Cigna Corp. rose$. 53 or. 8 percent, to $67.89. Humana Inc. rose $1.59 or 2.0 percent, to $80.94. UnitedHealth Group rose$. 98 or 1.6 percent, to $63.12.
Cigna Corp. rose$. 29 or. 4 percent, to $67.64. Humana Inc. rose$. 91 or 1.1 percent, to $80.26. UnitedHealth Group rose$. 50 or. 8 percent, to $62.64.
Cigna Corp. fell$. 74 or 1.1 percent, to $67.36. Humana Inc. fell$. 15 or. 2 percent, to $79.35. UnitedHealth Group rose$. 53 or. 9 percent, to $62.14.
MADISON, N.J.-- Health insurer Humana is selling a toxicology and clinical lab business, a division of its Concentra health care provider, to Quest Diagnostics Inc.. The Madison, N.J., company's first-quarter net income fell 15 percent as people cut back on medical spending and more Medicare reimbursements cut into revenue.
Cigna Corp. fell$. 44 or. 6 percent, to $67.66. Humana Inc. rose$. 06 or. 1 percent, to $79.56. UnitedHealth Group rose$. 33 or. 5 percent, to $61.94.
Cigna Corp. fell$. 19 or. 3 percent, to $67.91. Humana Inc. fell$. 03 or percent, to $79.47. UnitedHealth Group rose$. 33 or. 5 percent, to $61.94.
Cigna Corp. rose$. 22 or. 3 percent, to $68.10. Humana Inc. rose$. 01 or percent, to $79.50. UnitedHealth Group fell$. 12 or. 2 percent, to $61.61.
WASHINGTON, May 15- The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Marilyn Tavenner, a former nurse and hospital company executive, as the first full-fledged administrator for the Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs since 2006.. Medicare program and Medicaid are also on the firing line for potential deficit reduction.
Cigna Corp. rose$. 25 or. 4 percent, to $68.13. Humana Inc. fell$. 18 or. 2 percent, to $79.31. UnitedHealth Group fell$. 25 or. 4 percent, to $61.48.
Cigna Corp. fell$. 19 or. 3 percent, to $67.70. Humana Inc. fell$. 48 or. 6 percent, to $79.01. UnitedHealth Group rose$. 13 or. 2 percent, to $61.86.
Cigna Corp. fell $1.15 or 1.7 percent, to $67.88. Humana Inc. fell$. 28 or. 4 percent, to $79.49. UnitedHealth Group fell$. 66 or 1.1 percent, to $61.73.
Cigna Corp. fell $1.06 or 1.5 percent, to $67.97. Humana Inc. fell$. 21 or. 3 percent, to $79.56. UnitedHealth Group fell$. 60 or 1.0 percent, to $61.79.
Cigna Corp. fell $1.22 or 1.8 percent, to $67.81. Humana Inc. fell$. 03 or percent, to $79.74. UnitedHealth Group fell$. 07 or. 1 percent, to $62.32.
MIAMI-- Hospitals nationwide could lose half a billion dollars in federal funding for uninsured patients next year under the national health overhaul _ a loss that will hit especially hard in states that decided against expanding Medicaid coverage.
Cigna Corp. rose$. 21 or. 3 percent, to $69.03. Humana Inc. fell$. 32 or. 4 percent, to $79.77. UnitedHealth Group fell$. 52 or. 8 percent, to $62.39.
Cigna Corp. fell$. 52 or. 8 percent, to $68.30. Humana Inc. fell $1.20 or 1.5 percent, to $78.89. UnitedHealth Group fell$. 42 or. 7 percent, to $62.49.
Cigna Corp. fell$. 57 or. 8 percent, to $68.25. Humana Inc. fell$. 97 or 1.2 percent, to $79.12. UnitedHealth Group fell$. 43 or. 7 percent, to $62.48.
In Denver, Colorado, for instance, treatment for heart failure ranges from $21,000 to $46,000, according to the data on services used in the 100 common hospital stays covered by the Medicare program for the elderly and disabled. In Jackson, Mississippi, fees for the same treatment range from $9,000 to $51,000.
*CEO expects Texas to expand Medicaid eventually. NEW YORK, May 7- Tenet Healthcare Corp sees its hospitals playing a role in signing up uninsured Americans for President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, particularly in states that are balking at implementing the reform.