New Issue - Aetna sells $2 billion debt in 3 parts
Reuters -
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan were the joint bookrunning managers for the sale, the source said. BORROWER: AETNA INC. FIRST TRANCHE: AMT $450 MLN COUPON 5.75 PCT MATURITY 6/15/2011 TYPE SR NOTES ISS PRICE 99.891 FIRST PAY DATE 12/15/2006 LAST MOODY'S A3 YIELD 5.775 PCT PAY FREQ SEMI-ANNUAL LAST S&P A-MINUS SPREAD 83 BPS MAKE-WHOLE CALL 15 BPS
2006-06-19
Aetna to sell $2 billion in 3-part debt
Reuters -
Proponents of taking newspapers private say the move would alleviate shareholder pressure, allowing newspapers to look into radical changes such as abandoning print and going completely digital.
2006-06-18
New Issue - Aetna sells $2 billion debt in 3 parts
Reuters -
Proponents of taking newspapers private say the move would alleviate shareholder pressure, allowing newspapers to look into radical changes such as abandoning print and going completely digital.
2006-06-16
Aetna Agrees To Stop Denying Coverage For Medical Formulas
North Country Gazette, NY -
Before the Attorney General's investigation, Aetna denied claims for medically necessary enteral formulas, such as Neocate, if they were administered orally. This policy was based on Aetna's interpretation that "enteral" was limited to tube-fed nutrition. Aetna's practice was a violation of state insurance law which mandates coverage for such supplements.
2006-06-15
Aetna settles with state over 'enternal' formula coverage
Albany Business Review, NY -
Aetna agreed to review its files for the past five year and provide proper reimbursement in cases in which it denied payments. It also agreed to take out advertisements in newspapers and post notices on its Web site informing consumers they might be eligible for reimbursements that were improperly denied.
2006-06-14
New Issue - Aetna sells $2 billion debt in 3 parts
Reuters -
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan were the joint bookrunning managers for the sale, the source said. BORROWER: AETNA INC. FIRST TRANCHE: AMT $450 MLN COUPON 5.75 PCT MATURITY 6/15/2011 TYPE SR NOTES ISS PRICE 99.891 FIRST PAY DATE 12/15/2006 LAST MOODY'S A3 YIELD 5.775 PCT PAY FREQ SEMI-ANNUAL LAST S&P A-MINUS SPREAD 83 BPS MAKE-WHOLE CALL 15 BPS
2006-06-13
Aetna settles with state over 'enternal' formula coverage
Albany Business Review, NY -
Aetna agreed to review its files for the past five year and provide proper reimbursement in cases in which it denied payments. It also agreed to take out advertisements in newspapers and post notices on its Web site informing consumers they might be eligible for reimbursements that were improperly denied.
1. Andrew Young, the immediate past president of the National Council of Churches, received the 2002 Aetna Voice of Conscience Award this month in Washington,
Andrew Young, the immediate past president of the National Council of Churches, received the 2002 Aetna Voice of Conscience Award this month in Washington, ...
2. The American Hotel & Lodging Assn. partnered with Aetna to provide dental, medical and employee assistance programs to members
The American Hotel & Lodging Assn. partnered with Aetna to provide dental, medical and employee assistance programs to members. Aetna will provide ...
3. Aetna
Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna has won the Disease Management Association of America''s Health Plan Disease Management Leadership Award for its efforts to ...
4. Aetna pays California providers for performance, IT adoption
Aetna has paid out $2 million to 54 California IPAs--its first reimbursements under a new pay-for-performance program instituted last year. Representing ...
5. The health plan as a change agent: Aetna uses EBM, data analysis and a moderated, personal touch to effect changes and improvements in physicians'' treatment
What is it, exactly, that compels physicians to change--to alter practice patterns, use a handheld or deploy an electronic health record (EHR)? The pundits of healthcare IT have speculated for year