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Obama Seeks Doctors’ Support But Opposes Caps on Malpractice Awards

President Barack Obama warned doctors Monday the U.S. healthcare system was a ticking time bomb and urged them to support his overhaul, which includes a public insurance plan that many of them view with skepticism. Obama took his healthcare campaign …

Privacy Groups Caution as Insurers Move Health Records to Web

Privacy groups are sounding alarms as the nation’s largest insurance companies finalize plans to allow millions more customers to post their health records on the Internet. Insurers like Hartford-based Aetna Inc. say Web-based tools help patients and physicians keep track …

Conn. celebrates insurance industry

Connecticut’s venerable insurance industry was celebrated at the state Capitol this month, though its lackluster job growth also was noted. “The industry is as significant a part of Connecticut as it has been in earlier years,” Ronald A. Williams, chief …

Conn. celebrates insurance industry

Connecticut’s venerable insurance industry was celebrated at the state Capitol this month, though its lackluster job growth also was noted. “The industry is as significant a part of Connecticut as it has been in earlier years,” Ronald A. Williams, chief …

Conn. Cheers Insurance Industry Even As It Recognizes Growth Challenge

Connecticut’s venerable insurance industry was celebrated at the state Capitol this week, though its lackluster job growth also was noted. “The industry is as significant a part of Connecticut as it has been in earlier years,” Ronald A. Williams, chief …

Aetna to cut 650 jobs

Hartford-based health benefits giant Aetna said that it would cut about two percent of its 30,000 workforce or 650 positions as part of a new streamlining effort. The layoffs will include nearly 200 employees in management positions. “These actions are …

Aetna to cut 650 jobs

Hartford-based health benefits giant Aetna said that it would cut about two percent of its 30,000 workforce or 650 positions as part of a new streamlining effort. The layoffs will include nearly 200 employees in management positions. “These actions are …

Aetna to Cut 650 Jobs

Hartford-based health benefits giant Aetna said that it would cut about two percent of its 30,000 workforce or 650 positions as part of a new streamlining effort. The layoffs will include nearly 200 employees in management positions. “These actions are …

Insurers Expanding Public Access to Medical Cost Information

Shopping for information about the cost and quality of medical care is becoming easier for patients as health insurers compete to become more consumer-friendly. Insurers are coming up with new ways to provide price and service information to customers who …

Aetna Buys Broadspire Disability Business, Aiding Cross-Sell Strategy

Aetna has agreed to acquire the disability business of Broadspire, a privately-held provider of disability and casualty claim management services, for approximately $160 million. Broadspire’s disability business operates as a third party administrator offering absence management services, including short-term and …