue Cross withdrew plans to raise health insurance rates for Californians by as much as 39 percent after an independent
audit determined the company's justification for raising premiums was based on flawed data.
MoreEarthquake shakes Baldwin's first-quarter profit
April 29, 2010
J.K. WallThe February earthquake in Chile sent first-quarter profit tumbling 90 percent at Indianapolis-based property and casualty
insurer Baldwin & Lyons Inc.
MoreWellPoint gets lashing from Sebelius, again
April 26, 2010
J.K. WallIndianapolis-based health insurer trades jabs with U.S. health secretary after Reuters story claims insurer deliberately cancels
coverage for breast cancer patients.
MoreMedicare Advantage may survive cuts under health reform
April 26, 2010
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsThe two largest U.S. health insurance companies, UnitedHealth, based in Minnetonka, Minn., and WellPoint Inc., based in Indianapolis,
sell Advantage plans.
MoreDemocrats want government approval of health premiums
April 20, 2010
Bloomberg NewsInsurers like WellPoint Inc. should be required to get U.S. approval to increase premiums, Sens. Diane Feinstein and Tom Harkin
say.
MoreQ&A: Jim Parker
April 14, 2010
J.K. WallJim Parker was an executive at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and WellPoint for 14 years, including a year and a half as
chief of staff to CEO Angela Braly. He now is president of his own consulting firm, Meridian Strategic Advisors, in Indianapolis.
He spoke about the impact of the new health reform law on health insurers.
MoreMembers: Anthem health plans subpar
April 7, 2010
J.K. WallAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana fell slightly below average for customer satisfaction among scores of health
plans,
according to a new survey by California-based J.D. Power & Associates.
MoreShareholder group wants WellPoint to become not-for-profit
April 6, 2010
J.K. WallProposal at annual meeting will ask health insurer to study feasibility of converting to not-for-profit status.
MoreConseco cuts 20 jobs at Carmel headquarters
March 31, 2010
J.K. WallConseco Inc. moved some of its customer-service work to India, prompting the local job reductions.
MoreCEO: Conseco's name no longer says insurance
March 25, 2010
J.K. WallConseco Inc. CEO Jim Prieur says it's time to change the company's 27-year-old name partly because it's become better associated
with a sports facility than with the insurer's products.
MoreConseco seeking to change its name
March 25, 2010
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsCarmel-based insurer Conseco Inc. will ask shareholders to approve changing the company’s name to CNO Financial Group,
the company said Thursday morning.
MoreCongress passes historic health care bill
March 21, 2010
Associated PressTo pay for the changes, the legislation includes more than $400 billion in higher taxes over a decade, roughly half of it
from a new Medicare payroll tax on individuals with incomes over $200,000 and couples over $250,000.
MoreSimon Property Group adds Glasscock to board
March 18, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressFormer WellPoint Inc. leader Larry Glasscock has joined the board of directors of the Indianapolis-based real estate giant.
MoreSebelius asks insurers to justify rate hikes
March 4, 2010
Associated PressHealth and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius met at the White House with the CEOs of Indianapolis-based WellPoint,
Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealth Group, as well as several state insurance commissioners.
MoreConsumer group sues Anthem over policy changes
March 1, 2010
Associated PressA consumer watchdog group filed a lawsuit Monday against WellPoint's California subsidiary on behalf of policyholders, claiming
they were pushed to take coverage with fewer benefits and higher deductibles.
MoreConseco shares fall after dip in fourth-quarter profits
February 26, 2010
J.K. WallCarmel-based insurer swings to a profit, but earnings from operations decline.
MoreWellPoint records subpoened in California probe
February 26, 2010
Bloomberg NewsThe California attorney general has demanded documents from several health insurers, including Indianapolis' WellPoint,
believing that their rate-setting and claims practices might be illegal.
MoreStudy: Hospital clout spurs higher Calif. health costs
February 26, 2010
Bloomberg NewsWhile insurers get the blame for rising health-care costs for consumers, surging fees from hospitals and the growing dominance
of such providers may be just as responsible for driving up expenses, according to a new study examining California's
market.
MoreConseco's quarterly profit trimmed by legal costs
February 25, 2010
J.K. WallCarmel-based insurer Conseco Inc. has been profitable for four straight quarters.
MoreWellPoint CEO blames health costs for hikes
February 24, 2010
Associated PressAmid attacks from Democrats over high executive salaries, Angela Braly testified in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday that big
insurance-premium increases are
the result of growing price tags for hospital care and pharmaceuticals.
MoreWellPoint gets tax delay in Obama health plan
February 22, 2010
Bloomberg NewsInsurers WellPoint Inc. and others would get a delay in taxes on premiums and high-cost medical benefits, along with additional
funding for expanding Medicaid, under a White House proposal
MoreInsurers warn of problems with federal regulator
February 22, 2010
Associated PressPresident Obama's latest push for a health care overhaul could drive health plans around the country into insolvency, according
to an insurance trade group.
MoreWhite House plans new rules for health insurers
February 19, 2010
Bloomberg NewsPresident Obama will release a proposal to restart the health-care debate before a bipartisan White House meeting on Feb.
25, one day after WellPoint officials testify before Congress about steep rate increases.
MoreWellPoint rate hikes spark protest in Indianapolis
February 18, 2010
J.K. WallCongressman Andre Carson will make remarks Thursday during a public chastising of Indianapolis-based health insurer for 21-percent
rate
hike on individuals.
MoreWellPoint, insurance commissioner get earful from lawmakers
February 17, 2010
J.K. WallState House insurance committee chair grills executives about WellPoint's 21-percent premium increase for individual policyholders
in Indiana.
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Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
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millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.